In case you somehow haven’t been paying attention, vampires are kind of a big deal right now. But this is not the cold, irredeemably evil, and occasionally camp vampire of years gone by. Generally speaking, modern vampires have taken the form of sensitive but slightly edgy romantic heroes, the type that feature in the fast expanding subgenre of paranormal romance films, TV shows and books.
The directorial debut of French actress and writer Sylvie Testud, Another Woman’s Life stars actress Juliette Bionche as a woman who awakes one morning to find that 15 years of her life have mysteriously disappeared. While undoubtedly an intriguing premise, it’s not long before the conventional romantic comedy lurking within this material rears its head to suffocate the potential hinted at in the film’s opening act.
In 1993, three teenagers in West Memphis, Arkansas were tried and convicted of the brutal murder of three young boys. One of the trio,…
A man wakes up in a hotel room, surrounded by empty liquor bottles. As his girlfriend gets dressed, he has a fight with his…
Making its away across the international festival circuit in 2012, the initial reviews for Sightseers have typically described it as a dark comedy. ‘Dark’…
Imagine, just for a moment, a world where mythological figures such as Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and the Sandman all…
With the benefit of hindsight, it’s now clear that Match Point marked a turning point of sorts in Woody Allen’s long and winding career….
Whatever you may think of the final product, it’s certainly hard to deny that Woody Allen’s 2004 film Melinda and Melinda contains one of…
An appropriately diverse crowd gathered at Arts House in the North Melbourne Town Hall for the opening night of the Other Film Festival. A…
It’s rare for a film to come along which is so unique, and downright bizarre, that it completely defies any attempt at categorisation, and…