MIFF 2015: Film Review: Yakuza Apocalypse (2015)
byHow does one approach reviewing a film like Yakuza Apocalypse? Directed by Takashi Miike and with a screenplay by Yoshitaka Yamaguchi, the film could be…
Festivals
MIFF 2015 Film Review: The Invitation (2015)
byIt has been quite a while since a thriller as taut and superbly crafted as The Invitation has come along. Written by Phil Hay…
MIFF 2015 Film Review: My Golden Days (2015)
byThere is a messiness to youth, and how we remember it, that is visceral, often indescribable. This is my first encounter with French director…
MIFF 2015 Film Review: Phoenix (2014)
byChristian Petzold has created a moving and intriguing tale of betrayal and reclaimed identity in Phoenix, a fascinating noir mystery that should prove one of…
MIFF 2015 Film Review: Phoenix (2014)
byAmongst the ruins of post-WWII Germany, writer and director Christian Petzold has created a restrained, tense thriller in his film Phoenix. The war has…
MIFF 2015 Film Review: The Witch (2015)
byThere is a (excuse the pun) bewitching quality about The Witch, directed and written by Robert Eggers, that renders this horror film both deeply unsettling…
MIFF 2015 Film Review: Cartel Land (2015)
byIn Cartel Land, director Matthew Heineman provides a terrifying look at the ongoing drug cartel crisis in Mexico by telling the stories of two…
MIFF 2015 Film Review: How to Dance in Ohio (2015)
byThe too-cool-for-schoolers can relax; this isn’t a Glee spin-off. It barely even features any dancing. Alexandra Shiva has dealt previously with the arts in…
Film Review: A Patriotic Man (2013)
byA Patriotic Man documents the experience of a Finnish man when he joins the support crew of the national ski team. The most recent…
Film Review: Armi Alive (2015)
byArmi Alive opens with a fantastic monologue, as lead actress Minna Haapkylä delivers an oral narration of Armi Ratia’s early life. This film at…