Comrade Courant Culture Critic

'Rabbit': A Surreal Australian Thriller That Punches Above Its Weight "Luke Shanahan's debut is a visually stunning, cerebral puzzle box, slightly hampered by its own ambition." — 4/5 Stars For those seeking a refreshing, visually arresting, and thought-provoking thriller that isn't afraid to challenge its audience, Rabbit is 100% worth checking out. It’s a testament to the potent and often overlooked creativity flourishing in Australian cinema. It was a film I had not seen and had forgotten anything I had once known about it—all the better for a clean, unspoiled viewing. What unfolded over the next 103 minutes was a refreshing and haunting surprise: a rare gem from Australia that serves as a potent announcement of a new directorial voice in Luke Shanahan. The plot follows Maude Ashton (a hauntingly intense Adelaide Clemens), a year after the dis...

  'Borgman': A Sinister Masterpiece That Deserves Wider Recognition "Dutch auteur Alex van Warmerdam crafts a haunting surrealist thriller that's been criminally overlooked" — 5/5 Stars "And they descended upon the Earth to strengthen their ranks." Borgman (2013) review: As it opens we are met with those eerie biblical words (in Dutch), and van Warmerdam pulls us into a world of equally eerie images. We see a hunting party, looking like they've stepped out of another century, moving through the woods. They're armed with spears, accompanied by a barking dog, and one of them—a priest, no less—carries a shotgun. It's immediately clear they're hunting something wicked, and that this thing lives underground. It's a fever dream beginning that immediately signals we're not in familiar territory—and it's only the tip of the iceberg in what stands as one ...