Film Festivals

Melbourne International Film Festival 2018: The First Weekend Report
Melbourne International Film Festival 2018 Week 2 Report: Books, Crooks & Good Looks

Film Inquiry’s Alex Lines has left MIFF 2018 – his final report includes some of the best (and two of the worst) films he saw.

Fan Expo Boston 2018: A Fun Filled Frenzy
Fan Expo Boston 2018: A Fun Filled Frenzy

Kristy Strouse attended Fan Expo Boston 2018, attended Q&A’s with Evangeline Lilly, Harry Potter cast members, Jeff Goldblum, and explored the amazing cosplay.

MIFF 2018: I Used to be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story
MIFF 2018 Review: I USED TO BE NORMAL: A Boyband Fangirl Story

I Used to Be Normal is a heartwarming reaffirmation of the power of fandom, a heartwarming, non-judgemental documentary that’s not just for boyband fans.

Bluestocking Film Series 2018: A Wonderful, Women-Centric Collection
Bluestocking Film Series 2018: A Wonderful, Women-Centric Collection

Bluestocking Film Series is a 2-day event held in Portland, Maine, showing shorts with strong female protagonists. Here’s our take on the films this year.

Melbourne International Film Festival 2018: The First Weekend Report
MIFF 2018 Week One Report: Tales Of Ghosts, Wars & Refugees

For MIFF Week One, Alex Lines reviews several films he was able to see, including Agnieszka Smoczynska’s new film, Matteo Garrone’s Dogman, and more.

Melbourne International Film Festival 2018: The First Weekend Report
Melbourne International Film Festival 2018: The First Weekend Report

In our first Melbourne International Film Festival report, we cover a collection of films, including Columbian crime dramas, a time-bending German war film, and an experimental exercise in young adult race relations.

Sheffield Doc/Fest 10: THE INSUFFERABLE GROO: Endearing Doc Profiles Egocentric But Inspiring Amateur Filmmaker (& Interviews)
Sheffield Doc/Fest 10: THE INSUFFERABLE GROO: Endearing Doc Profiles Egocentric But Inspiring Amateur Filmmaker (& Interviews)

%%excerpt%% The Insufferable Groo is an endearing and often funny profile of an amateur filmmaker who’s equally inspiring as he is narcissistic.

Volvo Scandinavian Film Festival 2018 Report

AlexLines reports on the films he was able to see during the Volvo Scandinavian Film Festival, including a coming-of-age film and a gripping biographical drama.

Revelation Perth International Film Festival 2018
Revelation Perth International Film Festival 2018

Alex Lines attended Revelation Perth International Film Festival 2018, reporting on the films he was able to see there, among them Ghost Stories and Our New President.

FRAMELINE42: 1985: Cory Michael Smith Gives A Star-Making Performance

1985 is a miracle of a film, one that pays tribute to an era, a generation past, and a culture that fueled the progress of LGBTQ civil rights for decades to come.

Sheffield Doc/Fest 10: THE TRADE: An Exposé Of The Highest Calibre (& Interview With Director Matthew Heineman)
Sheffield Doc/Fest 10: THE TRADE: An Exposé Of The Highest Calibre (& Interview With Director Matthew Heineman)

Matthew Heineman’s The Trade is an exposé of the highest calibre, examining up-close a crisis with no tangible solutions.

Sheffield Doc/Fest 10: LOST WARRIOR: Fighting For The Family (& Interviews With Directors)

Lost Warrior dares to challenge viewers on ideas of rehabilitation and forgiveness through its compelling case study of a young family separated by a cultural identity crisis.

Sheffield Doc/Fest 10: TIME TRIAL: Hypnotic Perspective From The Saddle (& Interview With Filmmaker Finlay Pretsell)
Sheffield Doc/Fest 10: TIME TRIAL: Hypnotic Perspective From The Saddle (& Interview With Filmmaker Finlay Pretsell)

We got a chance to speak to director Finlay Pretsell of cycling documentary Time Trial after it played at Sheffield Doc/Fest.

Doc/Fest 10: Interview With Inka Achté, Director Of BOYS WHO LIKE GIRLS: "It Isn't Easy To Dismantle Decades Of Tradition"
Sheffield Doc/Fest 10: Interview With Inka Achté, Director Of BOYS WHO LIKE GIRLS: “It Isn’t Easy To Dismantle Decades Of Tradition”

Musanna Ahmed attended this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest and shares his interview with Inka Achté, director of documentary Boys Who Like Girls.

Doc/Fest 10: TOO BEAUTIFUL: OUR RIGHT TO FIGHT: The Unsweet Science (& Interviews)
Sheffield Doc/Fest 10: TOO BEAUTIFUL: OUR RIGHT TO FIGHT: The Unsweet Science (& Interviews)

Musanna Ahmed reviews Too Beautiful: Our Right to Fight and spoke with director Maceo Frost and star Namibia Flores Rodriguez.