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The Macaluso Sisters (Le Sorelle Macaluso) (2020)

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Emma Dante has created a beautiful and affecting film version of her play about five Sicilian sisters, forever changed by a tragedy.

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September 17, 2021 Leave a comment

Wife of a Spy (2020)

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Refreshing in its portrayal of the good and evil of Japan’s part in WWII, Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s mystery has some decent twists and turns amidst the melodrama.

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September 16, 2021 Leave a comment

Little Tornadoes (2021)

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Despite the authentic feel of rural Australia in the 1970s, Aaron Wilson’s exploration of masculinity and Australian identity is a rather flat and depressing journey.

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September 15, 2021 Leave a comment

James & Isey (2021)

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A well-meaning but underwhelming documentary that fails to paint a compelling portrait of its quirky Maori subjects.

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September 14, 2021 Leave a comment

Sisters with Transistors (2020)

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An interesting documentary about the female pioneers of electronic music that succeeds in elevating their names without necessarily providing a context for their work within the wider genre or their impact on contemporary music.

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September 13, 2021 Leave a comment

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)

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First-time feature documentary director Kier-La Janisse gives us a fascinating deep dive into the world of ‘folk horror’ films and what they say about fear, colonialism and the ‘other’.

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September 11, 2021 Leave a comment

Days (Rizi) (2020)

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You need to be immersed in slow cinema to really feel its beat and emotion and Tsai Ming-Liang’s mood piece about urban loneliness was lost on me on a small screen.

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September 10, 2021 Leave a comment

Palazzo Di Cozzo (2021)

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It’s hard not to like this unashamed hagiography of furniture salesman and Melbourne icon, Franco Cozzo.

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September 9, 2021 Leave a comment

The Nowhere Inn (2020)

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Messy, arty and wry, this mockumentary by Bill Benz weaves the true-life friendship of Carrie Brownstein and Annie Clark, stage-name St. Vincent, with a rumination on fame, identity and artifice.

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September 8, 2021 Leave a comment

Bandar Band (2020)

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This simple and joyful film, ostensibly about a young band trying to navigate flood waters to get to Tehran for an audition, hides a deeper meaning about the challenges for young Iranians.

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September 7, 2021 Leave a comment

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