Big Screen: Louis Theroux – My Scientology Movie
Scientology is like the North Korea of religious organisations. No-one really knows how they operate, but the more we learn, the more we realise that it’s bat-shit crazy.
Scientology is like the North Korea of religious organisations. No-one really knows how they operate, but the more we learn, the more we realise that it’s bat-shit crazy.
Kubo and the Two Strings is more than just another spunky kids film. It’s a visually stunning, brilliantly written exercise in the art of storytelling, and probably the best animated film James Ross has seen in years.
Ciro Guerra’s ‘Embrace Of The Serpent’ is an Amazonian ‘Heart of Darkness’: pitting the knowledge systems of the Western world up against those of the tribal people of the Amazon.
Set in a small Turkish town and soundtracked by Warren Ellis (the Dirty Three), Mustang tells a beautifully affecting story of female emancipation and sisterly love.
Female power, odd ducks and the challenge of mutual understanding: now that the final flick has screened, we look at the winners and losers from the Sydney Film Festival 2016.
“It felt like a movie for kids who were raised on The Lord of the Rings rather than The Lion King.” James Ross thinks you should stick to the original Jungle Book.