Film Review: The Lobster (2015)
After the critical and commercial failure of American Ultra, which he penned, Max Landis went on a mini rant about the current movie landscape….
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Film Review: Learning to Drive (2014)
Learning to Drive, despite marketing to the contrary, is a light drama, a story which explores the lives of Wendy Shields (Patricia Clarkson) as…
Film Review: Pan (2015)
Joe Wright’s Pan takes on many contemporary social issues. Mining, the exploit of children and slave labour, and the oppression of minority groups are…
Film Review: The Diary of A Teenage Girl (2015)
If initially a title that includes the words ‘Diary’ and ‘Teenage Girl’ puts you off, don’t be dissuaded. Based on the cult novel by Phoebe Gloeckner, the first…
Film Review: The Visit (2015)
Most people know M. Night Shyamalan as the guy who peaked early with The Sixth Sense, trotted out some semi-respectable storylines in Unbreakable, Signs,…
Film Review: Oddball (2015)
Set in the sleepy Victorian coastal town of Warrnambool, Oddball is based on the true story of a white maremma dog set with the…
Film Review: We Are Your Friends (2015)
Director Max Joseph delivers easy viewing with his first feature, We Are Your Friends. Cole Carter (Zac Efron) is an aspiring DJ, trying to…
Film Review: The Wolfpack (2015)
One of the most interesting thing about The Wolfpack is the story behind how it came to be made. One evening director Crystal Moselle…
Film Review: She’s Funny That Way (2014)
Feel like seeing a Woody Allen film but don’t want to support the likes of Woody Allen? Well there’s a solution! Peter Bogdanovich’s She’s…
MIFF 2015 Film Review: The Invitation (2015)
It has been quite a while since a thriller as taut and superbly crafted as The Invitation has come along. Written by Phil Hay…