Gord Downie’s Animated Film ‘The Secret Path’ is Overwhelming, Compulsory Viewing, and It’s Here For You to Watch
The work of a dying man; a gift to the nation he loved dearly and hated in equal measure. It is perfect.
Hidden Gems
Why Forgotten Drama ‘The Sweet Hereafter’ Remains a Must See
Ian Holm, Sarah Polley and Bruce Greenwood, among others, star in what stands as one of the best films of the ’90s.
‘Nathan for You’: The Hilarious Docu-Comedy Series You Must Be Watching
Gut-busting laughs and overwhelmingly uncomfortable situations are on offer in this underseen comedy-reality gem.
‘The Hanging Garden’ (1997): An Indie Gem You Must Watch
Brilliantly written, flawlessly performed and directed to perfection.
Hidden Gem: ‘Roadkill’ (1989)
A kinetic ‘Alice In Wonderland’-like fable that wears its “cult” badge proudly.
Hidden Gem: ‘Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould’ (1993)
Our latest under-seen masterpiece is a mixed bag of thematic contrasts that attempt to make sense of a complicated mind.
Hidden Gem: ‘Undead’ (2003)
A low-budget Aussie horror-comedy fans of zombie pics should put on their list.
Hidden Gem: Rubber
A discarded rubber tire comes to life in the desert and discovers the ability to make people’s heads explode with sheer will power. Yep.
Hidden Gem: Open Range
An absorbing and thrilling Western driven by robust characterisation and gritty action. We look at Kevin Costner’s forgotten gem…
Hidden Gem: The Jammed
The Jammed journeys into the human trafficking industry in a realistically grim fashion. Our latest Hidden Gem is a film impossible to look away from…
Hidden Gem: Trouble Every Day
Lengthy silences, anatomical fetishizing, sexual cannibalism. A discomfiting film that confounds genre, ‘Trouble Every Day’ is our latest Hidden Gem…
[Hidden Gem] ‘A Werewolf Boy’: The Beautiful South Korean Fantasy-Romance You Should See
A beautiful piece of filmmaking that demonstrates supernatural romance can be taken seriously as a genre.
Hidden Gem: Deep End
One of the first things you notice on the DVD cover for the BFI’s restored edition of Jerzy Skolimowski’s Deep End is John Moulder Brown’s bared buttocks. Beneath him is the beautiful Jane Asher, more pleased than you’ll remember her
Hidden Gem: Van Diemen’s Land
‘Van Diemen’s Land’ is a dark, brooding, gothic tale, and an excellent example of original Australian filmmaking. Read on to find out why…
Hidden Gem: The Hudsucker Proxy
Visually dazzling and packed with hilarious ideas, The Hudsucker Proxy is a pitch perfect pastiche of 1950s screwball comedies with a surreal Coen touch…
Hidden Gem: Dancing Outlaw
Written by Siân Darling. Dancing Outlaw (1991) came into my view as a bootleg VHS recorded off the West Virginia Public Broadcasting Service. Directed by Jacob Young, it was part of the Different Drummer documentary series. This documentary follows Jesco
Hidden Gem: The American Astronaut
Written by Siân Darling. Don’t expect to get too deep, even in space, with The American Astronaut (2001). I searched for satire and I measured the metaphors, and aside from the noteworthy gender separations in this fictional space, I now
Hidden Gem: Margaret (2011)
Written by Siân Darling. Margaret (2011), released seven years after being shot in New York, is Kenneth Lonergan’s anticipated second directing release following his celebrated and Oscar-nominated, You Can Count on Me (2000). The delayed release was caused by Lonergan’s
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