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Film review – The Adjustment Bureau

Matt Damon is a man relentlessly trying to defy the ‘officers’ of Fate in his latest Hollywood blockbuster. It’s a somewhat thrilling ride, says Khairun Hamid.

Film review: The Way Back

The Way Back delves into a dark chapter of human history, following a group of escapees on a 7,000 km journey from a Siberian Gulag to India. It’s a painful landscape, according to Suzannah Marshall Macbeth.

Film review – Conviction

Conviction is a film based on the true story of exonerated killer Kenneth Waters. It’s worth seeing, says Radhika Chopra.

Tron: Legacy movie review

There’s no denying its visual appeal, but does Tron: Legacy have substance beneath its style? Renee Tibbs reviews the special effects extravaganza.

Blue Valentine review

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.

Review: The Loved Ones

The Loved Ones is shaping up to be a classic Australian horror film. What makes it so disturbing? Corina Thorose reviews.

Buried: Film review

Michael Calle reviews this claustrophobic thriller starring Ryan Reynolds as an American truck driver who discovers he’s been buried alive in Iraq.

Mark Hartley lecture today

Join Mark Hartley, director of the 2008 documentary ‘Not Quite Hollywood’ as he discusses his film and television career at La Trobe University this morning at 11.

Knight and Day: Review

Knight and Day won’t win any points for originality but it has its entertaining moments. Sarah Green reviews.

Like a Dream: Review

Clara Law’s ‘Like a Dream’, which is screening at the Melbourne International Film Festival, has stunning shots of Shanghai and a moving soundtrack. But, Sarah Green wonders, is it enough to make up for its irritating narrative?

Inception: Review

Movies with depth and complexity are all too rare these days. But Inception is an exception, according to Matt De Neef.

The Family Jams: Review

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.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Braving the cold for yet another midnight opening session of The Twilight Saga, Michael Calle wonders how the latest installment, Eclipse, only managed to get worse.

Angie Black to pitch at ACMI

Come and cheer on La Trobe’s Angie Black on as she pitches her original screen idea to a panel of industry experts on July 7 at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image.

Animal Kingdom: Review

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

100 articles – ‘Outfoxed’

Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News has a well-known right-wing bias and Glen Greenwald’s film Outfoxed is seen as evidence of the mogul’s ‘war on journalism’. Selected by Jean Kemshal-Bell, Outfoxed is part of our 100 articles project.

Nightmare on Elm Street

Horror movie remakes are amongst the most criticised of all films. But what is it about them that goes so terribly wrong? Corina Thorose went to see the new Nightmare on Elm Street to find out.

In the Green Zone

Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass have teamed up again. Michael Calle discusses Green Zone, the latest in a string of contemporary war films.