Warwick Thornton captures the spectrum of light and heat that spits and sizzles in the frying pan of the Australian Outback.
Luca Guadagnino delivers a bold reclamation of the melodrama, spiked with fits of passion, lust and greed.
By Tom Seymour
Ti West’s period chiller is a modern horror film that feels at once nostalgically hackneyed and invigoratingly fresh.
By Anton Bitel
Tim Burton has always been a visual storyteller and his Alice is a source of visual wonder.
By Anton Bitel
At its heart, Ponyo is a film about a global catastrophe, but the apocalypse has seldom seemed so joyous or tender.
One of Pixar’s crown jewels revels in both a literal and metaphorical extra dimension.
Director Jacques Audiard and Tahar Rahim deliver a true tour de force in this unforgettable prison drama.
Paul King’s endlessly inventive road movie is very much a case of back to the future for British comedy.
By James King
A low-key yarn from the Coen brothers that breaks its confines to deliver big.
Time will tell if this is Michael Haneke’s masterpiece, but it’s certainly one of the year’s best.
If Pixar took us to infinity in 1995, then this supercharged re-issue is surely beyond.
This movie will strike a chord with anyone who’s done a crappy job that ended up being the best time of their life.
Lean, empathetic and dramatically credible portrait of desperation and desire on the cider-splashed streets of adolescence.
Neill Blomkamp’s film offers thought provoking thrills that have the audience rooting its CGI characters.
Marc Webb’s debut feature is a step in genre and gender development that will be referenced for years to come.
By Limara Salt
Director Todd Phillips manages to put a new spin on the curious male rite of passage.
All the heart and humour of a mainstream comedy-drama, with none of the tedious predictability.
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