Following the death of his wife, professional chef Cheng travels with his young son to a remote village in Finland to connect with an old Finnish friend he once met in Shanghai.

An injured gunslinger is nursed back to health by a Quaker. When his violent past comes back to haunt him, he has to choose between her way of life and his own.

After a disastrous parachute drop, Rambo is left stranded in the jungles with only his combat knife and bow and arrows to protect him.

The world stands on the brink of annihilation when a mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit and sends it hurtling toward Earth. With only weeks before impact, three unlikely heroes team up.

A cult classic where 'The Dude' (Jeff Bridges) is mistaken for a millionaire, dragging him and his friends into crime and chaos. A hilarious, unforgettable Coen Brothers comedy.

While the young dancers Irma and Olga try to stand their ground in the demanding ballet world of 1970s Amsterdam, Olga is launched as the big new star of the Royal Ballet.

The Movie Show was an Australian film review program which was broadcast on SBS TV. Its history is divided into three parts, until it finally wound up in 2008.Reviews and interviews from the movie world.An attraction of the programme were the occasional disagreements of the hosts. Stratton and Pomeranz presented the show for the last time on 12 May 2004 and left SBS because of a perceived \.

Reviews of Green Card, Reversal of Fortune, Avalon and Dances with Wolves, and interviews with Peter Weir and Gerard Depardieu.

Following the death of his wife, professional chef Cheng travels with his young son to a remote village in Finland to connect with an old Finnish friend he once met in Shanghai.

An injured gunslinger is nursed back to health by a Quaker. When his violent past comes back to haunt him, he has to choose between her way of life and his own.

A cult classic where 'The Dude' (Jeff Bridges) is mistaken for a millionaire, dragging him and his friends into crime and chaos. A hilarious, unforgettable Coen Brothers comedy.

A father and son in the suburbs of Casablanca get by on petty crimes for a local mob. When a kidnapping goes wrong, they must find a way to dispose of the body.

Monsieur Verdoux (Charlie Chaplin) is a suave but cynical man who supports his family by marrying and murdering rich women for their money, but the job has some occupational hazards.

Wallace thinks the intrigue erupting around him is part of an audience-participation theatre event. Yet the world's fate depends on this gullible dummy who can't even spell CIA.

Anne takes a road trip to Paris with her husband's associate, Jacques. It is a leisurely trip until she realises that he has been using her credit card to pay their food bills. Starring: Diane Lane, Arnaud Viard, Alec Baldwin.

A teenager with a death wish and a 79-year-old high on life find love in Hal Ashby's cult black comedy.

Socially inept 17-year-old cinephile, Lawrence Kweller (Isaiah Lehtinen) gets a job at a video store, where he forms a complicated friendship with his older female manager.

In a Mexican town around 1910, Tita falls passionately in love with Pedro, but her strict mother forbids her from marrying him. When Pedro marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking.

After a disastrous parachute drop, Rambo is left stranded in the jungles with only his combat knife and bow and arrows to protect him.

The world stands on the brink of annihilation when a mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit and sends it hurtling toward Earth. With only weeks before impact, three unlikely heroes team up.

Monsieur Verdoux (Charlie Chaplin) is a suave but cynical man who supports his family by marrying and murdering rich women for their money, but the job has some occupational hazards.

A glimpse into the life and six-decade long career of Sir Ian McKellen, star of Richard III and X-Men, who has won many awards for his vast work in film. (S13, ep 6).

Anne takes a road trip to Paris with her husband's associate, Jacques. It is a leisurely trip until she realises that he has been using her credit card to pay their food bills. Starring: Diane Lane, Arnaud Viard, Alec Baldwin.

In a Mexican town around 1910, Tita falls passionately in love with Pedro, but her strict mother forbids her from marrying him. When Pedro marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking.

In 2012, the head union representative of a French multinational nuclear powerhouse becomes a whistle-blower. Maureen Kearney fights government ministers to bring the scandal to light.

In the early 19th century, a mysterious young woman speaking a strange language shows up in an English village. There she is taken in by a family of aristocrats who assume she is a foreign princess.

An injured gunslinger is nursed back to health by a Quaker. When his violent past comes back to haunt him, he has to choose between her way of life and his own.

