Film Review: Back to 1942 (2012)
byWritten by Jemima Bucknell Originally published 29 November 2012 There are two distinct instances in 2012 ‘s retroactive cinema in which the human torso…
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Film Review: I Wish (2011)
byWritten by Jemima Bucknell Originally published 4 October 2012 Two brothers are separated when their parents divorce. Koichi lives with his mother and grandparents…
Film Review: Starry Starry Night (2011)
byWritten by Angus Tonkin Originally published 2 October 2012 Mei (Jiao Xu) is a young girl living in urban Taiwan and brought up in…
Film Review: Lore (2012)
byWritten by Jemima Bucknell Originally published 19 September 2012 Director Cate Shortland won much appreciation for her superb first feature Somersault. Finally, her long-awaited…
Film Review: A Monster in Paris (3D) (2011)
byWritten by Kendal Coombs Originally published 19 September 2012 From the inimitable Bibo Bergeron comes the latest animated feature just in time for the…
Film Review: Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (2011)
byWritten by Angus Tonkin Originally published 12 September 2012 If you’ve never heard of the Wushe Incident of 1930, you’re not alone. Set in…
Film Review: Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
byWritten by Chloe Sesta Jacobs Originally published 6 September 2012 Bachir Lazar (Mohamed Fellag) is an Algerian immigrant who shows up looking for employment at…
Festival Review: August Eighth (2012)
byWritten by Chloe Sesta Jacobs Originally published 3 September 2012 Young mother Kseniya (Svetlana Ivanova) sends her young boy Tyoma (Arytom Fadeev) to stay with…
Film Review: Vulgaria (2012)
byWritten by Kevin Hawkins Originally published 22 August 2012 There’s nothing misleading about the title of Hong Kong comedy Vulgaria. The film gives its…
MIFF Review: The Hunt (2012)
byWritten by James Zarucky Originally published 19 August 2012 Danish director Thomas Vinterburg has never been one to shy away from diving head first…