Film Festivals
Yalda, A Night For Forgivness is a solidly crafted a socially conscious film while making some truly bold cinematic choices.
In his first report from Fantastic Film Festival Australia 2020, Matthew Singleton reviews Saint Maud and A Serial Killer’s Guide to Life!
We were able to speak with Valerie Martinez, the writer and producer of Death of Nintendo.
With beautiful direction and cinematography, a haunting score, and excellent acting by Eva Green in particular, Proxima is a solemn, slow meditation on motherhood.
For such a quietly paced film, The Assistant certainly tackles a very serious topic through an intensely contemplative lens.
While Reichardt seems to be well intentioned here, First Cow falters by being frustratingly empty in both its delivery and narrative focus.
Anne at 13,000 ft might not be exciting in the traditional sense, but it’s a film with hard-earned dramatic realism, and that is a type of excitement we don’t often see in cinema.
Wilson Kwong ends his coverage of Sundance with reviews of Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor and a documentary detailing the life of a Hong Kong legend (Bruce Lee, in Bao Nguyen’s Be Water).
We were able to talk with Veronica Chen at Sundance Film Festival, director of the thriller High Tide.
Kristy Strouse was able to catch a couple Slamdance 2020 films, Big Fur and Tahara, and both were wildly different, but equally compelling.
Sundance docs Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets and Acasa, My Home both investigate what happens when the only thing you’ve known to be your life and home suddenly gets stripped away.
Ahead of Fantastic Film Festival Australia’s February 20th launch date, Alex Lines previews two of its most eclectic entries: Nobadi from Germany and Diner from Japan.
Covering Sundance Film Festival 2020, Janet Lee reviews documentary Saudi Runaway, and feature films Beast Beast and Zola.
We were able to speak with actors Rebecca Hall, Stacy Martin, and Evan Jonigkeit, and director David Bruckner from the film The Night House.
Idealism can be a tough sell, but Ironbark sells the hell out of it nevertheless, remaining firmly committed to its compassion for individuals caught up in the iron grip of history.