Nitram, 2021. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring Caleb Landry Jones, Judy Davis, Sean Keenan, Essie Davis, and Anthony LaPaglia. SYNOPSIS: Events leading up to the 1996 Port Arthur mass shooting in Tasmania in an attempt to understand why and how the atrocity occurred. The filmmaking team behind Nitram has made an effort to upfront state […]
Haunting new trailer for Justin Kurzel’s critically-acclaimed Nitram
Picturehouse Entertainment has dropped the UK trailer for Justin Kurzel’s critically-acclaimed drama Nitram, the film that won Caleb Landry Jones (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) the Best Actor award at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. Nitram, which we said was “executed with restraint, terror, and sensitivity” in our ★★★★ review, tells the story of events […]
Movie Review – The Power of the Dog (2021)
The Power of the Dog, 2021. Written and Directed by Jane Campion. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst, Thomasin McKenzie, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Frances Conroy, Keith Carradine, Peter Carroll, Adam Beach, and Sean Keenan. SYNOPSIS: Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife […]
Chicago Critics Film Festival Capsule Review – The Power of the Dog
The Power of the Dog, 2021. Written and Directed by Jane Campion. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst, Thomasin McKenzie, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Frances Conroy, Keith Carradine, Peter Carroll, Adam Beach, and Sean Keenan. SYNOPSIS: Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife […]
Movie Review – True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)
True History of the Kelly Gang, 2019. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring George MacKay, Essie Davis, Orlando Schwerdt, Thomasin McKenzie, Nicholas Hoult, Charlie Hunnam, Russell Crowe and Sean Keenan. SYNOPSIS: A retelling of the life story of infamous Aussie outlaw Ned Kelly, from a troubled childhood to his eventual demise at the hands of the […]
Movie Review – True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)
True History of the Kelly Gang, 2019. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring George MacKay, Essie Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Nicholas Hoult, Charlie Hunnam, Russell Crowe and Sean Keenan. SYNOPSIS: The life story of notorious Aussie outlaw Ned Kelly, from troubled childhood to police shootouts. Controversially, the outlaw Ned Kelly is one of the most famous figures […]
International Film Festival Rotterdam Review – True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)
True History of the Kelly Gang, 2o19. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring George MacKay, Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult, Russell Crowe, Orlando Schwerdt, Thomasin McKenzie, Charlie Hunnam, Earl Cave, and Sean Keenan. SYNOPSIS: The life of Ned Kelly, from childhood in a poor Irish convict family in Australia, to his eventual face off with British authorities […]
