Blaze is a standout feature of this year’s MIFF selection, directed by renowned Australian artist Del Kathryn Barton, starring Josh Lawson, Julia Savage, Simon Baker and Yael Stone, in a… Read More
BLAZE / MIFF
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107 Mothers / MIFF
107 Mothers is a standout watch from my MIFF lineup this year – a Russian-language film written and directed by Peter Kerekes, with the story developed by screenwriter Ivan Ostrochovský.… Read More
Interview with Craig Boreham / Lonesome
Kena from Film in Revolt chatted with filmmaker Craig Boreham about his latest film Lonesome, screening at the Melbourne International Film Festival. Kena and Craig last met up with the… Read More
Alice
Alice is a wicked, delicious ride that pulls both laughs and tears from the audience. Keke Palmer absolutely slays as a plantation slave in Georgia who escapes to find herself in… Read More
Godland
Terribly beautiful is one succinct way to describe this Danish-Icelandic drama that world-premiered at this year’s Cannes Un Certain Regard. Definitely a slow burn, Godland takes us on the journey of a… Read More
Phantom of the Open
A heartwarming biopic of one of the most relatable, resilient, unsung heroes of the retro decades. In a vivid retelling of a David and Goliath story, Maurice Flitcroft’s journey showcases… Read More
Hinterland
Ruzowitzky cross-breeds a war picture with a frothy horror flick, though between his over-reliance on CGI-splashed backdrops and a surprisingly superficial script, one suspects the end result resembles actual schlock… Read More
Emily the Criminal
John Patten Ford’s feature debut, Emily the Criminal exists in this very real world we are living in, working to explore the economic disparities and disadvantages so many people face.… Read More
Hatching : Review
Finnish film director and screenwriter, Hanna Bergholm, debuts Hatching as her first feature film at Sundance Film Festival 2022. The original concept held a young boy at its centre,… Read More
The Innocents : Review
With notable collaborative works alongside Joachim Tier with The Worst Person in the World (2021) and Thelma (2017), and directing and writing his own works such as Blind (2014); Eskil… Read More