World War II Archives

A Hidden Life Review – Terrence Malick Captures the Spectrum of Human Emotion in Slow-burning War-drama

January 30, 2020

The lengths taken by Nazi forces during World War II to forcibly enlist Austrian townspeople is depicted with heart-rending intensity in Terrence Malick’s latest historical drama, A Hidden Life. Based on r...

Never Look Away Review – Finding the Beauty in the Truth

Andrew F Peirce

June 13, 2019

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Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s Never Look Away borrows the life of artist Gerhard Richter and supplants it into the life of Kurt Barnert. The film opens with a young Kurt (Cai Cohrs) being taken on a tour ...

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Where Hands Touch Review

Andrew F Peirce

April 3, 2019

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Amma Asante is one of the more exciting directors working today. Belle is a genuinely powerful glimpse into the history of race relations in 18th-Century England. A United Kingdom may not be as great as Belle,...

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Their Finest Review

Andrew F Peirce

February 26, 2018

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With the Christopher Nolan epic Dunkirk, and Gary Oldman’s capital A Acting in Darkest Hour, you’d be forgiven for having completely missed Lone Scherfig’s addition to the Battle of Dunkirk tales that were show...

Unknown Pleasures: Australian Independent Cinema Screenings

AUSgust – The Third: A Celebration of Australian Film

New WA Smartphone Filmmaking Competition Encourages Filmmakers To Get Back Behind the Camera

WA Documentary, The Fathering Project, Looks at Single Dads Joining Together to Break the Cycle of Negative Parenting

From Audio Guide to Miro – Why Short Films Deserve the Spotlight Right Now

Cameras Roll on This Little Love of Mine in Far North Queensland

Five Films You Can’t Miss at the 2020 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

How to Access the Criterion Channel in Australia

International Art Exhibition Come Silent Auction Gives Light to Refugees Affected by COVID-19

Australian Cinema in ISO Zoom Panel

Piper Doon – the Scotsman is Nae More

Revelation Film Festival WA Film Callout

Mojo’s Bar is Closed but With Your Help They Can Reopen When the Time is Right

Five Streaming Services to Check Out in Quarantine

Cold Pursuit Review

Unhinged Review – Russell Crowe Leads A Brutal, Well-Acted Thriller, a Fitting Return to the Cinema

The Personal History of David Copperfield Review – A Film You Need in Your Life

Black Water Review – Effective Croc-Shock in the Mangroves

A White White Day Review – Always Sometimes Monsters

Finke: There and Back Review – Free Solo by Way of Mad Max Fury Road, a Must See

Babyteeth Review – A Well Acted, Well Directed, Routine Weepie

Burning Kiss Interview with Aussie Filmmaker Robbie Studsor

Nine Questions with Le Miroir Director Leila Murton Poole – Luck, Creativity, and the Power of Collaboration

The Boys Who Said No Director Judith Ehrlich Interview – The Power of Protests and the Need for Change

The World’s Best Film Director Joshua Belinfante Interview – Searching for Hope, Positivity, and the Good in Each Other

1930-1931 Best Picture Winner – Cimarron (Wesley Ruggles) – Awards Don’t Matter

Interview with The Walrus and the Whistleblower director Nathalie Bibeau – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Batman and Me Director Michael Wayne Interview – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

A Hidden Life Review – Terrence Malick Captures the Spectrum of Human Emotion in Slow-burning War-drama

Never Look Away Review – Finding the Beauty in the Truth

Where Hands Touch Review

Their Finest Review

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