Film Review: Francofonia (2015)
byIn the historical community there’s a joke that all of Russian history can be summed up in five words: ‘But then it got worse’….
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Film Review: Julieta (2016)
byThe opening image of Julieta is a vast sea of red. A deep, breathing, powerful wall – it represents an opening curtain, a beating…
Film Review: Under the Shadow (2016)
byThe Iran-Iraq war started in September of 1980 and lasted eight years. An estimated one million people died in a war which saw Saddam…
Film Review: La Belle Saison (2015)
byLa Belle Saison is French for ‘summertime’, that time of year with the radiating sun and the slow lazy afternoons. It literally means ‘the…
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…
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…
Film Review : For the Love of a Man (2015)
byFor the Love of a Man is a charming slice of life account on fandom with a focus on the state of Tamil Nadu…
Film Review: Embrace of the Serpent (2015)
bySet in the dense Amazon rainforest is Colombia’s entry for Best Foreign Film at last year’s Academy Awards, Embrace of the Serpent. Based on…