Nurse Carol and her loyal husband Wayne discover that retired bank robber Henry is faking his condition. Together, they plan a heist - but as tensions rise, the robbery takes unexpected turns.

Cool private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter. Starring Richard Roundtree.

Bones of Crows is Aline's journey from child to matriarch, a moving multi-generational epic of resilience, survival and the pursuit of justice.

An uptight English writer's book is a failure but a hit in Mexico. When he's invited there to promote it, he discovers his Spanish translator has rewritten his book as an erotic novel.

Ray (Nicolas Cage) must race to save his wife and himself from a gruesome secret connected to a desert hotel and the strange people who visit there.

Two childhood friends are separated after Nora's family move to America. 20 years later they are reunited for one fateful week.

Pazu's life changes when he meets Sheeta, a girl whom pirates are chasing for her crystal amulet, which has the potential to locate Laputa, a legendary castle floating in the sky.

Nurse Carol and her loyal husband Wayne discover that retired bank robber Henry is faking his condition. Together, they plan a heist - but as tensions rise, the robbery takes unexpected turns.

In the early 19th century, a mysterious young woman speaking a strange language shows up in an English village. There she is taken in by a family of aristocrats who assume she is a foreign princess.

A teenager with a death wish and a 79-year-old high on life find love in Hal Ashby's cult black comedy.

Socially inept 17-year-old cinephile, Lawrence Kweller (Isaiah Lehtinen) gets a job at a video store, where he forms a complicated friendship with his older female manager.

Anne takes a road trip to Paris with her husband's associate, Jacques. It is a leisurely trip until she realises that he has been using her credit card to pay their food bills. Starring: Diane Lane, Arnaud Viard, Alec Baldwin.

Three entrepreneurial grandfathers face an uphill battle when they try to open a day care centre.

Fourteen year old Alan spends the summer of 1948 hoping for peace, love and England to win the Ashes.

While he is lured into a seductive affair with the wife of his father's business partner, college graduate Benjamin also falls in love with her daughter, Elaine. (Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft).

Set in the 90s, a Korean single mother raises her young son in the suburbs of Canada determined to provide a better life for him than the one she left behind.

Luis, an 18-year-old boy with Indigenous roots, enters the Heroic Military College in hopes of ensuring a better future.

Cool private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter. Starring Richard Roundtree.

In a small town in France, a group of pretty average, well-adjusted 16 and 17-year-olds push the limits of their sexuality until the nature of their activities is revealed.

Three entrepreneurial grandfathers face an uphill battle when they try to open a day care centre.

The story follows Satsuke and Mai, two young girls who find their new country home is in a mystical forest inhabited by a menagerie of mystical creatures called Totoros.

Fourteen year old Alan spends the summer of 1948 hoping for peace, love and England to win the Ashes.

Cool private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter. Starring Richard Roundtree.

Two childhood friends are separated after Nora's family move to America. 20 years later they are reunited for one fateful week.

Warrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaa desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.

Nurse Carol and her loyal husband Wayne discover that retired bank robber Henry is faking his condition. Together, they plan a heist - but as tensions rise, the robbery takes unexpected turns.

The story of FBI special agent Mark Felt, who under the name 'Deep Throat', helped The Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1972.

Faced with a jail sentence, a two-bit crook feigns insanity to be sentenced to a mental hospital, only to discover it's not the easy ride he expected.

A zombie virus decimates all of Earth's population except the Mi'qmaq community of Red Crow.

Laura lives in Mexico City where her life consists of one affair after another until she embarks on an intense sexual relationship with Arturo.

Set in the 90s, a Korean single mother raises her young son in the suburbs of Canada determined to provide a better life for him than the one she left behind.

When two newlyweds go broke in Las Vegas, a stranger offers them a million dollars to spend a night with the wife. I'll fix their finances, but at what cost?

The Movie Show reviews Pacific Heights, Berkeley in the 60s, White Fang and Sleeping with the Enemy and more.

A love story between an 18-year-old girl named Sophie, transformed by a witch into an old woman's body, and a mysterious magician named Howl.

The story of FBI special agent Mark Felt, who under the name 'Deep Throat', helped The Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1972.

