Musicals and apocalyptic fiction don’t make for particularly common genre pairings, but in his debut fiction work, aptly titled The End (2024), Joshua Oppenheimer fuses the two to Frankensteinian effect. 

On Swift Horses explores the intersecting relationships of its principal characters but proves too ambitious, stringing together more narrative threads than its two-hour run time can support.

Marco, the Invented Truth is a stunning, modern drama with award-worthy acting that immerses you into this true, scandalous story.

Brando With a Glass Eye is a confused work.

The Shrouds presents potential by reeling in its audience at the beginning, but then loses its grip on them far too soon.

The Story of Souleymane is ultimately exhilarating in its revelation of the hardships of illegal French immigrants, with its immersive nature making for an intense cinematic experience.

The restoration of Charis and George Schwarz’s work is a wonderful reclamation of a peculiar piece of Australian cinematic history.

The people of Palestine need more than words, what is depicted in From Ground Zero makes that abundantly clear.  

The Code is an earnestly off-kilter, free-wheeling journey down the rabbit hole.

Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round is an audacious leap into analogue horror that skilfully marries the nostalgic charm of children’s television with a creeping, unsettling dread and forebodingly surreal stylistic turns.

There are few films that you will watch like director and writer Ye Lou’s docufiction, An Unfinished Film. 

Upshot is a perfect example of utilising simplicity to underline the horror of reality.

Mr. K is ambitious, imaginative and impressive, but the setup is unfortunately better than the payoff.

Aside from the fact that you may struggle to eat tomatoes for a short period of time, Parish Malfitano’s sophomore film is nothing short of spectacular. 

Meet the Leroys (Nous, les Leroy), the directorial debut of Florent Bernard, is a 102-minute French dramedy that explores the emotional toll of divorce on an entire family.

if you’re into making a mockery of death, ethereal dancing, classical art allegories, and ‘tacky’ playlists then They Will be Dust is the film for you. 

What stands out the most is the ironically loud message of Julie Keeps Quiet.

Though Queer has all the ingredients of a great drama, its delivery misses the mark. 

If you enjoy thoughtful films and would like to explore a movie that doesn’t follow the “rules”, or give everything to you on a silver platter, this may be the perfect film for you as you escape the hot summer weather with a drink and an ice cream in an air-conditioned theatre.

Reijn suggests that pleasure has an interstitial quality, making it neither good nor evil, only a key part of life.