For Sama Movie Review
Set in the city of Aleppo in Syria, the film frames the civil war there in very personal terms. It’s an unflinching and extremely graphic view of a modern day conflict using the freedoms provided by mobile phone and video camera technology to disseminate information even with government restrictions firmly in place. It was also filmed at great personal risk.
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Filmed over a four year period, it follows the life of Waad Al-Kateab as she transitions from a young ...
The Biggest Little Farm Movie Review
Set into action by being evicted from their tiny apartment due to their dog’s incessant barking, John and Molly Chester make the life changing decision to leave the city life behind and learn to live off the land. This takes the form of them buying a dilapidated farm and bringing it back to life with the intent of it being an organic, pesticide and cruelty free environment. They illicit the help of a biodiversity expert and begin their journey to bring Apricot Lane Farms back from the ...
Martha: A Picture Story Movie Review
That she did this on her own (without paid assignment) and at a time when street artists were considered criminals makes her work even more risky and remarkable. This aspect of her life forms the backbone of the film but it’s far from the defining factor. Martha, now in her mid-seventies has remained unconventional and still totally involved in documenting humanity in the world around her.
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The scenes where she risks injury and arrest to capture street art show ...
Any One Of Us Movie Review
Professional mountain biker Paul Basagoitia had an accident at the 2015 edition of an event called Rampage that forever changed his life. The event to those that have no knowledge is a little difficult to explain. It involves athletes on mountain bikes basically throwing themselves off cliffs. The margin for error is very small and it takes the best in the world to even attempt it, let alone win it.
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When Paul fell on that day in 2015 he suffered a severe back and ...
Pavarotti Movie Review
Hearing that amazing voice in full flight easily transcends one’s thoughts about the Opera. What an instrument he had! And through osmosis the melody of many of the songs used in the film will be familiar. Even if you know nothing about the over-the-top histrionics that are stock in trade of Opera, you can still feel the emotion.
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There are moments of high drama like The Three Tenors trying to outdo each other during their first appearance together and his famous perform...
Memory: The Origins of Alien Movie Review
Starting out by looking at the film’s writer of both story and screenplay Dan O’Bannon, it gives numerous examples of where many of the ideas in the film came from. From his simple middle America up bringing, O’Bannon revelled in subversive ideas. It was a strong reaction to not enough action growing up.
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Using scenes from the film to move the narrative along, explanations for the context of ideas flows freely. Nothing is created in a vacuum and this doco ...
Watch the trailer for the upcoming feature documentary Brabham
Directed by Ákos Armont and co-written by Armont and Tony Davis, BRABHAM digs deep into the making of a racing legend. Taking on the giants of Ferrari, Lotus and Maserati, Jack secured his legacy by becoming the only driver to win a Formula One championship in a vehicle of his own creation. BRABHAM looks at the effect that Jack’s single-minded determination had on his life and his relationship with his youngest son David, who continues the Brabham dynasty with his own venture into the ...
Win tickets to a very special screening of Pavarotti!
From two-time Academy Award® winning director Ron Howard and the team behind the worldwide success The Beatles: Eight Days a Week, comes a documentary celebrating the life of the beloved opera star Luciano Pavarotti.
PAVAROTTI is an in-depth, no holds barred look at the life, career and lasting legacy of the musical icon who sold over 100 million records in his lifetime. Dubbed "The People's Tenor", Pavarotti was the rare combination of personality, genius and celebrity. He used his ...
The Australian Dream Movie Review
Goodes, one of the greats of the game became a Cause célèbre when he called out a young fan for directing a racial slur towards him during a game. What followed became even more divisive as people took sides based on a deeply held racist thoughts.
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The film presents talking heads from both side of the divide and it’s interesting to note that some in the film, the ones who come across as so unenlightened and out of touch actually signed off on their participation in the ...
Win tickets to a very special screening of The Australian Dream!
THE AUSTRALIAN DREAM is a documentary that uses the remarkable and inspirational story of Indigenous AFL legend Adam Goodes as the prism through which to tell a deep and powerful story about race, identity and belonging.
For the first time Adam reveals his profoundly emotional journey in his own words, and asks fundamental questions about the nature of racism and discrimination in society today. Walkley award-winning writer Stan Grant and BAFTA award-winning director Daniel Gordon join ...
