Just Charlie is one of the most beautiful films I’ve seen. Coming from someone who has gone through the process of coming out as transgender and as a teenager, I can… Read More
Review: Just Charlie / MGFF 18 / Kena
Category: Reviews
Review: Mary And The Witch’s Flower / Bill
Mary And The Witch’s Flower, from director Hiromasa Yonebayashi, is Studio Ponoc’s first feature film. Based on the book The Little Broomstick, the film follows the story of Mary Smith,… Read More
Review: Call Me By Your Name / Nick
Every year, there is at least one film that changes the way I look at film, or exposes me to a cinematic language that I’ve never seen before. Last year,… Read More
Review: The Florida Project / Amy
The Magic Castle Motel is located in a technicolour world on the fringes of Orlando, Florida. Sean Baker’s film The Florida Project follows his previous film Tangerine, which examined Los… Read More
Review: The Disaster Artist / Ed
This is how you take a tragic tale and make it into a masterpiece of hope. The Disaster Artist is the heartbreaking true story of how mysterious wanna-be actor Tommy… Read More
Review: The Killing of a Sacred Deer / Nick
One of the year’s hardest films to sit through, The Killing of a Sacred Deer is the latest effort from Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos. I loved his previous films, Dogtooth… Read More
Review: The Man Who Invented Christmas / Bill
The Man Who Invented Christmas, based on the book by Les Standiford, is a fictional portrayal of how Charles Dickens (played by Dan Stevens) wrote his famous story, A Christmas Carol. … Read More
Review: Flower and Sword / Japanese Film Festival / Bill
Flower And Sword, from director Tetsuo Shinohara, is a film about political unrest in 16th century Japan, heavily diluted with loads of highly animated, almost forced comedy. Spanning across many… Read More
Review: mother! / Dylan
Hands shielding eyes, seats creaking from the writhing of discomfort, and mouths agape in astonishment. After seeing mother! one can only wonder how studio execs reacted after seeing this swirling,… Read More
Review: In this Corner of the World / Japanese Film Festival / Bill
Adapted from the Manga by Fumiyo Kono, In this Corner Of the World is an animated movie set in WWII-era Japan, leading up to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and… Read More