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Goethe-Institute Australien Magazine

Goethe-Institute Australien Magazine is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Sarah Ward.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
Blue Velvet Revisited (2016) Sarah Ward While it threatens to stretch the boundaries of its structure and style with its pacing at points, Blue Velvet Revisited also proves revelatory, specifically where Lynch and his creative process is concerned.
Posted Jan 28, 2019  Edit critic review
Pope Francis -- A Man of His Word (2018) Sarah Ward Only ever remains skin deep; the filmic equivalent of reading from the prayer book and listening to the sermon, rather than interrogating and internalising the words contained within.
Posted Sep 24, 2018  Edit critic review
Submergence (2017) Sarah Ward Handsomely shot and involvingly performed, yet it sometimes functions like its striking but overused graphic matches, diving too deep into obviousness.
Posted Sep 24, 2018  Edit critic review
Central Airport THF (2018) Sarah Ward Always sees its location and subjects for the complex place and people they are, and not the external labels ascribed to them.
Posted Aug 21, 2018  Edit critic review
The Field Guide to Evil (2018) Sarah Ward Bewitches through mood, theme and style sometimes more than story, though the fact that some shorts stand out more than others is emblematic of the format above all else.
Posted Aug 21, 2018  Edit critic review
Victory Day (2018) Sarah Ward Peers at a place brimming with history and watches the people who walk across the site, turning their reactions into an observational portrait of humanity processing the past.
Posted Jul 31, 2018  Edit critic review
Hagazussa: A Heathen's Curse (2017) Sarah Ward A gripping manifestation of deep-seeded unease infecting and shaping a woman's life.
Posted Jul 29, 2018  Edit critic review
The Cleaners (2018) Sarah Ward A documentary enlivened by its subject matter more than its noir-like approach.
Posted Jul 16, 2018  Edit critic review
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1978) Sarah Ward A feature of desire and futility, of resourcefulness and inevitability, and of honestly assessing a plethora of contradictions on a human and societal level.
Posted Jun 22, 2018  Edit critic review
Wings of Desire (1987) Sarah Ward Whether or not Wings of Desire qualifies as the most poetic feature to grace the silver screen, it certainly earns that honour where Berlin is concerned.
Posted Jun 13, 2018  Edit critic review
3 Days in Quiberon (2018) Sarah Ward Convincingly takes the viewer beyond the surface of Schneider's stardom and her final attempt to control it.
Posted Jun 13, 2018  Edit critic review
In the Aisles (2018) Sarah Ward Finds beauty and stylish choreography as workers go about their regular tasks, affection and understanding as they share glances across the shelves, and camaraderie as they weather ups and downs both inside and outside the store.
Posted Jun 13, 2018  Edit critic review
The Silent Revolution (2018) Sarah Ward While the movie throws up few surprises, even as it exposes a particular event that's hardly well-known, it still has the requisite impact.
Posted Jun 13, 2018  Edit critic review
The Song Keepers (2017) Sarah Ward As astonishing as the underlying situation remains, and as vibrant as the melodies are to hear, it's the stories behind the choir that resound even after the choir stops.
Posted May 03, 2018  Edit critic review
7 Days in Entebbe (2018) Sarah Ward Like the passengers held hostage in Uganda in the feature's true tale, 7 Days in Entebbe is stuck in limbo.
Posted Mar 20, 2018  Edit critic review
Damsel (2018) Sarah Ward A delight that doesn't always get it right, but never needs saving.
Posted Mar 20, 2018  Edit critic review
Black '47 (2018) Sarah Ward Solemn in its tenor but impassioned in its heart, it's more effective, rousing and involving than its blend of real-life hardship and hearty genre might sound.
Posted Mar 20, 2018  Edit critic review
The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) Sarah Ward Never manages to capitalise upon its impressive cast, or offer much more than a mildly diverting imitation of its genre predecessors.
Posted Mar 20, 2018  Edit critic review
Tulip Fever (2017) Sarah Ward Looks the blossoming part with its elegant, painterly staging, but never finds an appropriate tone for the tale's sex, envy and tulip-bartering theatrics.
