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In our first report from the Melbourne Film Festival, Sean Fallon reviews Saloum, Dual, Shadow, The Integrity of Joseph Chambers and The Pez Outlaw!
Luca Guadagnino’s Bones and All is a monumental statement on the beautiful powers of love bolstered by great performances.
From Venice FF, Princess and Banu are feature film efforts with strong female protagonists, both of whom are fighting very different battles in life.
It’s hard not to muse over whether any other performer this year can top what Cate Blanchett does in Todd Field’s Tár.
It’s hard to imagine Noah Baumbach making a film about an apocalypse, yet this enigma-raveled concept perfectly encapsulates White Noise.
Purple Hearts stands as a viable romance venture that is sure to pull at your heartstrings while delivering a platform of conversation for modern struggles.
Look Both Ways was a pleasant surprise. And while its final messaging is predictable, it does not miss on its delivery.
Mukdeeprom and Howard make Thirteen Lives an entertaining and emotional translation of a major news event that captured the world.
The strength lies in the movie’s ability to make the most with a small budget, but it cannot mask the shortcomings of an uncompelling story.
Rogue Agent isn’t your average spy movie—mostly because the central character is not your average spy.
Noé’s split-screen theatrics allows for double the amount of decision-making, double the choreography, and the narrative trickery in Lux Æterna & Vortex.
If you’re looking for an escape from our current reality, then Emergency Declaration is probably not the summer blockbuster for you.
Full Time is a panic-fuelled portrait of human resilience that’s crafted with both urgency and grace, examining the self-sacrificial nature of parenting.
Ultimately, films like The Craft, The Love Witch, and even The Witch wouldn’t be the same without Romero’s should-be classic, Season of the Witch.
The worlds of animation and live-action collide in the eclectic tapestries of Chloé Mazlo’s Skies of Lebanon.
