James Ross
Sydney Film Festival 2017: First Round Picks
From the big guns to the dark horses, James Ross has prepared a tip sheet so you don’t miss out on the best of the Sydney Film Festival preview program.
Big Screen: Land of Mine
This Oscar-nominated Danish number delivers more depth than your standard war film.
Big Screen: Martin Scorsese’s Silence
When this master director has been nursing a project for over two decades, our expectations are sky-high. Does ‘Silence’ deliver?
Big Screen: Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name
Makoto Shinkai has been called the next Hayao Miyazaki by a lot of critics with his latest release.
Big Screen: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
“There’s never been a better time to be a Star Wars fan. Not only are we getting new films in the franchise without a Jar Jar Binks in sight, the movies are being made by directors who love the series as much as we do.” James Ross reviews Rogue One.
Big Screen: Kubo and the Two Strings
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.
Big Screen: Embrace of the Serpent review
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.
Big Screen: The Jungle Book
“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.