Sydney film festival 2016
Down Under review – gutsy black comedy about Cronulla riots tackles racism head on
No one escapes ridicule in Abe Forsythe’s laugh-out-loud film about two carloads of vengeful, testosterone-charged young hotheads in the aftermath of the 2005 riots
The Devil's Candy review – old-fashioned thrill ride packed with heavy metal horror
Sean Byrne’s follow up to The Loved Ones plays with the formalism of classic horror whole offering a 21st century spin on the haunted house genre
Teenage Kicks review – a compelling new voice in queer Australian cinema
Goldstone review – a masterpiece of outback noir that packs a political punch
Ivan Sen on his outback thriller Goldstone: 'Action shouldn’t be thought of as trash'
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Love & Friendship review – Whit Stillman's Austen drama is a racy delightFirst look review
It’s Only the End of the World review: Xavier Dolan's nightmarish homecoming is a dreamFirst look review
Aquarius review: rich and mysterious Brazilian story of societal disintegrationFirst look review
Personal Shopper review – Kristen Stewart's psychic spooker is a must-have
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Everybody Wants Some!! review: Richard Linklater's new college comedy is infectious funFirst look review
Sonita review: Afghan female rapper goes on unpredictable journey in triumphant documentary
Saint Amour review: Gérard Depardieu irresistible as boozy farmer on road trip
Three unlikely heroes take to the road in this broad but pleasing picturesque (think Sideways sans pathos), featuring improbable sex and a kooky cameo from Michel Houellebecq
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Life, Animated review – how Disney films helped a boy with autismIncredibly moving documentary takes us into the interior life of an autistic person, and explores how films helped him communicate with the outside world
Weiner review: an unsparing portrait of politics and a gift that keeps giving
Documentary about former congressman Anthony Weiner and his wife Huma Abedin channels the spirit of the best and most surreal political journalism
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Love & Friendship review: Kate Beckinsale is a devious delightKate Beckinsale and Chloë Sevigny reunite with director Whit Stillman for a witty adaptation of Jane Austen’s early novella Lady Susan
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Maggie’s Plan review: Julianne Moore steals agreeably messy comedyGreta Gerwig and Ethan Hawke make for a winning couple in Rebecca Miller’s unpredictable New York-set lark, but Moore’s brazen Danish professor is the picture’s real highlight
