Sundance Review: “SWEET COUNTRY”, A powerful slowburn on australia’s not-so-sweet history

Warwick Thornton’s Sweet Country opens with Sam Neill’s preacher Fred Smith sharing a meal with his Aboriginal farmhands Sam and Lizzie Kelly (exceptional newcomers Hamilton Morris and Natassia Gorey-Furber). “We’re all equal in the eyes of the Lord,” the preacher sermonizes as he says grace with the couple. This scene serves as a

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There is a certain kick in watching gushes of blood, split-second glimpses of monsters, and jump scares accompanied by irreverent denotations of sound and music – as it is the collective appeal of horror films. It also allows us a breather, whether in a scene or two following a scare,

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