MIFF 2014: Baal (1970)
byWritten by Chris Smith Originally published 9 August 2014 Screening as part of the Masters & Restorations program at this year’s MIFF is Baal,…
Festivals
MIFF 2014: (Impressions of…) Goodbye To Language 3D (2014)
byWritten by Chris Smith Originally published 9 August 2014 After abandoning (relatively) conventional narrative decades ago, French maverick Jean-Luc Godard’s latest feature is a…
MIFF 2014: Curtain Call (2014)
byWritten by James Madden Originally published 9 August 2014 “Regrets, I’ve have a few, but then again, too few to mention.” – lyrics from…
Film Review: Hara-Kiri (AKA Seppuku 1962)
byWritten by Nick Alexander Originally published 4 July 2014 Hara-kiri is a samurai film primarily concerned with the lengths a man will go to…
Film Review: Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
byWritten by Nick Alexander Originally published 3 July 2014 Review by Nick Alexander, Joanna Di Mattia and Scott Halligan Sword of Vengeance is the…
Film Review: Tim’s Vermeer (2013)
byWritten by Jack Crane Originally published 2 July 2014 Tim’s Vermeer is the story of Tim Jenison, an incredibly rich and smart man whose…
Film Review: The Hidden Fortress (1958)
byWritten by Joanna Di Mattia Originally published 30 June 2014 A conversation between Nick Alexander, Joanna Di Mattia and Scott Halligan Synopsis: In feudal Japan,…
Film review: Shane (1953)
byWritten by Joanna Di Mattia Originally published 25 June 2014 ‘A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember…
Film Review: The Twilight Samurai (2002)
byWritten by Nick Alexander Originally published 17 June 2014 A conversation by Nick Alexander, Scott Halligan & Joanna Di Mattia (27/5/14) Synopsis: Seibei Iguchi…
SFF: Something Must Break (2014)
byWritten by Jack Crane Originally published 13 June 2014 Something Must Break is youngster Saga Becker’s first appearance on film and it definitely won’t…