Australia
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Following on from acclaimed true-life thrillers such as United 93 and Argo, Hotel Mumbai recreates the horrific 2008 terror attacks in the Indian city, that claimed 174 lives and wounded… Read More
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Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman have garnered awards attention for their roles in Garth Davis’ emotional Australian/Indian drama, but it’s young Sunny Pawar who steals the show. Listen to my review Read More
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Ten years after Apocalypto, Mel Gibson returns to directing following a decade of personal crises that threatened to sink his career. Read my review Read More
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Tackling the salacious subject of sexual fantasies on screen can be a tricky business, as past cinematic efforts will attest. Read my review Read More
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Mark Hartley’s unofficial biography of Cannon Films impresarios Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus is equal parts reverent and dumbfounded in its depiction of these maverick Hollywood outsiders. Read my review Read More
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I haven’t seen the original version of Patrick, and had only heard of it thanks to Mark Hartley’s breakout documentary, Not Quite Hollywood. Here, Hartley delivers his first fictional feature,… Read More
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Quintessentially Australian, yet wholly unique, Wake in Fright was directed by Canadian Ted Kotcheff (First Blood) and stars British actors Donald Pleasence and Gary Bond, as the school teacher with… Read More
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