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: 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: I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2014)
byWritten by Simon Storey Originally published 7 July 2015 If you were ever a child, chances are you were closely acquainted with an eight…
MIFF14: Mommy (2014)
byWritten by James Madden Originally published 7 April 2015 I’ll admit it now, I’m a Xavier Dolan novice. Mommy is only the second film…
Film Review: Boyhood (2014)
byWritten by Chris Smith Originally published 4 September 2014 Boyhood is writer/director Richard Linklater’s testament film. A masterpiece, destined to be remembered as one…
MIFF 2014: Curtain Call (2014)
byWritten by James Madden Originally published 9 August 2014 “Regrets, I’ve have a few, but then again, too few to mention.” – lyrics from…
Film Review: In Bob We Trust (2013)
bySupported by the Melbourne International Film Festival’s Premiere Fund and one of the highlights of this year’s festival, In Bob We Trust is entertaining and extremely touching. This is a film for everyone, regardless of whether you know much about McGuire or not.
Film Review: The Best Offer (2013)
byA superficial scrutiny of The Best Offer might assert it to be a slightly unpalatable story of love-across the-age-divide between Virgil Oldman (Geoffrey Rush), successful antique art auctioneer with his own priceless collection of female portraits, and Claire Ibbetson (Sylvia Hoeks), twenty something agoraphobic orphan of life-long antique collectors.