Curator Kristy Matheson discusses Red Sorghum, showing as part of a retrospective dedicated to the films of Chinese director Zhang Yimou & actress Gong Li.

A graceful reflection on how we share in the human experience through rich and often disturbing metaphors.

Mesmerising and complex.

Exudes the sinister beauty of a modern day film noir but also embraces an element of Capra-esque optimism.

Redmayne or Keaton? Boyhood or Birdman? A discussion of the likely winners, losers and dark horses at this year's Academy Awards with guest critic and entertainment reporter Giles Hardie.

Undoubtedly has an interesting story to tell, but there’s something of a journalistic didacticism in the execution.

A peculiar and heartfelt celebration of outsiderdom and love.

Tangy and intense, if slightly underdone.

The film teeters on the edge of something terrible, and when it finally does descend into chaos the simmering tensions don’t boil over as you might expect.

Guest critic Tarah Judah reports from the 65th Berlin Film Festival where new works from Terrence Malick, Jafar Panahi and Pablo Larrain have premiered.