Radu Jude’s mad Romanian historical road movie somehow has the mettle to become an uproarious, thrilling, and piercing work of pure cinematic id.
The Duke of Burgundy
THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY is a richly drawn and impeccably performed tale of a waning love affair
Phoenix
Christian Petzold’s PHOENIX is a film not only of great emotional power and consummate beauty, but one that meaningfully engages and contributes to its nation’s film history.
Pasolini
Abel Ferrara’s PASOLINI is a touching, thoughtful look at the iconoclastic Italian director, one of the best films of the Sydney Film Festival.
The Daughter
Both intimate and epic, realistic and stylized, The Daughter is the shattering Australian masterpiece we’ve been waiting for.
Beats of the Antonov
BEATS OF THE ANTONOV is a masterful existential dissection and examination of the intricate and complex state of Sudan and its people in the 21st century.
Mad Max: Fury Road
George Miller’s return to the Mad Max franchise is a dazzling piece of action cinema, and one of the best films of the year so far.
Original Copy
Centering on the work of Mumbai cinema screenpainter Sheikh Rehman, ORIGINAL COPY becomes a wonderful and contemplative tribute to cinema-going itself.
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! is a brave, unconventional and thoroughly entertaining attempt at noir and in the process becomes a landmark moment for Hindi cinema.
Girlhood
Céline Sciamma’s latest is a unique and sensitive film, a rare kaleidoscopic rendering of emerging womanhood.