With beautiful direction and cinematography, a haunting score, and excellent acting by Eva Green in particular, Proxima is a solemn, slow meditation on motherhood.
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).
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.
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.
At Sundance 2020, Kristy Strouse attended the International Screenwriters’ Association’s Table Read My Screenplay event and interviewed winner M Rowan Meyer.