Festival Review: Melbourne Monster Fest
byZombies and Cannibals and Ghouls, Oh My! Based between Melbourne’s Cinema Nova and surrounding venues every November, Monster Fest brings horror fans together for…
Festivals
Film Review: Honeymoon (2014)
byAfter getting its premier at this year’s South by South-West, Honeymoon is brought to us by first time director Leigh Janiak, who was also…
Film Review: The Case Against 8 (2014)
bySet and shot over a five year period, The Case Against 8 is a documentary that covers the many lawsuits which resulted from the…
Lavazza Italian Film Festival Launch Summary and Film Review: The Mafia Kills Only in Summer (2013)
byThe Lavazza Italian Film Festival is upon us again. For those of you not in the know, when considering the wealth of film festivals…
Film Review: The Immigrant (2014)
byThe Statue of Liberty has long been a beacon of hope for those coming to America seeking new beginnings. It is a gateway to…
MIFF 2014: Two Days, One Night (2014)
byContinuing with their strength in making spare, emotionally riveting dramas, the Belgian Dardenne brothers have created Two Days, One Night, another remarkable film which…
MIFF 2014: Concrete Night (2013)
bySet in Helsinki’s murky urban suburbia is Concrete Night, directed by Pirjo Honkasalo. Based on a novel by Pirkko Saisio, and with a screenplay by…
Film Review: Boyhood (2014)
byBoyhood is writer/director Richard Linklater’s testament film. A masterpiece, destined to be remembered as one of the best films of the decade (if not…
Film Review – Locke (2014)
byConstructing a building. Dismantling a life. These are the dual organizing principles of Steven Knight’s absorbing film Locke. Ivan Locke (Tom Hardy) is a…
Film Review: Self Made (2014)
byMichal (Sarah Adler) is a famous Israeli artist who is having a particularly trying day. She is woken when her bed collapses from underneath…