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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
TOM STONE urges you to catch the last dates of a New York singer/songwriter, never afraid to challenge her audiences musically or politically
JAN WOOLF examines work that aims to give viewers a material experience of the environments in the polar north and Britain equally affected by the climate crisis
The bard recalls advice received 50 years ago from his TRB muse, and sorts out appropriate legislation for football club ownership
MICHAL BONCZA and MARIA DUARTE review Facing War, Kontinental ’25, Bugonia, and Relay
MAYER WAKEFIELD is frustrated by a production of Ibsen’s classic study of an anti-heroine that fails to elucidate her motivations
PETER MASON tunes his ear into the domestic affairs of a Carribbean couple with a troublesome son
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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