Film Festivals

Venice International Film Festival 2019: AD ASTRA
Venice International Film Festival 2019: AD ASTRA

While Ad Astra is no doubt visually stimulating, ultimately Gray’s film is a meandering lifeless existential entity that overly emphasises on simplicity.

MARRIAGE STORY: An Examination of Divorce That Carries Loose Ends
Venice Film Festival 2019: MARRIAGE STORY

Marriage Story is a heavy-hitting and brutal feature that leaves no stone unturned and no fallen tear allowed to escape from the camera.

CinéfestOZ Film Festival 2019: GO!
CinéfestOZ Film Festival 2019: GO!

Go! is the perfect adversary to the rising encroachment of American animated films that dominate Australian cinemas every holiday period – it’s old fashioned for sure, but undeniably fun.

Melbourne International Film Festival 2019: Best Shorts Awards
Melbourne International Film Festival 2019 Week 3 Report: PARTICLES, SOMETHING ELSE & IRON FISTS AND KUNG FU KICKS

Alex Lines reports from Melbourne International Film Festival and reviews three more films: Particles, Something Else and Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks.

Melbourne International Film Festival 2019: THE DAY SHALL COME
Melbourne International Film Festival 2019: THE DAY SHALL COME

The Day Shall Come is a dark, biting commentary on systemic racism of law enforcement and the weird Kafkaesque nature of the War on Terror.

Melbourne International Film Festival 2019: Best Shorts Awards
Melbourne International Film Festival 2019 Week 2 Report: THE LODGE, ANGEL OF MINE And THE UNKNOWN SAINT

Alex Lines latest festival report from Melbourne International Film Festival features reviews of The Lodge, Angel of Mine and The Unknown Saint.

Melbourne International Film Festival 2019: Best Shorts Awards
Melbourne International Film Festival 2019: Best Shorts Awards

Alex Lines covers the short film award winners of this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival shorts programme.

Korean Film Festival 2019 Report: THE GANGSTER, THE COP, THE DEVIL & TAKE POINT

Alex Lines reviews The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil and Take Point, following their recent Australian premieres at the Korean Film Festival.

Melbourne International Film Festival 2019: MR. JONES
Melbourne International Film Festival 2019: MR. JONES

Mr. Jones is a harsh, masterful film about being wary of the lies being fed to you by your media and your government.

Melbourne International Film Festival 2019: Best Shorts Awards
Melbourne International Film Festival 2019 Week 1: TOMMASO, THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF EURÍDICE GUSMÃO & KOKO-DI KOKO-DA

In our first recap from this year’s MIFF 2019, we look at the films The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão, Koko-di Koko-da and Tommaso!

Melbourne International Film Festival 2019: HAPPY NEW YEAR, COLIN BURSTEAD
Melbourne International Film Festival 2019: HAPPY NEW YEAR, COLIN BURSTEAD

With Happy New Year, Colin Burstead, Ben Wheatley has crafted a very funny, very real family drama that shows a simple universal truth: all families are weird.

Fantasia Film Festival 2019: Feature Film Round-Up
Fantasia Film Festival 2019: DEPRAVED, RIOT GIRLS & THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WKND

Kristy Strouse takes a look at the offerings of international genre fest Fantasia Film Festival, reviewing Depraved, Riot Girls and The Incredible Shrinking Wknd.

The Volvo Scandinavian Film Festival 2019 Report: What Makes A Man Cry?
The Volvo Scandinavian Film Festival 2019 Report: What Makes A Man Cry?

In our recap from the The Volvo Scandinavian Film Festival 2019, we cover two high-profile premieres: The Purity of Vengence and A White White Day.

Fantasia Film Festival 2019: A Tasting Menu
Fantasia Film Festival 2019: A Tasting Menu

Soham Gadre takes a look at the offerings of international genre fest Fantasia Film Festival, reviewing Shooting the Mafia, The Moon in the Hidden Woods, The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea and House of Hummingbird.

Sheffield Doc/Fest Part 3: Five Gems From The Doc/Player
Sheffield Doc/Fest Part 3: Five Gems From The Doc/Player

Now that Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019 is behind us, Musanna Ahmed takes to the fest’s Doc/Player and reviews five of the films on the streaming platform.