Contribution to the 2005 World Poll Although I confess that for a part of 2005 I gave up on going to the cinema and shut myself
DVD review – Show Me Love (1998), Region 4, Madman
It is about time that Swedish director Lukas Moodysson’s (Together, Lilja 4-ever) 1998 feature début (originally titled Fucking Åmål) gets an Australian DVD release. With so
DVD review – Fingersmith (2005), Region 4, Shock
From the novel by Sarah Waters, author of Tipping The Velvet, the BBC miniseries Fingersmith is a Victorian tale about the love and betrayals between
Focus On: Jim Jarmusch
Jim Jarmusch is one of America’s few independent directors who has never yielded to the temptations of Hollywood, despite working with some of the world’s
DVD review – Comic Book: The Movie (2004), Region 4, Force Entertainment
Film adaptations of comic books are at the peak of their popularity since 1989’s Batman revived the genre. Films as diverse as Spider-Man, Batman Begins,
Film review – Mysterious Skin (2004)
Director Gregg Araki, a leading figure of ’90s New Queer Cinema, delivers a rich and moving film with Mysterious Skin. While Araki’s previous films, such
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