Scandinavian Film Festival: Margrete – Queen of the North Movie Review
With unease just under the surface and enemies all around, Margrete will have to face one of her toughest challenges. A task that will redefine her sense of self and show her ultimate strength and love for her country. A strength that comes at the cost of her feelings of motherhood.
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When watching a foreign film and recognising few if any of the actors, the ability to get lost in the story is enhanced. There isn’t the distraction of career-established personas to ...
Where the Crawdads Sing Movie Review
When American writer/zoologist Delia Owens’ debut novel solo nine-teen million copies and topped The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers List a film version was inevitable. The book follows the life and times of Kya Clark played by Daisy Edgar-Jones (Cold Feet and Ear Of The Worlds). Her life is one filled with extreme hardship.
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As the youngest member of a family led by an abusive father played with believable ferocity by Garret Dillahunt, she has to endure all ...
Watch the teaser trailer for Blueback!
When the quiet reef at her coastal hometown is threatened by commercial fishing operators, Abby and her activist Mum take on poachers and developers to save her friend. Blueback is a feature film adaptation of Tim Winton’s best-selling and critically acclaimed novella; a universal fable for all ages about friendship, family and the power of one young girl to make a difference.
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Blueback is an Arenamedia production with major production investment from Screen ...
Watch the trailer for Amsterdam, in Aussie cinemas November 3!
A fascinating and richly intricate tale that brilliantly weaves historical fact with fiction for a timely, cinematic experience, 20th Century Studios’ and New Regency’s original crime epic about three close friends who find themselves at the centre of one of the most shocking secret plots in American history, will open exclusively in cinemas November 3, 2022.
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“Amsterdam” stars Academy Award® winner Christian Bale, two-time Oscar® nominee Margot Robbie, ...
Watch the trailer for See How They Run – in cinemas September 29!
When world-weary Inspector Stoppard (Sam Rockwell) and eager rookie Constable Stalker (Saoirse Ronan) take on the case, the two find themselves thrown into a puzzling whodunit within the glamorously sordid theatre underground, investigating the mysterious homicide at their own peril.
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Starring Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, Adrien Brody, Ruth Wilson, Reece Shearsmith, Harris Dickinson, Charlie Cooper, Shirley Henderson, Lucian Msamati, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Pearl ...
Win tickets to Juniper – in cinemas August 4!
Thanks to Transmission Films we have in-season tickets to giveaway to Ali & Ava!
Sam (17) has been on a self-destructive spiral that could lead to his death. He returns home from boarding school to find his wheelchair-bound English grandmother, Ruth has moved in.
Ruth is an ex-war photographer with a lust for life and a love of the bottle. Sam soon finds himself profoundly confronted by her alcoholic wit and chutzpah.
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Their first meeting is awkward; their ...
Win tickets to Ali & Ava – in cinemas June 30!
Sparks fly after ALI and AVA meet through their shared affection for Sofia, the child of Ali’s tenants whom Ava teaches. Ali finds comfort in Ava’s warmth and kindness while Ava finds Ali’s complexity and humour irresistible.
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As the pair begin to form a deep connection they have to find a way to keep their newfound passion from being overshadowed by the stresses and struggles of their separate lives and histories.
Enveloped in music, humour and emotion, ...
Watch the trailer for Lost Illusions – advance screenings this weekend!
Featuring an all-star cast - including Benjamin Voisin, Cécile de France, Vincent Lacoste, Xavier Dolan, and Gérard Depardieu – Xavier Giannoli’s adaptation of Balzac’s classic novel premiered as an Official Selection of the Venice International Film Festival, and went on to win seven César Awards (French Academy Awards): Best Film, Best Supporting Actor (Lacoste), Most Promising Actor (Voisin), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Costume and Production Design.
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Mothering Sunday Movie Review
Set in this tumultuous time frame is the coming of age tale that features Jane at its centre. She is a maid for the Niven family Godfrey (Colin Firth) and Clarrie (Olivia Colman) who have lost a son in the great war and live a very melancholic life. Jane is an orphan and has no family.
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She has an affair with a local lad who comes from money, Paul Sheringham played by Josh O’Connor, he of The Crown fame as Prince Charlies. Their affair never becomes public ...
Watch the trailer for Only Murders In The Building!
Following the shocking death of Arconia Board President Bunny Folger, Charles (Steve Martin, “Father Of The Bride”), Oliver (Martin Short, “The Morning Show”) & Mabel (Selena Gomez, “The Dead Don’t Die”), race to unmask her killer. However, three (unfortunate) complications ensue - the trio is publicly implicated in Bunny's homicide, they are now the subjects of a competing podcast, and they have to deal with a bunch of New York neighbours who all think they committed ...
