The Nightingale, 2019. Directed by Jennifer Kent. Starring Aisling Franciosi, Sam Claflin, Baykali Ganambarr, Damon Herriman, Harry Greenwood, Ewen Leslie and Magnolia Maymuru. SYNOPSIS: In 19th century Australia, an Irish convict embarks on a mission of violent revenge when her family is attacked by a group of English soldiers. Aussie director Jennifer Kent immediately became […]
Movie Review – The Daughter (2015)
The Daughter 2015 Directed by Simon Stone Starring Geoffrey Rush, Sam Neill, Odessa Young, Ewen Leslie, Paul Schneider, Miranda Otto SYNOPSIS: Christian (Paul Schneider) arrives home after a long absence for his father Henry’s (Geoffrey Rush) wedding. Theirs is a difficult relationship, but he’s made to feel more at home by bumping into his one-time […]
DVD Review – The Smuggler (2014)
The Smuggler (AKA The Mule), 2014. Directed by Tony Mahony and Angus Sampson Starring Hugo Weaving, Angus Sampson, Leigh Whannell, Ewen Leslie, John Noble. SYNOPSIS: A first time drug mule is caught by law enforcement. If you’ve ever wondered whether a film could feature a significant plotline involving the protagonist trying to hold in a […]
Movie Review – Sweet Country (2017)
Sweet Country, 2017. Directed by Warwick Thornton Starring Bryan Brown, Sam Neill, Hamilton Morris, Matt Day, Tremayne Doolan, Trevon Doolan, and Ewen Leslie. SYNOPSIS: In the Northern Territory frontier of Australia in 1920, an Aboriginal farmhand is left in charge of a property while his boss is away. But he shoots a white man in […]
Movie Review – Sweet Country (2017)
Sweet Country, 2017. Directed by Warwick Thornton. Starring Bryan Brown, Sam Neill, Hamilton Morris, Matt Day, Tremayne Doolan, Trevon Doolan, and Ewen Leslie. SYNOPSIS: Australian western set on the Northern Territory frontier in the 1920s, where justice itself is put on trial when an aged Aboriginal farmhand shoots a white man in self-defence and goes […]
Acclaimed crime drama Sweet Country gets a UK poster and trailer
Ahead of its UK release next month, a poster, trailer and batch of images have arrived online for director Warwick Thornton’s acclaimed Australian crime drama Sweet Country. The film received its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival last year where it was awarded the Special Jury Prize Award, and features a cast that includes Hamilton […]
Australian Western drama Sweet Country gets a first trailer
Following its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, the first trailer has arrived online for the Australian Western crime drama Sweet Country. Directed by Warwick Thornton, the film stars Hamilton Morris, Sam Neill, Natassia Gorey-Furber, Bryan Brown, Gibson John, Thomas M.Wright, and Ewen Leslie; watch it below… Inspired by real events, Sweet Country is […]
