Search: Starring Chris Haywood

Body Blow (2025)

Review preview for Body Blow

Immersive and intense, the more so because of its roots in a brutal history of gaybashing by Sydney cops.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5

An undercover cop finds his commitment to the force tested when he falls for a young twink deep in debt to a vicious drug lord in this kinky neon-noir.
The Boys Are Back (2009)

Review preview for The Boys Are Back

An affecting blend of warm comedy and high pathos, The Boys Are Back brings an unusual all-male perspective to its otherwise familiar themes of domesticity, death and dysfunction.

Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5

A wisecracking sportswriter is forced into single parenthood by the tragic death of his wife.
The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)

Review preview for The Cars That Ate Paris

The Cars That Ate Paris is no ordinary horror film.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5

Trouble brews for a stranger in a town where car crashes seem to be a little too frequent.
Dogs In Space (1987)

Review preview for Dogs In Space

Dogs in Space is less of a film and more of an experience, a poem rather than a conventional story.

Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5

Kitchen sink drama with a difference, set in a Melbourne punk commune.
Jindabyne (2006)

Review preview for Jindabyne

Richly atmospheric and often deeply disturbing, Jindabyne is a superb example of well-crafted drama, cinema taking on real issues without ever losing its narrative edge.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5

A close-knit Australian community is rocked when four men discover a murder victim’s corpse and do nothing about it.
Swerve (2011)

Review preview for Swerve

Despite a solid cast and good use of location, we really have been here many times before, regardless of how many twists Lahiff compounds to get us there.

Anton Bitel · 3 out of 5

Thriller, sees the paths of a drug dealer, a dissatisfied wife, a straight up ex-soldier and a psychotic cop collide.