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…
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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…
Film Review: Girlhood (2014)
byThe third film from French writer/director Céline Sciamma has been gaining a reputation across Europe and abroad as one of the breakout hits of…
Film Review: The Blue Room (2015)
byDirected, co-written by, and starring Mathieu Amalric, who most people might know as the villain from Quantum of Solace, The Blue Room is a…
4 Film Review: Desire for Beauty (2013)
byDesire for Beauty adds another voice to the discussion of beauty and how we define it, specifically looking at plastic surgery. The film documents…
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…
Film Review: The Absent One (2014)
byFrom Denmark comes director Mikkel Norgaard’s film The Absent One, the second instalment in the Department Q series based on the novels by Jussi…
Film Review: They Have Escaped (2014)
byIn Finnish film They Have Escaped, director Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Pilvi Peltola, offers a dark and unsettling look into…
Film Review: Silent Heart (2014)
byDanish film Silent Heart explores the sensitive issue of euthanasia by grounding its political stance in the personal and the intimate. Directed by Bille…