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Quirky black comedy weird and convoluted, yet strangely watchable
Set in Melbourne at Christmas 1999, Slant tells the story of a journalist who dredges up the sordid secrets of an infamous socialite after her mysterious disappearance. Source: Australian Catholics.
Man versus machine in sci-fi thriller
The Creator is a science fiction action thriller that tells the story of a special agent recruited to hunt down and kill a weapon called The Creator, which has the power to end the human race. Source: Australian Catholics.
Film explores Iranian mother and daughter’s pursuit of freedom
In Shayda, an Iranian mother and her young daughter seek shelter in an Australian women’s refuge, looking for freedom from the domestic violence they have experienced. Source: Australian Catholics.
Poirot meets the supernatural in city of canals
In A Haunting in Venice, intrepid inspector Hercule Poirot is encouraged to come out of retirement to investigate the death of the daughter of an opera singer and to solve two murders. Source: Australian Catholics.
When father met daughter
Scrapper offers up a slice of life in East London, where a smart and enterprising tween lives alone on a council estate after her mother’s death, until her absent father turns up. Source: Australian Catholics.
Three’s a crowd when sea captain finds love in old age
In My Sailor, My Love, a retired sea captain and his daughter must reassess their strained relationship after he begins a new romance with a widowed housekeeper. Source: Australian Catholics.
Big dreams, little keyboards in story of the world’s first smartphone
BlackBerry takes viewers back to the 1990s, offering a fictionalised story based on the rise and fall of the world’s first smartphone. Source: Australian Catholics.
Priest’s soul-shaking journey across Iceland
In Godland, a young Danish Lutheran priest sails to Iceland to build a church, travelling the rugged terrain and testing his faith. Source: Australian Catholics.
Chilling true story of child trafficking
Sound of Freedom is an American drama based on the true story of a former federal agent who rescues children from being trafficked in Colombia. Source: Australian Catholics.