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,…
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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,…
Film Review: Girlhood (2014)
byWritten by Simon Storey Originally published 10 August 2015 The third film from French writer/director Céline Sciamma has been gaining a reputation across Europe…
Film Review: The Blue Room (2015)
byWritten by Simon Storey Originally published 7 August 2015 Directed, co-written by, and starring Mathieu Amalric, who most people might know as the villain…
4 Film Review: Desire for Beauty (2013)
byWritten by Ben Isbel Originally published 7 August 2015 Desire for Beauty adds another voice to the discussion of beauty and how we define…
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…
Film Review: The Absent One (2014)
byWritten by Dan Santos Originally published 31 July 2015 From Denmark comes director Mikkel Norgaard’s film The Absent One, the second instalment in the…
Film Review: They Have Escaped (2014)
byWritten by Dan Santos Originally published 31 July 2015 In Finnish film They Have Escaped, director Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää, who also co-wrote the screenplay with…
Film Review: Silent Heart (2014)
byWritten by Dan Santos Originally published 31 July 2015 Danish film Silent Heart explores the sensitive issue of euthanasia by grounding its political stance…