Film Review: Blackfish (2013)
byThe potentially devastating consequences of keeping wild animals in captivity, for both the animals and their trainers, provides the heartbreaking and engaging framework for…
Documentary
Film Review: In Bob We Trust (2013)
bySupported by the Melbourne International Film Festival’s Premiere Fund and one of the highlights of this year’s festival, In Bob We Trust is entertaining and extremely touching. This is a film for everyone, regardless of whether you know much about McGuire or not.
Film Review: Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2013)
byThe documentary focuses less on the protest group’s motivations, and more on their individual personalities and background stories. Interviews with the parents of the accused give the audience exclusive insights into the womens’ life narrative, helping us understand what provoked them to become such provocative figures.
Film Review: The Gatekeepers (2012)
byWhen news networks report about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the deep complexities of the issues are rarely explored. The conflict is often presented in binaries:…
Film Review: Cosmic Psychos: Blokes You Can Trust (2013)
byThe Cosmic Psychos are a Melbourne pub-rock-punk band that formed back in the 80s. Three genuine Aussie blokes who were most definitely in the…
Film Review: Last Days Here (2011)
bySex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll. That’s the motto most musicians lived (and I use the term ‘lived’ lightly) by in the 70s and…
Film Review: We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks (2013)
byIn his new documentary We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks, director Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and Client 9:…
Film Review: Silence in the House of God: Mea Maxima Culpa (2012)
byIn 1972 Father Lawrence Murphy of the St. John School for the Deaf in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, became the first priest to be publically accused…
Film Review: Inventing David Geffen (2012)
byIn the prologue to Susan Lacy‘s American Masters special Inventing David Geffen, the man in question speaks about creating a life and an idea…
Film Review: The Imposter (2012)
byAny film dealing with dark themes such as child disappearances, sex trafficking, and identify theft should theoretically be greatly disturbing. But Bart Layton’s The Imposter is more exhilarating than frightening; instead of scaring the audience, it continually makes them want to see more.