LIZ WATTS

TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG (2020)
Starring George MacKay, Russell Crowe, Nicholas Hoult, Essie Davis, Travis Fimmel, Sean Keenan, Dacre Montgomery, Harry Greenwood, Thomasin McKenzie and Earl Cave. Directed by Justin Kurzel.

Spanning the younger years of Ned’s life to the time leading up to his death, the film explores the blurred boundaries between what is bad and what is good, and the motivations for the demise of its hero. Youth and tragedy collide in the Kelly Gang, and at the beating heart of this tale is the fractured and powerful love story between a mother and a son.

REVIEWS True History of the Kelly Gang - A magnificent deconstruction of the great Australian antihero

MARY MAGDALENE (2018)
Starring Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ariane Labed, Ryan Corr, Tahar Rahim, Hadas Yaron, Charles Babalola, Tsahi Halevi and Shira Haas. Directed by Garth Davis.

The story of Mary Magdalene - from the Academy Award producers of The King's Speech. Set in the Holy Land in the first century C.E., a young woman leaves her small fishing village and traditional family behind to join a radical new social movement. At its head is a charismatic leader, Jesus of Nazareth, who promises that the world is changing. Mary is searching for a new way of living, and an authenticity that is denied her by the rigid hierarchies of the day. As the notoriety of the group spread and more are drawn to follow Jesus’ inspirational message, Mary’s spiritual journey places her at the heart of a story that will lead to the capital city of Jerusalem, where she must confront the reality of Jesus’ destiny and her own place within it.

REVIEWS Mary Magdalene - A tedious reframing of an important female religious icon

THE ROVER (2014)
Starring Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, Scoot McNairy, Susan Prior and David Field. Directed by David MichÔd.

Eric has left everything, everyone and every semblance of human kindness behind him when a gang of desperate criminals steals his last possession. Eric sets off on a ruthless mission to track them down, forced along the way to enlist the help of Rey, the naïve and injured junior member of the gang who was left behind in the chaos of the gang's most recent robbery.

REVIEWS The Rover - A haunting Australian western
The Rover - An elegant fable at the end of the world

UNDERTOW
Starring Olivia Dejonge, Laura Gordon, Josh Helman, Rob Collins, Chris Gibson, Josh Hayes, Christopher Farrell, Martin Blum, Jeff Gobbels and Tim K. Williams. Directed by Miranda Nation.

Struggling to cope after losing her unborn child, photo-journalist Claire becomes increasingly obsessed with Angie, a pregnant young woman Claire suspects of having an affair with her husband, AFL player and mentor Dan. It’s an obsession that could put both women in danger, but the deeper Claire digs, the more unsettling her discoveries become.

REVIEWS Undertow - Diving into the depths of obsession