Films

All articles with the tag Films.

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Film review: Sunflower

This Melbourne-set queer drama reminds us that coming out can still be complicated for teens navigating their way through the world.

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MIFF Schools: From your classroom to the world

As Melbourne’s favourite film festival returns, film critic STEPHEN A RUSSELL takes a look at their specially tailored program for teachers and their students.

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Under pressure: new film shows struggle in understaffed schools

German filmmaker Ilker Çatak exposes the complex pressures faced by teachers every day in his gripping drama, The Teacher’s Lounge. STEPHEN A RUSSELL talks to the director.

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Film review: Housekeeping for Beginners

Melbourne-based filmmaker Goran Stolevski’s third feature Housekeeping for Beginners is radiant stuff, writes STEPHEN A RUSSELL.

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TV review: Girls State

Girls State continues the conversation started with Boys State, finding further cause for hope and concern as a new generation of American students prepares for public service, writes STEPHEN A RUSSELL.

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Star teachers

Columnist A.J. BETTS offers her (somewhat tongue-in-cheek) guide to Hollywood’s best teacher role models.

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Film review: Poor Things

New film from Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things, is an absurdly extravagant cinematic feast, writes STEPHEN A RUSSELL.

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Film review: Shayda, Madman Entertainment

Iranian-Australian filmmaker Noora Niasari’s debut is an arresting feature about the horrific scourge of domestic violence.

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TV review: Rita

Critically acclaimed Danish comedy–drama series about an acerbic school teacher, Rita doesn’t lose momentum across five seasons.

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Film review: Sweet As

Jub Clerc’s luminous debut feature is about a young woman struggling in a fractious home until her cop brother ships her onto an outback photography bus tour for troubled kids.

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Film review: Aftersun

Charlotte Wells’ debut features powerful performances from its two leads in this devastatingly honest rendition of the aftershocks of a parent’s love.

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Film review: Embrace Kids (Transmission Films)

Embrace Kids is an energetic mix of animation, live action, interviews and music to help children develop a positive relationship with their bodies.

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Film review: Of An Age (Head Gear Films)

Emerging filmmaker Goran Stolevski’s riotously funny and heart-achingly tender second feature is a love letter to Melbourne and an instant classic.

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TV review: Preppers (ABC TV)

Nakkiah Lui’s latest comedy show for the public broadcaster is perfectly timed for our increasingly possible end times.

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Schools on screen

This year’s MIFF schools program contains diverse films to meet the curriculum and prompt weighty classroom discussions on topics from religion to friendship and everything in between.

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Film review: My Name is Gulpilil (ABCG Film 9)

★★★★ A new documentary offers a remarkable insight into the personal triumphs and regrets of national treasurer, actor David Gulpilil.

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Film review: Words on Bathroom Walls

A thoughtful look at neurodiversity makes for a coming-of-ager with a difference.

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Film review: First Cow

Kelly Reichardt’s lyrical new film tells a rich tale of friendship between two underdogs – and a cow.

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Film review: Dark Crystal – The Age of Resistance

★★★★ Announced by Lisa Henson as the “biggest puppet production ever mounted”, the scale of this sumptuous prequel series is staggering.

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Film review: The Australian Dream

★★★★ Directed by sports documentary-maker Daniel Gordon and written by news anchor Stan Grant, this film about Indigenous AFL play Adam Goodes is a powerful rallying cry for a fairer Australia.