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Donald Russell is a freelance writer and photographer based in Melbourne.
The new Superman movie by Brian Singer packs a punch. It retains some of the best elements of the 1970's and 80's films, and also brings the Man of the Steel up to date, or so says Donald Russell...
Hard Candy begins inside an Internet chat room. The characters fake innocence but show they are increasingly capable of manipulation and violence.
Renaissance is an animated film with a conventional plot and off-the-rack characters, but the animation of the movie is a sumptuous feast.
In X-Men: The Last Stand, there is no build-up of tension, long-serving characters are treated with contempt, and the climax is a cacophony of special effects with actors serving only as props.
A genuine Australian story with no hint of the dreaded 'cultural cringe', there are some genuinely humorous moments amidst the tension in this film.
Donald Russell reviews Hidden, a harrowing film from acclaimed French director Michael Haneke that examines racism, voyeurism and a too-comfortable middle-class family.