At the Movies: Aug 26

Tonight on At the Movies Margaret & David review new Aussie films Predestination and Felony -the first opened the Melbourne International Film Festival and the second is winning glowing reviews as an industry salvation.

Felony – Three male detectives become embroiled in a tense struggle after a tragic accident that leaves a child in a coma. One is guilty of a crime, one will try to cover it up, and the other attempts to expose it. How far will these men go to both disguise and unravel the truth? Written by and starring Joel Edgerton. Also starring Tom Wilkinson Jai Courtney and Melissa George.

Magic in the Moonlight – A romantic comedy about an Englishman brought in to help unmask a possible swindle. Personal and professional complications ensue. Directed by Woody Allen. Starring Colin Firth, Antonia Clarke, Natasha Andrews, Emma Stone.

Boyhood – explores the life of a young man, Mason, from age 5 to age 18.
Includes website only interview with producer Cathleen Sutherland and actor Ellar Coltrane.
Also stars Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette.

Predestination- The life of a time-traveling ‘Temporal Agent’. On his final assignment, he must pursue the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time. Interviews with writer/directors Michael and Peter Speirig. Stars Ethan Hawke Noah, Taylor Sarah Snook.

Margaret’s DVD Classic: the 1994 film, Eat Drink Man Woman

9:30pm Tuesday ABC.