A discussion with the artistic director of the Czech and Slovak Film Festival on Juraj Herz’s 1969 masterpiece The Cremator.

Rooted firmly in the terrain of teenage anxieties and romance, Spider-Man: Homecoming turns out to be pretty good.

A triptych of hypnotic yet often disturbing experimental films.

An impressive thriller deserving of its strong reviews in the US, but the problem is that it reminds you of much better films about good people who do terrible things too.

If the modern-day blockbuster has an image problem, it’s the perception that Hollywood is making bloated films packed with expensive special effects that lack the nuanced skill of good storytelling.

Newcomer Florence Pugh goes from a rosy cheeked teen bride to a woman capable of murder.

Hungarian film On Body and Soul took out the Sydney Film Festival Prize last weekend, a re-validation of winning the Golden Bear at this year's Berlinale.

That Davies illuminates the life of one of America’s greatest female poets, showing her joyful spirit alongside her moments of bitterness and deep romantic disappointments is a great achievement.

A forceful Rooney Mara as Una is volatile but determined, while a slightly paunchy Ben Mendelsohn as her abuser Ray is clearly spooked.

A round table critics discussion on the films in competition at Sydney Film Festival, where this year themes of politics and race are prominent.