Search: Starring Daniel Henshall

The Babadook (2014)

Review preview for The Babadook

Jennifer Kent's film creates something original, even frightening

Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5

A character in a pop up book haunts the nightscape of a six-year-old boy
Catch The Fair One (2021)

Review preview for Catch The Fair One

It’s astonishing to realise that this is Reis’ first screen role.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5

A Native American boxer embarks on the fight of her life when she goes in search of her missing sister.
Jimpa (2025)

Review preview for Jimpa

The film’s initial loose and enjoyable construction gradually drifts towards a drawn-out and repetitive melodramatic conclusion.

Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5

Hannah takes her nonbinary teenager, Frances, to Amsterdam to visit their gay grandfather, Jim - lovingly known as Jimpa. But Frances’ desire to stay abroad with Jimpa for a year means Hannah is forced to reconsider her beliefs about parenting and finally confront old stories about the past.
Not Suitable For Children (2012)

Review preview for Not Suitable For Children

The premise sounds like a playpen for vulgarity but Michael Lucas's script is smarter than that.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5

When a Sydney playboy discovers he's about to be rendered infertile by testicular cancer, the heat is on to become a dad.
Okja (2017)

Review preview for Okja

Bong keeps it all on the move with immense visual flair, innumerable chases and excellent effects.

Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5

Young girl Mija must risk everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.
The Royal Hotel (2023)

Review preview for The Royal Hotel

The feeling that something bad could happen at any moment permeates the mood.

Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5

US backpackers Hanna and Liv take a job in a remote Australian pub for some extra cash and are confronted with a bunch of unruly locals and a situation that grows rapidly out of their control.
Skin (2018)

Review preview for Skin

There are some powerful moments in Skin, but however lasting some of its impacts the film isn't as deep as it hopes.

Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5

The true story of white supremacist skinhead Bryon Widner and his attempts to leave his extreme right-wing past behind.
Snowtown (2011)

Review preview for Snowtown

Layer in the realisation that what you are seeing actually happened and the result takes you beyond disturbing into that place where your skin starts to creep and your brain crawls into the foetal position.

Amber Wilkinson · 5 out of 5

A vulnerable boy is drawn into the crimes of a charismatic serial killer. Based on a true story.
These Final Hours (2013)

Review preview for These Final Hours

A compelling, interesting and well-acted redemption tale.

Jane Fae · 3.5 out of 5

The world is about to end and a young man is heading to one last party when he encounters a young girl searching for her father.