Year and Decade in Review

The Year and Decade in Review: How film has fared (so far) this century

The Lumière Reader’s critics discuss their favourite—and least favourite—films of 2009, and of the millennium’s first decade.

Also: The Noughties in music downloads, albums, and live performance, as witnessed by BRANNAVAN GNANALINGAM.

Presenting The Lumière Reader: New Zealand’s only online journal dedicated to film criticism and the arts review, now sporting a new lick of paint! From February, we begin migrating six years of features and reviews to our remodelled website. The original website, although no longer updated, will remain online until the relocation is complete. You can read more about the changes here, or email us with any feedback about the beta site at lumiere@lumiere.net.nz.

Features & Reviews

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Primitive, Sacred and Pure: T.E.O.R.E.M.A.T.
We interview Polish director Grzegorz Jarzyna ahead of the New Zealand International Arts Festival.
Also: 13 Most Beautiful, Mahler’s Eighth, 11 and 12, T.E.O.R.E.M.A.T. reviewed
Robert Connolly on Balibo
BRANNAVAN GNANALINGAM interviews the Australian director about confronting East Timor’s fraught history.
Francis Falceto: A Stranger in a Welcoming Land
The producer of the Ethiopiques CD series chats to JAMES ROBINSON before this year’s WOMAD.
Coming Attractions: Antichrist, Fish Tank, The Hurt Locker
Our thoughts on three films coming to the World Cinema Showcase in April.