Film review: Broke (2016)
‘How the mighty have fallen’, when a footballer errs and winds up a disgrace. For Australians, to see their heroes of the field fall…
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Film Review: Indignation (2016)
Indignation, based on the 2008 novel by Philip Roth, begins with Marcus Messner’s philosophical musings on death. He considers how every choice we make…
Stars On The Big Screen: Hollywood’s Best Biopics
Hollywood loves telling the story of celebrities and famous names on its big screens. Think of someone famous and I’m sure there will have…
Film Review: Neruda (2016)
Neruda is a warm and funny film, with gorgeous careful editing which serves to meld together fantasy, delusion and a ‘reality’ of sorts. Director Pablo…
Film Review: Cholai (2016)
It’s hard to pin down a definition for ‘black comedy’ but the best description would be that if you weren’t laughing you’d probably be…
MIFF 2016 Film Review: Operation Avalanche (2016)
No one will think it’s fake because how insane would this be? There’s an excellent moment in Rodney Ashcer’s documentary Room 237 where the…
Film Review: Sausage Party (2016)
I don’t know if any film has ever made me feel as uncomfortable as Sausage Party, but something tells me that’s the kind of…
Film Review: Bad Moms (2016)
Everyone loves to judge, and everyone loves to judge mothers. Even other mothers. It’s a jungle out there. In the schoolyard at drop off…
Film Review: Amdavad Ma Famous (2015)
The largest city in the Gujarat region is Amdavad. In the west of India this massive city is the home of kite flying and…
Film Review: Moor (2015)
Moor (Mother) is a compelling family exploration that screens as part of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. Pakistani director Jamshed Mahmood Raza, who is…