Praise

Storywise, this film is perfect. Seriously, this is more or less the exact story i wish movies told. I don't know why there aren't more movies like it, really. Not only is it by far my favorite "twentysomething mopey slacker" movie... Full review

Noticed this on cable last night and wasn't sure I was going to watch the entire film; there was another movie starting in about half an hour that I was thinking of switching to...but by the time the reminder for that... Full review

"Praise" is a slice-of-misery Aussie flick which looks into the waxing and waning of a relationship between a sexually obsessed woman and her taciturn and less experienced boyfriend while both languish in a life of self indulgence, sex, indolence, sex, drugs,... Full review

Hesitantly I went to this movie after reading an interesting review on a local freebie. As I expected we were about 10 people watching this film at peak time (Friday night) in a major art-films theater. It didn't matter because this... Full review

Tragi-comic and generationally legit, Praise deserves all its acclaim and then some. Without a trace of quirk, cartoon or condescension, Praise is an Australian film we can all be proud of, injecting some much-needed energy, innovation and artistry into the local film-making scene. ... Full Review

The basic story of Praise , from first-time director John Curran, is fairly simple: a laid-back, chain-smoking asthmatic named Gordon (Peter Fenton) becomes involved with Cynthia (Sacha Horler, who gives a stunning performance), a nymphomaniac afflicted with severe eczema. ... Full Review

This disturbing portrait has a harrowing, claustrophobic, and painfully honest script bolstered by two moving and constantly surprising performances in the lead roles.....The characters are frustrating and sometimes unpleasant.....it's all there in the actor's extraordinary performance.....Director John Curran 's first feature-length effort may be unsettling, even painful to watch....all, is one of the most wonderful things about the film..... ... Full Review

This disturbing portrait has a harrowing, claustrophobic, and painfully honest script bolstered by two moving and constantly surprising performances in the lead roles.....The characters are frustrating and sometimes unpleasant.....it's all there in the actor's extraordinary performance.....Director John Curran 's first feature-length effort may be unsettling, even painful to watch....The explicit sex scenes mean limited theatrical distribution..... ... Full Review

IS THE Byron Bay Writers' Festival racist? That's the clear inference you draw from an open letter this week by an angry indigenous writer, Philip McLaren, to Federal Arts Minister Peter Garrett and NSW Premier Nathan Rees. ... Full Article