Earwig and the Witch holds the distinction of being the first film from the esteemed studio to be entirely 3D animation, as opposed to the traditional hand-drawn films before it.

However, that is probably the last distinction the film has.

One Night in Miami… is a terrifically deft piece of cinema whose limited scope gets widened with larger-than-life characters that not only represent their individual burdens, but also carry with them the historical weight of their actions.

My Salinger Year, directed by Phillippe Falardeau, is a warm and engaging film about a young writer’s attempt to forge her own voice.

As a Melbournian myself I did enjoy the Aussie terminology, accents, Fitzroy streets and other familiarities, however the storyline of How Do You Know Chris? was lacking.

The authenticity of Lingua Franca’s narrative is reinforced by the talent of its director and star, Isabel Sandoval, who is the first ever trans woman of colour to write and direct a feature film screened in competition at Venice Film Festival.

While at first glance, this film screams Marriage Story, the execution of the film is a lot less emotionally exhausting and a lot more wholesome.

My initial thoughts on the film were that it was going to be another teen movie, trying too hard to be relatable and a typical coming of age movie. I was admittedly, very wrong.

Miss Juneteenth is a beautiful, warm story about the difficulty of balancing current adolescent wishes, with past adolescent regrets.

As much as this is a story about the infamous mime artist Marcel Marceau, it doesn’t feel like his heroism takes over the greater purpose of the French Resistance

The Wretched is a mediocre horror film that reuses generic tropes in a shallow yet visually engaging story…

Why would one watch Notre Dame? Maybe for its likeable characters, their comic yet touching performances, the idiosyncrasies of a French film or…

Endings, Beginnings explores the intricacies of restarting and the willpower to begin again…

Burden is a naïve but noble attempt to explore the complicated nature of ingrained racism in the American South.

Elly is the debut novel from Berlin-based filmmaker and short story writer Maike Wetzel, translated to English by Lyn Marven. Eerie and lyrical, it offers a unique twist on the well-worn missing persons archetype.

The Assistant offers a realistic, understated and deeply unsettling look at sexual abuse in the film industry…

The book shapes itself around the urgent message that domestic violence never looks as simple as we expect…

 …as is usually the case with Gervais’ work, it’s far sweeter, and also much cruder, than anticipated.

Vivarium is a very grim picture of what parenting can really feel like, and a horrible perspective of the way people can lose what seems to be their entire lives to their children and mortgage…

When I considered writing a review for Tiger King, I thought, you beauty, another opportunity to laugh at Americans. I never expected I’d end up writing this review through a feminist lens…

Ben Wheatley’s latest comedy-drama boasts an extensive cast of fully fleshed out and detailed characters, each with their own independent storyline. But that is, unfortunately, about all it brings to the table.