Set in the 90s, a Korean single mother raises her young son in the suburbs of Canada determined to provide a better life for him than the one she left behind.

While he is lured into a seductive affair with the wife of his father's business partner, college graduate Benjamin also falls in love with her daughter, Elaine. (Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft).

Michael Douglas was born on 25th September 1944 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Douglas has won Oscars, Golden Globe and Emmy Awards.

Fourteen year old Alan spends the summer of 1948 hoping for peace, love and England to win the Ashes.

When President John F. Kennedy learns about the Soviet Union's plan of placing nuclear weapons in Cuba in October 1962, he must come up with a plan of action against the Soviets. (Kevin Costner).

Academy Award winners Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman star in this true story as Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, whose investigation of a minor hotel room break-in.

After the mayor of an idyllic island village discovers a child with mysterious powers awash on their shores, the once peaceful community devolves into civil war.

Based on a true story, follows a teacher in a Mexican border town full of neglect, corruption, and violence, as she tries a radical new method to unlock their students' curiosity and potential.

A law firm brings in its fixer (George Clooney) to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar action suit.

A comic look at the fall of the Berlin Wall in November of 1989, told from the point of view of the German border guards at the checkpoint where it all started.

When President John F. Kennedy learns about the Soviet Union's plan of placing nuclear weapons in Cuba in October 1962, he must come up with a plan of action against the Soviets. (Kevin Costner).

The Clock family live anonymously in another family's residence, borrowing simple items to make their home. But life is about to change for the Clock's when their daughter, Arrietty, is discovered.

Faced with a jail sentence, a two-bit crook feigns insanity to be sentenced to a mental hospital, only to discover it's not the easy ride he expected.

A middle-aged woman (Brigitte Rouan) abandons her family to embark on an affair with a younger man (Boris Terral).

A comic look at the fall of the Berlin Wall in November of 1989, told from the point of view of the German border guards at the checkpoint where it all started.

An assassin accepts a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in eighth century China.

A washed-up pop star teams up with an aspiring writer to compose a hit song for a teen idol, discovering love and second chances through music in this charming 2007 romantic comedy.

A hilarious comedy about men, women, and everything that can go wrong between them. Sparks fly when divorce attorney Miles meets his match in the beautiful but ruthless Marylin.

Two couples go down the rabbit hole of unconventional erotic relationships, respectable at the beginning, happy at the end.

10 years after a global economic collapse, a loner pursues the men who stole his only possession, his car. He captures one of the thieves' brothers, and the duo form an uneasy bond during the journey.

Chris and Gitti are lost in perfect amorous bliss during their getaway in their Sardinia vacation home. But amidst their playful romps, secret rituals and silly habits belies an underlying tension.

An assassin accepts a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in eighth century China.

A washed-up pop star teams up with an aspiring writer to compose a hit song for a teen idol, discovering love and second chances through music in this charming 2007 romantic comedy.

A comic look at the fall of the Berlin Wall in November of 1989, told from the point of view of the German border guards at the checkpoint where it all started.

Based on a true story, follows a teacher in a Mexican border town full of neglect, corruption, and violence, as she tries a radical new method to unlock their students' curiosity and potential.

After the mayor of an idyllic island village discovers a child with mysterious powers awash on their shores, the once peaceful community devolves into civil war.

When President John F. Kennedy learns about the Soviet Union's plan of placing nuclear weapons in Cuba in October 1962, he must come up with a plan of action against the Soviets. (Kevin Costner).

When a teenager in Buenos Aires quietly discovered his religious calling, little did he know that this first step would eventually lead him to become the leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis.

A rancher needs $200 to build a well; he then learns he can obtain the money as a reward for delivering a notorious outlaw to a state prison.

A Special Operations veteran is now into peace, serenity and non-violence. But when Trautman is held by the Soviets and interrogated, the CIA can do nothing and Rambo must come to his aid.

A scientist's drive for artificial intelligence takes on dangerous implications when his own consciousness is uploaded into one such program. (Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany).

A hilarious comedy about men, women, and everything that can go wrong between them. Sparks fly when divorce attorney Miles meets his match in the beautiful but ruthless Marylin.

