Richard Cotter

Art for art’s sake. Art felt and artful.

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monos: romancing the stoned

Lord of the Flies meets Apocalypse Now in MONOS, a searing, sometimes surreal story of child soldiers in modern day Colombia.

A group of teenage commandos are given the task to guard a prisoner of war, an American female known …

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burden: black lives matter

Black lives matter.

BURDEN bears witness.

Starting with a smashing scene, BURDEN is the sad and sorry tale of Michael Burden, a white trash returned serviceman who repatriates to his home town of Laurens, South Carolina, as a repo man …

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the spill: remembrance of things past

Skilfully constructed, deeply affecting and all the more enjoyable for its measure of sadness and regret, THE SPILL marks a dazzling debut for author, Imbi Neeme.

Winner of the Penguin Literary Prize, THE SPILL uses a non-linear, multi-perspective narrative structure …

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desire lines: where the truth lies

Social distancing has us 1.5 meters apart for physical health and safety.

In Felicity Volk’s DESIRE LINES, two lovers cannot exceed 8.26 meters separation before their physical and emotional health is put at risk.

Seven years on from LIGHTNING, her …

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st.kilda film festival on line: free for all

The St Kilda Film Festival unreels a dynamic and diverse nine-day online event, which, for the first time, audiences throughout Australia will be able to enjoy when it screens free online from Friday 12 June to Saturday 20 June.

Highlights …

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proxima: eva green’s star turn

Nothing says social distancing like jumping on a rocket bound for Mars.

Sarah is a French astronaut training at the European Space Agency in Cologne, the only woman in the arduous program. She lives alone with Stella, her eight-year-old daughter. …

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our law: top cops

If you’re on the lookout for a film that’s both insightful and inspiring, Cornel Ozies’s documentary Our Law ticks all the boxes.

This Documentary Australia Foundation Award for Best Australian Documentary finalist takes us inside Western Australia’s first Indigenous-run police …

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