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Film Review
Stepping out of the shadow to save the world
In Shadow, a group of activists hold a public meeting, desperate to save the world. As the meeting unravels, they discover the greatest threat to their future is already in the room. Source: Australian Catholics.
Watching atomic-bomb thriller like witnessing history itself being split open
Oppenheimer is a biographical, political thriller about the co-creator of the atomic bomb, American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer. Source: Australian Catholics.
Indiana Jones’ final outing has it all
In Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, the intrepid titular archaeologist races against time to retrieve a legendary artifact that can change the course of history. Source: Australian Catholics.
Spirituality meets Christian doctrine in ambitious, visually lustrous fable
The New Boy tells the story of a young Indigenous orphan who is educated in a remote religious institution in outback Australia under the watchful gaze of a renegade Catholic nun. Source: Australian Catholics.
Feel-good film about Tongan prize worth its weight in brass
Based on a true story, Red, White and Brass is cheerful entertainment about a group of mates who form a traditional Tongan marching band, just to score tickets to a Rugby World Cup game. Source: Australian Catholics.
Every picture tells a story
In Sweet As, four troubled teenagers go on a photography safari through Western Australia’s Pilbara region, in a journey of self-discovery and acceptance. Source: Australian Catholics.
Jim Broadbent hits the road to honour mate
In The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, a retired pensioner walks the length of Britain to offer support to a dying friend. Source: Australian Catholics.
Outback noir lays out the racism faced by Indigenous Australians
Limbo is an Australian mystery thriller about a detective who arrives in an outback town to investigate the 20-year-old unsolved murder of an Indigenous woman. Source: Australian Catholics.
Dave battles banking Goliaths in class war
Bank of Dave tells the story of a self-made millionaire who fought to set up his own bank in a small English town. Source: Australian Catholics.