Leah Purcell

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Here Out West Review – A Poetic Film That Chooses Tenderness to Show Australia As It Can Be

Here Out West Review – A Poetic Film That Chooses Tenderness to Show Australia As It Can Be

Nisha-Anne 9 min read
Films Reviews australian film Drama Fadia Abboud Here Out West Jing Xuan Chan Julie Kalceff Leah Purcell Leah Vandenberg Lucy Gaffy Nisrine Amine Rahel Romahn Review

Here Out West will be available in cinemas February 3 and will air on ABC later this year. There's a thrill that goes through the heart of a Sydneysider when this most beloved infuriating city ap…

Lantana Review: Ray Lawrence's Masterpiece

Lantana Review: Ray Lawrence's Masterpiece

Andrew F Peirce 15 min read
Reviews australian cinema australian film Daniela Farinacci Drama Geoffrey Rush Kerry Armstrong Lantana Lantana film Lantana movie Leah Purcell Peter Phelps Rachael Blake Ray Lawrence Review The Last New Wave Vince Colosimo

Ray Lawrence’s Lantana felt like an anomaly in the year it came out. Here was an era where Australian films attempted to emulate The Castle and Chopper in various ways – there was a heavy lean towards…