2018

IN THE AISLES: A Bittersweet Glimpse Behind the Shelves
IN THE AISLES: A Bittersweet Glimpse Behind the Shelves

In the Aisles takes audiences deep into the emotional lives of people who seem destined to hover on the periphery and highlights the beauty to be found there if one bothers to look.

HEAD COUNT: A Horror That Never Finds Its Footing
HEAD COUNT: A Horror That Never Finds Its Footing

While Head Count shows potential and has some really good high level thoughts, there’s just not enough scares to bring the film to life.

Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2019: AMERICAN MEMORY: INTIMATIONS OF IMMORTALITY
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2019: AMERICAN MIRROR – INTIMATIONS OF IMMORTALITY

American Mirror: Intimation of Immortality is a strange beast, an undefinable fever dream of artistic memories and clashing personalities that shrugs off expected genre conventions.

THE MAKING OF MIDDLE-EARTH (Book Review): Author Ian Nathan’s Definitive History Of Peter Jackson’s Films

Ian Nathan’s new book provides a definitive account of how Peter Jackson and his crew ripped Middle Earth from the page and translated it to the big screen.

FUNNY STORY: A Bittersweet Indie Treat
FUNNY STORY: A Bittersweet Indie Treat

If Michael J. Gallagher continues to craft sharp, smart films like Funny Story, he may build his own unique place in current American indie cinema.

THE NIGHTINGALE: An Uncompromising Examination of the Evils of Colonialism
THE NIGHTINGALE: An Uncompromising Examination Of The Evils Of Colonialism

By using a traditional revenge movie template, Jennifer Kent reminds us that we can have no catharsis for the horrors of the past.

25 IN 24: Embracing The Chaos and The Joy of Music
25 IN 24: Embracing The Chaos & The Joy of Music

The allure of Jon Foreman’s approach to life can be summed up by one day documented for all posterity in the documentary 25 in 24.

THE TROUBLE WITH YOU: A Triumphant French Comedy
THE TROUBLE WITH YOU: A Triumphant French Comedy

A big crowd-pleasing comedy that truly delivers, The Trouble With You is simply a very funny film with a very large heart.

ONCE AURORA: Evocative Close-Up Of Norwegian Sensation
ONCE AURORA: Evocative Close-Up Of Norwegian Sensation

Once Aurora is breezy, raw and evocative, an often surprising visual close-up of a young artist moulding her career against the mainstream methods of pop success.

ECHO IN THE CANYON: A Fitting Homage To The Epicenter of The '60s Folk Rock Scene
ECHO IN THE CANYON: A Fitting Homage To The Epicenter Of The ’60s Rock Scene

Echo in The Canyon is an ode to a time and place when the music coming out of Laurel Canyon defined the California Sound of The ’60s.

HIGH LIFE: Black Holes and the Science Fiction of Depression
Black Holes & The Science Fiction Of Depression In HIGH LIFE

What happens to those without resources to evacuate a dying world? John Stanford Owen examines life and humanity in High Life.

THE PROPOSAL: A Documentary That Breaks The Mold
THE PROPOSAL: A Documentary That Breaks The Mold

The Proposal is a documentary that goes the extra mile portraying Jill Magid’s quest to access Luis Barragan’s archives. Frazer McDonald reviews.

The Tweaked Neorealism Of DOGMAN
The Tweaked Neorealism Of DOGMAN

Dogman stands as a uniquely moving viewing experience, reinvigorating a film movement that otherwise might seem obsolete or outdated.

THE RAINBOW EXPERIMENT: Ambitious Education Epic Stretched Too Thin
THE RAINBOW EXPERIMENT: Ambitious Education Epic Stretched Too Thin

With a strong idea that isn’t executed as it should have been, The Rainbow Experiment ends up less enthralling than its titular incident.

THE REPORTS ON SARAH AND SALEEM: An Affair To Remember
THE REPORTS ON SARAH AND SALEEM: An Affair To Remember

For all of the accusations thrown around in The Reports on Sarah and Saleem, nobody can accuse this Palestinian drama of being melodramatic.