January 6, 2020
Read the January/February 2020 issue of Limelight online
Discover our readers' and critics' favourite artists of 2019, learn about Beethoven's final tempestuous year, and celebrate Musica Viva as it turns 75.
January 1, 2020
Review: Little Women (Greta Gerwig)
A film with vim and vigour even though it feels episodic.
December 26, 2019
Review: Sorry We Missed You (Ken Loach)
Loach’s film about the gig economy leaves you enraged.
December 26, 2019
Review: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Céline Sciamma)
A meditative film about creating art and the female gaze.
December 4, 2019
Review: Knives Out (Rian Johnson)
A murder mystery send-up with a cast to die for.
December 4, 2019
Review: The Report (Scott Z Burns)
An inquiry into post 9/11 torture suffers from a tortuous start.
December 4, 2019
Review: Martha: A Picture Story (Selina Miles)
An intimate portrait of an inspiring photographer.
October 17, 2019
Review: Judy (Rupert Goold)
Renée Zellweger gives a fascinating, complex portrayal of Judy Garland.
October 17, 2019
Review: Vita and Virginia (Chanya Button)
A memorable recreation of one of the great literary love affairs.
September 27, 2019
Review: Ride Like a Girl (Rachel Griffiths)
A stirring film about a pioneering Australian jockey.
September 17, 2019
Storm in a Teacup: family, art and dementia
Nia Pericles' moving documentary, screening on ABC TV tonight, and then on ABC iView, charts her artist father's major retrospective and her mother's dementia.
August 29, 2019
Review: The Nightingale (Jennifer Kent)
Tasmanian wilderness inspires a starkly powerful drama.
August 29, 2019
Review: Dogman (Matteo Garrone)
No emotional punches pulled despite the dogs and children.