Film Review: Hero (2019)
byKicking off this year’s Russian Resurrection Film Festival, Hero is a “spy-thriller” about Russian sleeper cells all over the world awaiting instructions from a shadowy government…
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Film Review: C’est la Vie! (2017)
byThere is a sub-genre of comedy which audiences either love or hate, and it can be summed up succinctly as “awkward comedy”. You may…
Film Review: The Eagle Huntress (2016)
byAround the time of International Women’s Day, this Australian release is rather perfectly timed. Documentary The Eagle Huntress, directed by Otto Bell, narrated by Daisy Ridley, and…
Film Review: The Fencer (2015)
byIt may seem funny to compare, but the Finnish film The Fencer is a lot like watching School of Rock, – a stripped down…
Film Review: Love (2015)
byLove is the latest film from director Gaspar Noe, famous (or infamous?) for Irréversible (2002) and Enter the Void (2009). Love features explicit, non-simulated…
MIFF 2015 Film Review: Phoenix (2014)
byChristian Petzold has created a moving and intriguing tale of betrayal and reclaimed identity in Phoenix, a fascinating noir mystery that should prove one of…
Film Review: Armi Alive (2015)
byArmi Alive opens with a fantastic monologue, as lead actress Minna Haapkylä delivers an oral narration of Armi Ratia’s early life. This film at…
Film Review: Force Majeure (2014)
byForce Majeure is certainly a loaded term. French in origin, it denotes a ‘superior force’, one out of human control. It is, in fact,…
Film Review: A Castle in Italy (2013)
byNominated for the Palme d’Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, A Castle In Italy details the plight of a French family to keep their titular…
Film Review: White Elephant (2012)
byFather Julian (Ricardo Darin) and Father Nicolas (Jeremie Renier) are working in the poverty-stricken and incredibly volatile slum, Villa Virgin, in Buenos Aires. Villa…