Film Review: The Sapphires (2012)
byWritten by Kendal Coombs Originally published 7 August 2012 I’m always tentative when walking into the screening of an Australian film; for every Face…
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MIFF Review: The Sessions (2012)
byWritten by James Madden Originally published 6 August 2012 Based on an article “On Seeking a Sex Surrogate”, The Sessions details the struggles and…
MIFF Review: Room 237 (2012)
byWritten by James Madden Originally published 6 August 2012 Projection issues aside, Rodney Ascher’s Room 237 is a film about a film. And what…
MIFF Review: Jayne Mansfield’s Car (2012)
byWritten by Chris Smith Originally published 5 August 2012 The latest film from Billy Bob Thornton as writer/director reteams him with co-writer Tom Epperson…
MIFF Review: On Death Row (2012)
byWritten by Chris Smith Originally published 5 August 2012 Although Into The Abyss, the new Werner Herzog documentary was supposed to be screened during…
MIFF Review: Side By Side (2012)
byWritten by Chris Smith Originally published 5 August 2012 One of the documentaries screening at this year’s festival is Side By Side, an excellent…
MIFF Review: Hara-Kiri: Death Of A Samurai (2011)
byWritten by Chris Smith Originally published 5 August 2012 The prolific and brilliant Takashi Miike returns to MIFF (he has two other films showing;…
MIFF: First Glance has arrived!
byWritten by Film Blerg Originally published 5 June 2012 This just in from the Melbourne International Film Festival (along with a nice new festival…
Film Review: Red Dog (2011)
byWritten by James Madden Originally published 15 August 2011 Red Dog surrounds the travels of a Kelpie named Red Dog. Set in the early 1970’s,…
MIFF Wrap Up
byWritten by James Madden Originally published 8 August 2011 17 days of film goodness is now over. Despite seeing 7 films this year, which…