Tag: Jodie Foster

June 9, 2025

Review: Vie Privée (A Private Life)

Film, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sydney Film Festival

“It’s not my fault babies sleep a lot.”

Written by

Richard Gray
August 28, 2013

Rapid Review: Elysium

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REVIEW: A heavy-handed sci-fi brings some spectacular action, but gets lost in its own politics and a sea of bad accents.

Written by

Richard Gray
February 27, 2012

Review: Carnage

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REVIEW: It’s a class war as Polanski brings back the chuckles.

Written by

Richard Gray
August 1, 2011

The Beaver

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REVIEW: Jodie foster directs and stars in an exploration of depression and puppet fetishes with Hollywood pariah Mel Gibson in The Beaver. Is this a case of art imitating life, or an actor who has hit rock-bottom using his experience to craft a fine performance?

Written by

Richard Gray