A good historical film doesn’t need to be perfectly accurate, but it does need to portray its era with enough authenticity to spark fascination and encourage viewers to learn more.

It is clear that Cloud is a well-made film with effective cinematography and performances. It’s just a shame that the narrative isn’t stronger and more confident in what it is trying to do or say.

Lurker is an impressive independent film that presents itself as a cautionary tale for the modern and inter-connected world we live in today. 

Christmas Karma certainly isn’t boring, but not in the way you would want it to be.

A slow burn, but a gripping one, Two Prosecutors is among the most fascinating films you’ll see this year.

Melbourne loves cinema, and yet it struggles to make films of the high standard it adores. This film is an exemption; a total leap out of the water that shows filmmakers in this city that they, too, can make a movie of the same calibre.

If you’re into lighthearted WWI films, chorals, the beauty of Yorkshire, and Ralph Fiennes’s captivating performance then The Choral is the film for you. 

Die My Love excels as a showcase for Lawrence and Pattinson, two actors at the top of their A-game.

Happyend takes you through the lives of five teenagers who are navigating the turbulent waters of a near-future Japan.

Fans of Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall and Julia May Jonas’ Vladimir will enjoy After the Hunt’s refusal to do the thinking for you.

Through a series of confounding creative decisions, Shell decries superficiality, yet refuses to look anything less than polished.

It swings so big that its highs are much more memorable than its lows. 

The Smashing Machine is a star turn for Dwayne Johnson, and sadly, very little else.

The joy of Splitsville is in watching its craziness unfold with no indication of where it’s going next, and I hope every person's first experience with it is as exciting as mine.

If you’re into gorgeous Spanish cinema, understated dramas, the frustration of motherhood, and critiquing the inherent silent ableism of the hearing world, then Deaf is the film for you. 

Diamonds is about ambition, love and community. It celebrates the many hands that sew our lives together and work to create the art we pride ourselves on as a society. 

Pasa Faho, directed by Kalu Oji, is a much needed empathetic story of a father and son reconnecting across cultural divides. 

They say all is fair in love and war. But what happens when love is war? It’s Benedict Cumberbatch versus Olivia Colman in dark comedy The Roses.

I couldn’t take my eyes off the beautiful trans women on screen — and neither could the men depicted in this harrowing yet funny film.

Urchin isn’t concerned with a film-like “happy” conclusion to its character’s problems; it lets you marinate in the idea that things might not actually get better - and that was refreshing.