Posted Dec 14, 2017  Edit critic review
Bye Bye Germany (2017) Sarah Ward Grappling with the hurtful past while finding pleasures in the present always remains a bittersweet affair.
Posted Dec 14, 2017  Edit critic review
The Exception (2016) Sarah Ward When the feature's various aspects do shine - the individual performances, and the thoughtful way that each of the three main characters are forced to confront their place in the conflict, for example - it remains involving.
Posted Nov 22, 2017  Edit critic review
Bunch of Kunst (2017) Sarah Ward A probing, potent and propulsive celebration for the already acquainted and a lure for the uninitiated.
Posted Sep 18, 2017  Edit critic review
Traceable (2014) Sarah Ward An eye-opening film... and one that also acts as a work of advocacy for a different relationship between fast fashion consumption and its production.
Posted Sep 12, 2017  Edit critic review
Manifesto (2015) Sarah Ward Assaults the audience with both concepts and their conceptualisation.
Posted Aug 30, 2017  Edit critic review
The Dreamed Path (2016) Sarah Ward As lyrical as it is detail-oriented, and as oneiric and it is steeped in relatable instances.
Posted Aug 30, 2017  Edit critic review
Western (2017) Sarah Ward A feature by any other moniker would've proved as quietly powerful, but this one more than earns its genre and title.
Posted Aug 30, 2017  Edit critic review
Salt and Fire (2016) Sarah Ward Suffers from stilted dialogue, tangential conversations that lead both everywhere and nowhere, plot threads and characters left hanging, and committed but constrained performances.
Posted Aug 30, 2017  Edit critic review
A Conspiracy of Faith (2016) Sarah Ward Bleak in its kidnapping contents but bright in its images.
Posted Aug 23, 2017  Edit critic review
The Untamed (2016) Sarah Ward Nothing about it agrees to fit neatly within established boundaries.
Posted Jul 20, 2017  Edit critic review
Risk (2016) Sarah Ward An intriguing risk reaching for but never quite grasping the rewards it seeks, just like everything it captures
Posted Jul 20, 2017  Edit critic review
Happy End (2017) Sarah Ward It's easy to feel as though Haneke is retracing his own footsteps, and he is, but he's doing so with purpose and self-awareness.
Posted Jul 20, 2017  Edit critic review
Axolotl Overkill (2017) Sarah Ward Striking in its candour... it takes confidence to bring such a self-assured package together.
Posted Jul 20, 2017  Edit critic review
The Young Karl Marx (2017) Sarah Ward Another of Peck's meaty, weighty and stirring showcases of talk, language, theories and concepts designed to express opposition, mobilise change and make a difference.
Posted Jul 20, 2017  Edit critic review
Return to Montauk (2017) Sarah Ward Road to Montauk is warm, soulful but overly familiar; however the universal urge to consider how the past shapes the future anchors this softly filmed account of middle-aged yearning with much-needed sincerity.
Posted Jul 20, 2017  Edit critic review
Barrage (2017) Sarah Ward [Here] a glint in the eye can say so much, both about who a person is, and who they want to be.
Posted Jul 20, 2017  Edit critic review
The Bar (2017) Sarah Ward The part black comedy, part tense thriller observes human interaction at its most primal and survival-oriented.
Posted Jul 20, 2017  Edit critic review
On the Beach at Night Alone (2017) Sarah Ward Beneath the recognisably familiarity of [Hong's] many trademarks lurks a portrait of lust, love and longing.
Posted Jul 20, 2017  Edit critic review
Wild Mouse (2017) Sarah Ward Writer, director and star Hader ensures his portrait of a man in disarray is haunted by the paths both taken and ignored.
Posted Jul 20, 2017  Edit critic review
Golden Exits (2017) Sarah Ward Makes even the clumsiest encounters, of which there's many, seem naturalistic
Posted Jul 20, 2017  Edit critic review
Django (2017) Sarah Ward Offers a powerful contrast between horror and artistry.
Posted Jul 20, 2017  Edit critic review
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