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Oranges and Sunshine is the story of a social worker who uncovered the forced migration of children from Britain to Australia in the 1950s and 1960s. For James Madden, it is an important and emotional story.

Darren Aronofsky is back, and his dark and disturbed ballet film Black Swan, nominated for five Oscars, will stay with you, says reviewer James Madden.

George VI was reluctantly thrust into the spotlight as the new King of England after his brother’s famous abdication. James Madden reviews the film that charts the king’s transformation from a stammering timid man who, with help from his unorthodox speech therapist, rises to the challenge of monarch.

Sofia Coppola’s latest takes a peek behind the tinsel of Hollywood to reveal a man searching desperately for redemption. James Madden reviews.

A story that charts the waxing and waning love of a young couple by crossing and jumping to different time periods, Blue Valentine is not your usual film. James Madden reviews this Boxing Day release.

In ‘The kids are all right’, siblings Joni and Laser look for their biological father and bring him into their family. James Madden reviews.

For his latest review, James Madden checks out another Melbourne International Film Festival offering, this time a documentary on horror film icon William Castle.

As the Melbourne International Film Festival nears, James Madden checks out one of the films on offer, Kevin Barker’s The Family Jams, which chronicles the joint tour of a group of budding musicians.

Hoping to restore faith in the Australian film industry, Animal Kingdom’s highly developed plot and multifaceted characters make for compelling viewing, writes James Madden

With the release of the Twilight soundtracks, previously underexposed musicians are making it big. But, as James Madden reveals, not everyone is impressed.