Film Festivals

TIFF 2021: ALL MY PUNY SORROWS & KICKING BLOOD
TIFF 2021: ALL MY PUNY SORROWS & KICKING BLOOD

In the latest report from TIFF 2021, Wilson Kwong looks at solid examples of creative storytelling with All My Puny Sorrows and Kicking Blood.

TIFF 2021: LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
TIFF 2021: LAST NIGHT IN SOHO

Despite a rather disappointing third act, Last Night in Soho still manages to be an engaging cinematic experience thanks to its impressive technical and performative entities.

TIFF 2021: SALOUM Director Jean-Luc Herbulot On Creating A New Wave Of African Cinema
TIFF 2021: SALOUM Director Jean Luc Herbulot On Creating A New Wave Of African Cinema

Film Inquiry spoke with director Jean Luc Herbulot for his film Saloum, premiering at the 2021 edition of the Toronto Film Festival.

TIFF 2021: THE WHEEL: Honesty Strikes Through A Failing Marriage
TIFF 2021: THE WHEEL: Honesty Strikes Through A Failing Marriage

The Wheel, Steve Pink’s latest directorial venture, sees him zeroing in on a young couple and their messy, crumbling marriage.

PETITE MAMAN Trailer
TIFF 2021: PETITE MAMAN: Confronting Heavy Emotions with Fantasy and Love

Céline Sciamma’s Petite Maman follows a young girl exploring her mother’s childhood home and finding another girl in the surrounding woods.

CinefestOz 2021 Report: NITRAM & HERE OUT WEST

Alex Lines is here with his report from this year’s CinefestOz Film Festival.

Venice Film Festival 2021: TRUE THINGS
Venice Film Festival 2021: TRUE THINGS

Rafaela Sales Ross’ coverage of the 2021 Venice Film Festival commences with a look at Harry Wootliff’s True Things.

Fantasia Film Festival 2021: RAGING FIRE
Fantasia Film Festival 2021: RAGING FIRE

With career performances, Raging Fire hits all the right notes in this orchestral masterpiece of Hong Kong action cinema.

CinefestOz 2021: THE DROVER'S WIFE: THE LEGEND OF MOLLY JOHNSON
CinefestOz 2021: THE DROVER’S WIFE: THE LEGEND OF MOLLY JOHNSON

Despite a familiarity with Johnson’s isolated world, Leah Purcell’s passion for The Drover’s Wife ultimately does her directing debut a massive disservice.

Fantasia Film Festival 2021: BEYOND THE INFINITE TWO MINUTES
Fantasia Film Festival 2021: BEYOND THE INFINITE TWO MINUTES

Energetic and creative, no matter how you quantify it, Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes is a whole lot of fun.

Fantasia Film Festival: Interview with the writing/directing family John Adams, Zelda Adams & Toby Poser, creators of HELLBENDER
Fantasia Film Festival 2021: HELLBENDER

Hellbender create its own stamp on the subgenre with a twisting, trippy and complex mother/daughter relationship that is certain to leave a lasting mark.

Locarno Film Festival 2021: Festival Dispatch
Locarno Film Festival 2021: Festival Dispatch 1

Reporting from the 2021 Locarno Film Festival, Monique Vigneault looks at Soul of a Beast, 100 Minutes, The Girl and the Spider Mask and Il Legionario!

Melbourne International Film Festival 2021: Keeping The Dream Alive
Melbourne International Film Festival 2021: Keeping The Dream Alive

Reporting back from MIFF 2021, Sean Fallon reviews Come Back Anytime, Set!, Stray, Ablaze and The Witches of the Orient!

Fantasia Film Festival 2021: Interview With Director Nicole Bazuin Of LAST NIGT AT THE STRIP CLUB
Fantasia Film Festival 2021: Interview With Director Nicole Bazuin Of LAST NIGHT AT THE STRIP CLUB

At the 2021 Fantasia Film Festival, Wilson Kwong was able to speak with director Nicole Bazuin about her latest film Last Night at the Strip Club.

New York Asian Film Festival 2021 Part Two: THE CON-HEARTIST, A LEG, RAGING FIRE
New York Asian Film Festival 2021 Part Two: THE CON-HEARTIST, A LEG, RAGING FIRE

Lee Jutton continues her coverage of the New York Asian Film Festival with reviews of The Con-Heartist, A Leg, and Raging Fire.