Australia is trendy in Hollywood again, consequently Mick "Crocodile" Dundee is back. How do you revive a family adventure comedy more than 10 years on? Do what every self-respecting Hollywood producer would do. Set the film in LA and add a little kid to the cast. Other than those two changes Crocodile Dundee in LA is exactly the same as the previous films in franchise: fish-out-of-water sketch comedy. Thankfully that's what Hoges is good at.
The "story" can be summed up as follows: mysterious disappearance in LA, Hoges and family go to LA, then there's some smugglers (or are they). Don't bother the story and it won't bother you. The jokes are old, Paul Hogan is even older (although that doesn't stop every young lass in the film from checking him out) but it's still funny. No thinking, no effort, and a good, albeit silly, laugh.

Part road move, part morality story, Yolngu Boy is an unflinchingly honest look at life for young Aboriginal people. Starring three first-time actors, it tells the story of Lorrpu (John Sebastian Pilakui), Botj (Sean Mununggurr) and Milika (Nathan Daniels) who are boys of the Yolngu people in a remote Arnhem Land community. Caught in a no-man's land between Aboriginal and Western cultures, each of the boys must struggle to strike a balance between the two.
Directed by Territorian Stephen Johnson, who has made most of Yothu Yindi's video clips, this is not an idealised version of Aboriginal life, but an unsentimental look at the characters' situations. It does not preach, but allows the audience to understand what the boys are experiencing. We deplore Botj's addiction to petrol sniffing, but can understand the despair that has led him to it.
The scenery is spectacular, and is enhanced by excellent cinematography and a great soundtrack. While there are some minor flaws, Yolngu Boy is one of the most important films on Aboriginal issues to be released in recent years. It is also worth seeing as a piece of cinema for the remarkable performances of its young stars, and the hauntingly beautiful Arnhem Land scenery.