!!!On The Screen Reviews

"Bamba’s character is under developed but the lack of communication between them allows Svetla’s character to open up. It’s a nice festival find." Con Nats 3.5 /5 old suitcases There's a great range of...

Con's Score: 3 Angry Shots Unlike the Americans, Australians aren’t as pre-occupied by the Vietnam war. Apart from the comical Odd Angry Shot, we’ve been more focused on honourable losses such as Gallipoli, WWI or in...

Con's Score: 3.5 scratches A famous old film script has drawn the attention of a famous actress , Gillian Anderson Gillian Anderson (The X-Files, The Fall, NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire) and a younger...

Con's Score: 4 Covfefe's The provocative Michael Moore returns with another documentary where he asks America “What the f***k happened?” Of course he’s talking about the election of Trump, but he’s not naive enough to blame the...

"There many moments of slapstick, but also many of pathos and introspection as Antoinette finds her true path."Con Nats3.5 Eeyores Antoinette (Laure Calamy) is a corky little lady. She’s a popular teacher with a winning...

“If you place an object in a museum does that make this object a piece of art?” In the opening scene of Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or winning film, playboy protagonist-slash-contemporary art curator Christian, is being...

And neither did John Lennon... although it’s where this oddly-titled film is set. It’s odd, as it suggests a romantic comedy, but this movie is anything but. It’s based on a book which tells...

"What does have impact is the power acting on display." Con Nats 4 /5 roadtolls So, one day Ralph Fiennes read an autobiography of Bob Moses, ‘The Power Broker’, the man responsible for the...

We’ve had plenty of ‘war is hell’ movies, so it’s good in this post-Iraq age we start to see the effects of the aftermath before we rush into any more ill advised conflicts. And...

Con's Score: 4.5 Hands of God When I mentioned I was seeing this documentary to an English friend, a few minutes later he was still frothing. Maradona is someone who still inspires anger, passion and ridicule...