Melbourne homeless – interviews with the invisible
A shopping trolley stuffed with the belongings of a homeless person; a common sight on the streets of Melbourne. To say there is a homeless […]
AuthorJim Schembri
Playful arthouse epic ‘Beau is Afraid’ offers a challenge; ‘The Giants’ a fine bio-doc on Bob Brown; ‘Evil Dead Rise’ a resounding horror dud
Man on the edge: Joaquin Phoenix is all messed up in ‘Beau is Afraid’. BEAU IS AFRAID *** (179 minutes) R Those sturdy souls who […]
Out of the frying pan: veteran comedian Mandy Nolan explains the motives and meaning behind her jump into politics in her new show ‘The Candidate’
“For me, this is the most important comedy show I’ve done because it brings together the story of who I am, the story of what […]
‘EO’, a splendid Polish gem about the inner life of a donkey; ‘Mavka’, a fine fantasy animation from Ukraine; Painfully unfunny ‘comedy’ in ‘Mafia Mamma’; ’65’ delivers high-grade action in a sci-fi survival adventure
Donkey in danger: The titular star of ‘EO’. EO **** (89 minutes) M Brimming with style, subtlety and emotional gut punches, EO is an understated […]
Russell Crowe gives The Devil what for in the fun and games of ‘The Pope’s Exorcist’, easily the most Catholic movie you’ll see this year
Satan, be gone: Russell Crowe casts out evil in ‘The Pope’s Exorcist’. THE POPE’S EXORCIST *** (104 minutes) MA The Devil takes possession of a […]
Robot artists gate-crashed the media preview of the NGV Triennial – and, boy, did they kill
Sit, Spot, sit: One of three robots that will make art at the Triennial. An early preview of the 2023 NGV Triennial on Wednesday morning […]
Sleekly designed ‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ delivers a computer-game based fantasy lark for the family, courtesy of the corporation; More a business story than a sports movie, ‘Air’ is a fun, fact-based period fable, with Matt Damon in one of his finest roles
Ready to work: Mario strives to rescue his brother in ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’. THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE *** (92 minutes) PG All […]
Melbourne Now 2023 – An overview of the sprawling exhibition at the Ian Potter Centre @ NGV, including chats with artists and curators
Coming for you: Troy Emery’s sculpture ‘Mountain Climber’ prowls the halls of the Ian Potter Centre as part of Melbourne Now exhibition. On now until […]
After a slow start ‘Argonuts’ shapes up as a fine film for kids; Drab Oz drama ‘Of An Age’ takes an uninteresting look at first love; Oddball arthouse film ‘Linoleum’ fails to fly
Off we go: Ancient Greek mouse Pattie leads a team on a high seas adventure in ‘Argonuts’. ARGONUTS **1/2 (95 minutes) G It takes a […]
‘Dungeons and Dragon’s delivers a funny, goofy fantasy adventure ride
Play time: Chris Pine leads his team in the fantasy adventure ‘Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves’. DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES ***1/2 (134 […]