Review: The Salesman (Asghar Farhadi)
Iranian domestic drama briefly rubs shoulders with Arthur Miller.
Lynden Barber is a film and TV commentator of three decades standing and a screen studies teacher. His credits include reviewing for the Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian and The Guardian, and the artistic directorship of the Sydney Film Festival. He has reviewed films for Limelight since 2007.
Iranian domestic drama briefly rubs shoulders with Arthur Miller.
BBC proves Bard’s histories are the original Game of Thrones.
A wide-eyed and ambitious love letter to those MGM musicals.
In style, it’s an old-fashioned film, perhaps, but a rewarding one.
If this ends up being veteran UK director Ken Loach’s final film, then he’s going out with a bang.
A little over-leisurely in its unfolding but Todd Hayne's melodrama builds to a powerful finale.
A handsomely filmed and magnificently performed BBC adaptation of the four linked historical plays sometimes known as ‘The Henriad’.
Oscar Isaac cements his growing reputation as a major actor with a mesmerising lead performance.
Rhys Graham’s meaninglessly titled directorial debut is almost pure pastiche.
One part musical, one part romance and one part weepie.
Reminiscent of the 1962 Burt Lancaster drama The Birdman of Alcatraz - though with one major change.
Despite the success of 1970s teleseries Roots, cinema has dragged its heels on serious depictions of the slave era.
Turturro stars stars as a hard-up, middle-aged man persuaded by his former employer to rent out his sexual services.