drama
While absolutely absurd, See You Soon is as sweet, fluffy and bad for your brain as cotton candy – and yet it’s also weirdly enjoyable for all of those reasons.
In our first recap from this year’s MIFF 2019, we look at the films The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão, Koko-di Koko-da and Tommaso!
With Happy New Year, Colin Burstead, Ben Wheatley has crafted a very funny, very real family drama that shows a simple universal truth: all families are weird.
Another Life is a unique space drama, but unfortunately it fails to be an immersive experience like that of the genres it draws from.
It was kind of odd coming of age in the early 2010’s and seeing these ultra-fantastic teen stories, yet Palo Alto proved to be in a league all its own.
Alex Lines spoke with Bryan Brown about Palm Beach, his personal connection to the secluded slice of paradise, and what Rachel Ward brought to the film as a director.
Blinded by the Light is a fabulous ode to the power of music, and how our favourite artists come to define our lives.
Upheld by two zestful leads, and polished production design, Lying and Stealing is almost the real thing, but oversells its value.
Despite the dwindling ending, Sword of Trust still manages please us with delightful and memorable performances from a talented cast.
Palm Beach lacks a sense of purpose – that despite it brimming with a number of winning personalities, its just a shame that the film they’re in lacks one itself.
Luce is a fascinating and thrilling study of gender, race and identity with compelling performances from the cast. Brent Goldman reviews.
Even if another never gets made, Running Scared deserves to be considered a great one-off in the world of vulgar auteurism.
Ash Is Purest White is a masterpiece of time and alienation. Aaron Berry examines the ways time affects the characters.
The Art Of Self-Defense is a dark, sharp and poignant take on the current gender roles and expectations in society.
Can film capture national events, the feelings of a nation, or national change? Is there space for it in the age of blockbusters?