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Pretentious, bombastic, melodramatic … don’t miss it
In “Digger”, the most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity’s saviour before the disaster he’s unleashed destroys everything. Source: Australian Catholics.
Visionary architect crushed by bureaucracy and his own ego
“The Great Arch” tells the story of Otto von Spreckelsen, a real-life architecture teacher from Copenhagen, who surprised the world when he won an open-call competition launched by French president François Mitterrand. Source: Australian Catholics.
Maigret solves murder in a charming, French way
In “Maigret and the Dead Lover”, a commissioner investigates the murder of a former ambassador and its connection to a decades-long affair with a recently-widowed princess. Source: Australian Catholics.
Tender drama examines the philosophy of care
In “All of a Sudden”, a nursing home manager’s friendship with a terminally-ill theatre director deepens her commitment to her residents’ dignity. Source: Australian Catholics.
Intense family drama with a secret at its heart
This British drama’s Internet Movie Database synopsis of & Sons, “A writer tries to reconnect with his sons”, must be one of the mightiest understatements of a synopsis. This is an intense drama, centred on one of Bill Nighy’s most outstanding performances. Source: Australian Catholics.
Bees, bluegrass and a magnetic McConaughey
In ‘The Rivals of Amziah King’, a beekeeper, musician and anchor of his community reunites with his former foster daughter and fends off threats to his honey business. Source: Australian Catholics.
Crude humour drives road movie off the road
In “Holy Days”, a trio of nuns take a trip across New Zealand to save their convent from a property developer. Source: Australian Catholics.
Insight into the formative years of America’s first hero
In “Young Washington”, the future first president of the United States faces war, betrayal and impossible choices. Source: Australian Catholics.
Fron Samoa to the world’s great opera stages
“Tenor: My Name is Pati” tells the remarkable story of Samoan opera star Pene Pati, who sang his way from humble origins onto the world’s greatest opera stages. Source: Australian Catholics.