For Your Eyes Only: a film of vengeance and its consequences in a morally dubious world
John Glen, “For Your Eyes Only” (1981) After the excesses of previous Bond films which
Tag: Revenge Films
Bad Black: car chases, kung fu, vengeance, the plight of orphans in poverty and social injustice all rolled into one film
Isaac G G Nabwana, “Bad Black” (2016) Despite the tiny budget – even less than
Elite commandos, Tiger Mafia gangsters and Ugandan Shaolin Temple monks go head to head in “Who Killed Captain Alex?”
Isaac G G Nabwana, “Who Killed Captain Alex?” (2010) Reputedly made on a budget of
French and French-language Films
Animal: in a ruined world, hope, tradition and openness to new consciousness can overcome despair
Jules Janaud and Fabrice le Nezet, “Animal” (2017) In the not too distant future, in
The Good Liar: a story of identity, reinvention and revenge shafted by a superficial script
Bill Condon, “The Good Liar” (2019) Getting two giants of British stage and film proved
Knives Out: superficial examination of class and privilege in crime comedy whodunnit
Rian Johnson, “Knives Out” (2019) At times playing like a spoof of the classic whodunnit
Hybrids: a hybrid short film of too many cliches and stereotypes
Patrick Kalyn, “Hybrids” (2013) This sci-fi live action short seems to have been made as
Australian and New Zealand Films
Colony: a stereotyped sci-fi horror treatment of colonisation and possession
Catherine Bonny, “Colony” (2018) Partly informed by the history of early European settlement in Australia,
The Invisible Man’s Revenge: a messy plot and flat uninteresting characters underline this cheap film
Ford Beebe, “The Invisible Man’s Revenge” (1944) It could have been an interesting character study
Australian and New Zealand Films
Ten Canoes: morality tale, comedy and demonstration of traditional Yolngu values, beliefs and worldview rolled into one
Rolf de Heer and Peter Djigirr, “Ten Canoes” (2006) An engrossing story of another story,