A professional who specialises in 'career transition counselling' (a euphemism for firing people) looks to accomplish his two main goals in life.

30-year-old Fani is trapped in a world of her own imagination, because she pictures the death of each man she finds attractive. But everything changes when a talking black cat starts courting her.

When a teenager in Buenos Aires quietly discovered his religious calling, little did he know that this first step would eventually lead him to become the leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis.

Review of The Bonfire of the Vanities and EPK.

A rancher needs $200 to build a well; he then learns he can obtain the money as a reward for delivering a notorious outlaw to a state prison.

A hilarious comedy about men, women, and everything that can go wrong between them. Sparks fly when divorce attorney Miles meets his match in the beautiful but ruthless Marylin.

A professional who specialises in 'career transition counselling' (a euphemism for firing people) looks to accomplish his two main goals in life.

An assassin accepts a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in eighth century China.

A washed-up pop star teams up with an aspiring writer to compose a hit song for a teen idol, discovering love and second chances through music in this charming 2007 romantic comedy.

Two BMX expert bikers and a friend of theirs (Kidman) become entangled with a group of bank robbers after discovering a carton of walkie-talkies.

When a group of Shaolin monks fail in city life, they form a soccer team under the coaching of a disgraced soccer legend. Winner of six Hong Kong Film Awards in 2002.

Eight-year-old alpaca farmer Feliciano is ecstatic: Peru has the opportunity to qualify for the World Cup. However, the scheming of a mining company is jeopardizing his village.

Ernie Dingo delivers an outstanding portrayal of Robert Tudawali, the first Aboriginal film star, whose lead role in Jedda is iconic in Australian cinema. This film traces the life of Tudawali.

A scientist's drive for artificial intelligence takes on dangerous implications when his own consciousness is uploaded into one such program. (Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany).

Inspired by the Upton Sinclair novel, this movie chronicles the rise of rugged prospector, Daniel, in a sprawling epic about family, greed, corruption, religion, and the pursuit of the American Dream.

Reviews of Come See the Paradise, Death in Brunswick, The Icicle Thief and L'Atalante. Interviews with John Ruane and Zoe Carides on Death in Brunswick.

Two BMX expert bikers and a friend of theirs (Kidman) become entangled with a group of bank robbers after discovering a carton of walkie-talkies.

When a group of Shaolin monks fail in city life, they form a soccer team under the coaching of a disgraced soccer legend. Winner of six Hong Kong Film Awards in 2002.

Ernie Dingo delivers an outstanding portrayal of Robert Tudawali, the first Aboriginal film star, whose lead role in Jedda is iconic in Australian cinema. This film traces the life of Tudawali.

In 1973 a young soldier survives an attack from a group of flying kung fu warriors. Hoping to follow in their footsteps, he travels to a local monastery to begin his martial-arts training.

In 1947, Lord Mountbatten assumes the post of last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people, living upstairs at the house which was the home of British rulers. (Hugh Bonneville).

Rajiv is forced to drop everything in order to accommodate his father's last and bizarre wish to travel to Varanasi to attain salvation. The trip that follows forces them to re-engage with each other.

Arthur is the groundsman. He's a perfectionist who has lovingly tended the cricket pitch for 45 years. Now he is given a new assistant.

A struggling Scottish football club faces relocation unless manager Gordon McLeod can turn its fortunes around. Heart, rivalry and redemption collide in this uplifting underdog sports drama.

In war-torn Iraq, a ten-year-old boy with a crippling injury has an unquenchable passion for football.

Baron strikes up a friendship with his new cellmate, a man with a history of prison breaks. As they hatch a plan to escape, Baron recalls how he met the love of his life.

Eight-year-old alpaca farmer Feliciano is ecstatic: Peru has the opportunity to qualify for the World Cup. However, the scheming of a mining company is jeopardizing his village.

A court-martialled general (Robert Redford) leads a revolt against a corrupt warden (James Gandolfini) in a military prison.

In 1947, Lord Mountbatten assumes the post of last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people, living upstairs at the house which was the home of British rulers. (Hugh Bonneville).

Rajiv is forced to drop everything in order to accommodate his father's last and bizarre wish to travel to Varanasi to attain salvation. The trip that follows forces them to re-engage with each other.