Red Hill Directed by Patrick Hughes Written by Patrick Hughes 2010, Australia Considering the similar historical trajectory to the United States I’ve always wondered why Australian film-makers didn’t produce more Westerns. The obvious answer of course is that as a genre the Western is not in vogue as it once was but the miniscule volume …
Animal Kingdom Directed by David Michôd Written by David Michôd 2010, Australia Causing quite a splash on last years festival circuit the debut feature of writer David Michôd is the ambitious Animal Kingdom, a sprawling journey through the grim underbelly of a Melbourne criminal fraternity. The ripples caused by the films theft of the Sundance World Cinema Award intensified with the Oscar …