Film Review: Goodbye Berlin (2016)
byOne of the biggest German literary successes of the last few years was a young adult novel by Wolfgang Herrndorf. Kind of like a…
Festivals
Film Review: The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
byAndré Øvredal knows how to make a genre film better than nearly anyone else. 2010 saw the beginnings of his international reputation with Trolljegren/Troll…
Film Review: Moscow Never Sleeps (2015)
byJust as short-story collections have become the go-to book release for the author having a quiet year, we have seen the multi-narrative tale of…
Film Review: The Student (2016)
byComing from the mind of Kirill Serebrennikov is the brooding and intellectual The Student. The film examines the place of Russian orthodox Christianity within school…
Film review: I, Daniel Blake (2016)
byI, Daniel Blake is the Palme D’Or recipient for 2016 and the latest feature of underground British cinema king Ken Loach. Dave Johns delivers a no…
Film Review: Neruda (2016)
byNeruda is a warm and funny film, with gorgeous careful editing which serves to meld together fantasy, delusion and a ‘reality’ of sorts. Director Pablo…
Film Review: Cholai (2016)
byIt’s hard to pin down a definition for ‘black comedy’ but the best description would be that if you weren’t laughing you’d probably be…
MIFF 2016 Film Review: Operation Avalanche (2016)
byNo one will think it’s fake because how insane would this be? There’s an excellent moment in Rodney Ashcer’s documentary Room 237 where the…
Film Review: Amdavad Ma Famous (2015)
byThe largest city in the Gujarat region is Amdavad. In the west of India this massive city is the home of kite flying and…
Film Review: Moor (2015)
byMoor (Mother) is a compelling family exploration that screens as part of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. Pakistani director Jamshed Mahmood Raza, who is…