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Nadine Whitney·September 22, 2023·5 min read

Italian Crime Thriller Like Sheep Among Wolves Will Leave You Waiting to Exhale

Italian crime drama Like Sheep Among Wolves (Come pecore in mezzo ai lupi) directed by Lyda Patitucci is a sleek...

David Nagle·October 24, 2021·3 min read

Padenostro Review – A Worthwhile, Semi-Autobiographical Exploration of Father-Son Relationships

“Who are you son to?” That’s the question at the heart of director Claudio Noce’s semi-autobiographical Padrenostro. It’s an exploration...

Nadine Whitney·September 20, 2023·4 min read

Past Love Haunts the present in Olivier Peyon’s Lie with Me

Director Olivier Peyon adapts author Philippe Besson’s 2017 “autofiction” ‘Arrête avec tes mensonges’ (translated as ‘Lie with Me’ in English...

Press Release·October 1, 2021·3 min read

Explore New Contemporary Italian Cinema & Classic Gems At The 2021 St. Ali Italian Film Festival

The ST. ALi Italian Film Festival returns to Perth 20 October – 14 November; celebrating Italian culture, stories and language...

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The Curb

19 hours 27 minutes ago

Josh Margolin’s THELMA is a marvellous, witty, smart, and wholeheartedly charming affair. A sublime mixture of comedy and affection for

Thelma is a Hilarious, Charming, and Huge-Hearted Triumph

"What would Tom Cruise do?" Nadine Whitney reviews Josh Margolin's THELMA for The Curb.

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The Curb

5 days 19 hours ago

LAST SUMMER is an indictment of bourgeois morality and respectability in keeping with Catherine Breillat’s sensibilities. Starring Léa Druker and

With Last Summer, Catherine Breillat Once Again Provokes Ideas of Hypocrisy and Morality - The Curb

Last Summer screens at the Melbourne International Film Festival on August 11, 13, and 19. Director, author, and provocateur Catherine Breillat returns to the screen after a near ten-year hiatus with Last Summer (L’été dernier), an interpretation of the Danish film, Queen of Hearts (Dronningen) ...

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The Curb

5 days 20 hours ago

KNEECAP is fecking fantastic and searingly smart. It certainly should come with a warning of “Do Not Try This at

Kneecap is the Craic – It’s Brave, Bold, Ridiculous, and Relentless - The Curb

“Every word of Irish spoken is a bullet fired for freedom.” Fuck up it is! Rich Peppiatt’s hyper-kinetic Kneecap is A Hard Day’s Night for the North of Ireland and the hip hop generation. A little bit true and a lot untrue version of the formation of the Irish language hip hop West Belfast t...