Film Reviews
Regardless of its narrative, Kurosawa’s focus on Yoko — and Maeda’s marvelous performance — keep the movie afloat.
From IDFA Musanna Ahmed gives his first report, detailing thoughts on The Grocer’s Son…, White Noise, Silent Voice, and Bulletproof.
While far from perfect, Mosul is an effective look into a country ravaged by war and constantly searching for hope.
A genuinely unusual movie that will elicit a genuinely unusual reaction, Wild Mountain Thyme is shockingly terrible.
Mariusz Wilczynski’s Kill It and Leave This Town is art in its purest form; sincere, evocative, and intimate.
Dear Santa is a film that proves love and charity are all around, showing that Christmas is not just for children, but for the communities and the heart.
While Mank isn’t David Fincher’s best work, it certainly places quite high in his repertoire.
While we always talk about The Beatles and The Beach Boys, but the impactful legacy of The Ventures deserve their due.
The Xrossing steadily forms into a heartbreaking variation on familiar story beats that blends regional melodrama with a hard-edged crime-thriller.
The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Special is a labor of yuletide love that shows the raw creativity and determination of queer performers.
The Cry of Jazz does not waste energy or time, and in doing so it succeeds in breaking through with its considerable strength.
Fatman is an exhausting, vile, depressingly boring movie which might have been kinda funny as a skit or short.
My Prince Edward brings hope to anyone who yearns for cinema from one of Asia’s most iconic and special regions.
Black Bear goes to such lengths to get across a mundane idea that even its lack of meaning is forgivable in light of its wild viewing experience.
As part of Melbourne’s annual Monster Fest, we got a look at one of the films in the lineup: Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor.