#australian-cinema

#australian-cinema

After her heart is thoroughly broken by Kiki (Bernie Van Tiel), all finger-guns and sapphic swagger, Saira is devastated but there's no time to cry, because Kiki has been kidnapped by the Straight White Maliens (played by Mark Bonanno, Broden Kelly, and Zachary Ruane of Aunty Donna) and only Saira's legendary magical labrys can save her. Except Saira has never been able to summon the labrys which is her birthright.

"Kojima named George Miller as his idol, and the influence of the Mad Max movies and their crazed, desolate energy is everywhere in this game."

Going Down is a rich descent into life in 1980s Sydney, following four friends on their last night out before one departs for New York.

Every film about war, declared Francois Truffaut, ends up being pro-war. But The Narrow Road to the Deep North feels quite different from most war narratives, with a deeply layered central character and a heavy, morose tone of contemplation.