GEOFF BOTTOMS relishes a profoundly human portrait of a family as it evolves across 55 years in Sheffield
Film round-up: June 11, 2020
Reviews of The Australian Dream, Artemis Fowl, Citizens of the World, Banana Split, You Don’t Nomi and Virus Tropical
PAUL DONOVAN applauds an excellently crafted new musical that explores the life and death of Ruth Ellis
PAUL DONOVAN is tickled by the excruciating take-downs of one of the funniest, wittiest, political writers around.
RON JACOBS points out, via a transcription of Kissinger’s secret recordings, that Trump could never have existed without Nixon and Kissinger
ELLIS RAE is persuaded that the advantages of the ‘talking cure’ are superior to the treatment of mental illness with drugs
JOHN GREEN, MICHAL BONCZA and BELLA KATZ review The Good Boy, Broken English, and Don't Be Prey
The Australian Dream (15)
Directed by Daniel Gordon
★★★★
WITH the world rising up in the wake of the heinous murder of George Floyd comes this film calling out racism in Australia, explored through the inspirational and extraordinary story of former professional Australian rules footballer Adam Goodes.
A dual Brownlow Medallist and named Australian of the Year in 2014, Goodes — an indigenous player — describes the relentless racial abuse and negative press he received after refusing to put up with the racist boos and slurs he experienced at matches, which eventually made him walk away from the sport he loved.
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