Film Review: The Look of Silence (2014)
byWritten by Amy Taylor Originally published 27 November 2015 The Look of Silence is the second documentary from director Joshua Oppenheimer to examine the…
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Film Review: He Named Me Malala (2015)
byWritten by Kevin Hawkins Originally published 9 November 2015 In October 2012, the Pakistan Taliban shot 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai on her way home from…
Film Review: How to Change the World (2015)
byWritten by Kevin Hawkins Originally published 17 September 2015 With a clickbaity title and glowing endorsements from Greenpeace, you could be excused for thinking…
Film Review: Graceful Girls (2015)
byWritten by Claire Robson Originally published 15 September 2015 Anyone who has ever participated in dance should appreciate Olivia Peniston Bird’s debut feature Graceful…
Film Review: Gayby Baby (2015)
byWritten by Simon Storey Originally published 1 September 2015 It’s been a volatile month for the issue of marriage equality in Australia. It opened…
Film Review: The Wolfpack (2015)
byWritten by Simon Storey Originally published 28 August 2015 One of the most interesting thing about The Wolfpack is the story behind how it…
Film Review: Best of Enemies (2015)
byWritten by Dan Santos Originally published 27 August 2015 In documentary film Best of Enemies, co-directors and writers Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville take a…
MIFF 2015 Film Review: Only the Dead (2015)
byWritten by Ben Isbel Originally published 20 August 2015 Michael Ware is a fascinating individual with insights into dark truths many of us may…
Film Review: Iris (2014)
byWritten by Amy Taylor Originally published 19 August 2015 Iris Apfel, the subject and namesake of the Albert Maysles directed documentary Iris, learned early…
MIFF 2015 Film Review: Cartel Land (2015)
byWritten by Dan Santos Originally published 13 August 2015 In Cartel Land, director Matthew Heineman provides a terrifying look at the ongoing drug cartel…