While filming their documentary Bomb Harvest in Laos, director Kim Morduant and producer Sylvia Wilczynski were struck by the desperate living conditions of children living in areas affected by heavy US bombing during the Vietnam War. So, they began a film project to tackle the issue, which later becomes The Rocket. The film stars Sitthiphon Disamoe, Loungnam Kaosainam and Thai comedian Suthep Po-ngam. As Australia’s official submission to the Oscars 2014 for best foreign language film, it transports you to the unfamiliar landscape beside the Mekong.

The idea of falling in love with Siri’s voice may be laughable, but Spike Jonze’s (Being John Malkovich and Where the Wild Things Are) latest feature film, dares to go there. While Her may at first appear to comically tackle the issue of people becoming more and more socially inept, symbolized by an unlikely romance between a human and an operating system, it tactfully encourages you to reassess everything you think about love and relationships.