Glossy and generally upbeat, The High Note (Focus), is a blend of comedy and drama from director Nisha Ganatra, is a pleasant tune rather than an aria for the ages.

By John Mulderig

Scarface goes bugsy
in Capone (Vertical). This
biographical drama tracks the last year in the life of legendary Chicago
kingpin Al Capone (1899 to 1947) – played with intensity by Tom Hardy – as his
mind disintegrates from the effects of neurosyphilis. It makes for queasy
viewing.

All the Bright Places (Netflix) director Brett Haley is efficacious in highlighting some serious life issues that young people encounter in this day and age.

Catholics can experience the gentleness of God through learning more about Saint Faustina and the devotion to the Divine Mercy by watching the 2019 docudrama Love and Mercy: Faustina (Kondrat-Media), written and directed by award-winning Polish filmmaker Michal Kondrat.

While the real-life legacy of Australia’s famous 19th-century outlaw Ned Kelly may be disputed, the cinematic appeal of his career can hardly be doubted.

Rev Dr Richard Leonard SJ, film critic for the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, has compiled a list suggesting some of the finest movies from the past four years to get sunk into.

The reasons the church continues to honour the Apostle of Ireland more than 1500 years after his death shine forth in the film “I Am Patrick” (CBN), a docudrama that will be screened in theatres on dates to be announced.

Director David SF Wilson’s passable Valiant Comics adaptation Bloodshot (Columbia) mostly avoids gore. But its protagonist’s drive for revenge, which is front and centre in Jeff Wadlow and Eric Heisserer’s script, is only partially made less problematic by twisty plot developments.

Emma (Focus) is a delightful screen version of Jane Austen’s classic novel, lovely to look at and abounding in gentle humour.

Alexandra Masangkay portrays Miharu in the Spanish thriller “The Platform”. Photo: Basque Films. Barbaric thriller The Platform (Basque Films) – originally titled El Hoyo – is currently trending on Netflix, and for good reason. With the world now suffering through the COVID-19 pandemic, Spanish Director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia does not shy away from depicting the sheer greed and savagery ...