Billy from Film in Revolt hit the ground running at SXSW Sydney. He shares his highs and lows in the film programme. Pure Scum A Melbourne-based independent film whose… Read More
SXSW Sydney coverage / Billy
Category: Reviews
Review : Die My Love
by Aksharaa Agarwal There is a mountain, and at the edge of it is madness. At this mountain edge of a still, silently unfolding madness, with heaving breath, Die My… Read More
Review: Roofman
Sitting in the small Universal Theatrette, the thought struck me a tad too late: ‘what is this movie actually about?’ The title and the fact that it starred Channing Tatum… Read More
SXSW SYDNEY: Franca
Franca was one of our team discovering all that SXSW SYDNEY had to offer. Here are her highlights: This year’s SXSW SYDNEY opened with Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere starring Jeremy Allen… Read More
Miya Miya Film Club
In a warehouse theatre named Mothership Studios, in Marrickville’s industrial heart, a group called the Miya Miya Film Club is presenting a marvellous double feature. Decking out the space with… Read More
VideoHeaven / MIFF
VideoHeaven, from Director Alex Ross Perry is a wonderfully dense rumination on the life and roles of the all but disappeared video store. Standing at a mighty 2hr 53mins this… Read More
Young Mothers / SFF
Simple, rough as guts camera work. A script you could mistake for documentary and performances that scream naive authenticity. These are the pillars of this wonderfully realist portrait about a… Read More
Magellan / SFF
Review by Billy Newbery Going into Magellan from Lav Diaz, I had a feeling of cautiousness that stayed well into its runtime. As the film’s overwhelmingly well-crafted yet cold images… Read More
Spirit World / SFF
by Aksharaa Agarwal What more is there? The questions and answers of Eric Khoo’s Spirit World. Meeting heroes is a peculiar privilege. Knowing them before you meet them is stranger.… Read More
To Kill a Mongolian Horse / SFF
Review by Billy Newbery Breathtaking landscapes, the unbelievable spectacle of horseback theatre, the majesty of the everyday. These are the images that fill To Kill a Mongolian Horse (directed by Xiaoxuan… Read More