Eric Lavallée

In a departure film of sorts for the director who gave us I’m Going To Explode and Drama/Mex, Gerardo Naranjo makes the zone/border that...

Not sure if the film's title accurately denotes the life choices of our central character here in The Slut, but we get a sense...

An adults only version of the classic fable, Sleeping Beauty received a tepid response from the early press screening on Wednesday night, which correlates with how our panel graded the film. Julia Leigh's daring debut film wasn't critically slammed across the board, as it does have a trio of supporters -- and its this kind of support that will ensure that Leigh has the option to forgo future book writing manifestations. Emily Browning gives a bare, brave performance (just her first scene where she has a tube shoved down her throat demonstrates her commitment to the part) and Leigh will undoubtably be referred to as Australia's new infant terrible. Click on the grid below to see how our critics responded to the film.

The U.K's Protagonist Pictures like to spread themselves out, having shown Tyrannosaur at Sundance and Berlin and this year they've got Australia's Snowtown in the Critic's Week. The Deep Blue Sea appears to be billed as a Venice/TIFF selection and next year they'll be backing one of their own in Kevin MacDonald's How I Live Now.

Our critics might have been seeing red, but that's because Lynn Ramsay third film is heavy on the blood colored motif. Stylistically and visually ambitious, this interpretation of the award winning novel on which the film is in parts based on, is drawing support from the home crowd, but its Tilda Swinton layered character and jarring performance that will give this film wings well into the second week of the Main Competition. Click on the grid below to see how our panel voted.