MIFF 2015: Film Review: Yakuza Apocalypse (2015)
byWritten by Dan Santos Originally published 19 August 2015 How does one approach reviewing a film like Yakuza Apocalypse? Directed by Takashi Miike and…
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MIFF 2015 Film Review: The Invitation (2015)
byWritten by Dan Santos Originally published 19 August 2015 It has been quite a while since a thriller as taut and superbly crafted as…
MIFF 2015 Film Review: My Golden Days (2015)
byWritten by Dan Santos Originally published 19 August 2015 There is a messiness to youth, and how we remember it, that is visceral, often…
MIFF 2015 Film Review: Phoenix (2014)
byWritten by Angus Tonkin Originally published 17 August 2015 Christian Petzold has created a moving and intriguing tale of betrayal and reclaimed identity in Phoenix,…
MIFF 2015 Film Review: Phoenix (2014)
byWritten by Dan Santos Originally published 13 August 2015 Amongst the ruins of post-WWII Germany, writer and director Christian Petzold has created a restrained,…
MIFF 2015 Film Review: The Witch (2015)
byWritten by Dan Santos Originally published 13 August 2015 There is a (excuse the pun) bewitching quality about The Witch, directed and written by Robert…
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…
MIFF 2015 Film Review: How to Dance in Ohio (2015)
byWritten by Claire Robson Originally published 12 August 2015 The too-cool-for-schoolers can relax; this isn’t a Glee spin-off. It barely even features any dancing….
Film Review: A Patriotic Man (2013)
byWritten by Amy Taylor Originally published 6 August 2015 A Patriotic Man documents the experience of a Finnish man when he joins the support…
Film Review: Armi Alive (2015)
byWritten by Amy Taylor Originally published 6 August 2015 Armi Alive opens with a fantastic monologue, as lead actress Minna Haapkylä delivers an oral…