Shane Mckenzie Brady

Shane McKenzie Brady, yeah, that name might not ring a bell for everyone, but if you caught “The New Boy” in 2023, you’ve seen his work. The movie’s got this raw, kind of haunting vibe to it. Set somewhere in rural Australia, it drops you right into the middle of a world that feels both familiar and alien at the same time. The story follows a young Aboriginal boy who ends up at this remote monastery. The kid? He doesn’t speak much, barely a word, but honestly, his eyes do all the talking. He’s got this wildness about him, something that makes the other boys curious and a little bit nervous. The nuns try to tame him, you know, bring him into their world, but he’s not so easy to shape. There’s this constant tension—Catholic rituals clashing up against the boy’s mysterious, almost magical connection to his old life. At the center of it all, Cate Blanchett plays a nun with her own secrets, juggling faith and fear, trying to hold everything together as things get stranger. It’s not your standard coming-of-age thing either. There’s a lot bubbling under the surface—religion, colonialism, that uneasy feeling when old worlds crash into new ones. The cinematography’s wild, almost dreamlike at times. And Brady? He fits right in, giving the film that extra layer of grit. If you’re into movies that leave you thinking (and maybe a little unsettled), “The New Boy” might just hit the spot. Not a popcorn flick, more like something that lingers.