French auteur Laurent Cantet stunned audiences with his Palme d’Or winning film The Class back in 2008, and returns with a much quieter, contained drama with Return to Ithaca. Return to Ithaca examines the impact of the politically stable state of Cuba as five old friends reunite to party and catch up with one another: there’s the energetic Tanía (Isabel Santos), neocapitalist Eddy (Jorge Perugorría), teacher and failed artist … Continue reading Review: Return to Ithaca dir. Laurent Cantet

Can you still have a girl’s night out even when you’re pushing 40 and up to your neck in kids? Armed with an all-star cast, Fun Mom Dinner is the latest show to tackle the more niche cinema audience, attempting to draw in the middle-aged crowd and prove that yes, moms can have fun. Fun Mom Dinner follows the exploits of four moms as they arrange for a titular fun … Continue reading Review: Fun Mom Dinner dir. Alethea Jones

Perth-born director Ben Young introduces a touch of evil into suburban Australia in his debut feature Hounds of Love. Set in suburban Perth circa the mid 1980s, Hounds of Love depicts the horrifying events that the teenage Vicki Maloney (Ashleigh Cummings) suffers after being abducted by an incredibly disturbed serial killer couple (Emma Booth and Stephen Curry). Billed as a horror-thriller, Hounds of Love is possibly one of the most harrowing … Continue reading Review: Hounds of Love dir. Ben Young

There’s always a place in cinema for a spy thriller. But French director Thomas Kruithof’s debut feature is no Jason Bourne film. At its forefront is the middle aged Duval (Francois Cluzet), a mousy ex-office worker on a downward spiral, unemployed and alcoholic. Things seem to take a turn for the better when he’s referred to the shady Clement (Denis Podalydes), and tasked to transcribe … Continue reading Review: Scribe dir. Thomas Kruithof