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- 24 March, 2023
Film Review

Likeable sports dramedy a slam dunk
- . 24 March 2023
In Champions, an aggressive basketball coach caught drink-driving is sentenced to 90 days of community service – coaching a group of people with disabilities. Source: Jesuit Media.

Queen documentary puts photographers in the picture
- . 17 March 2023
Devotees of the late Queen Elizabeth II and keen photographers alike will find plenty to like in Portrait of the Queen. Source: Australian Catholics.

Emotionally wrenching US civil rights drama aims to educate and honour
- . 10 March 2023
Based on a true story, Till is a biographical drama about a mother’s pursuit of justice following the 1955 racially-inspired murder of her 14-year-old son in Mississippi. Source: Jesuit Media.

Director’s love letter to the movies
- . 3 March 2023
Empire of Light is a British-American romantic drama that focuses on the power of human connection during difficult times and is directed as a tribute to the magic of cinema. Source: Jesuit Media.

Talking about the oppression of women
- . 24 February 2023
In Women Talking, three generations of women experience sexual abuse in their reclusive faith community and meet to decide what they must do: stay, stay and fight, or leave. Source: Jesuit Media.

Jackman shines in painful drama of familial fear and loathing
- . 17 February 2023
In The Son, Hugh Jackman shines in this British-American drama about a father’s attempt to reunite with his teenager after a marital break-up. Source: Jesuit Media.

Engaging documentary for Young and old
- . 10 February 2023
Knowing the Score is a documentary portrait of Australia’s Simone Young, an international orchestra conductor who broke the glass ceiling in terms of women conductors. Source: Jesuit Media.

The man who dared to take on Putin
- . 3 February 2023
Nominated for Best Documentary in this year’s Oscars, Navalny is a portrait of former Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his quest to identify the men who tried to assassinate him Source: Jesuit Media.

Monstrous maestro faces the music
- . 27 January 2023
In Tar, a psychological drama, Australian Cate Blachett plays the role of a conductor and composer preparing to perform Mahler’s Fifth Symphony. Source: Jesuit Media.