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
Category: Reviews
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
Review: Birds Without Names / Japanese Film Festival / Tiana
The screen fades, titles ascent and there seems as if a page is still left to be written and acted out. A complete incompleteness is its best description and both… Read More
Review: Ancien and the Magic Tablet / Japanese Film Festival / Kena
Ancien and the Magic Tablet is a weird but wonderful animated adventure showing as part of the Japanese Film Festival. It took me until just about the end of the… Read More
Review: Loving Vincent / Amy
The works of Vincent Van Gogh have enchanted audiences for over 100 years. His compositions have a beguiling and mysterious aura that captivates a wide audience. Vibrant, flaming colour is… Read More
Review: Ignorance Is Bliss / Lavazza Italian Film Festival / Bill
Ignorance Is Bliss, from director Massimiliano Bruno, is a comedy about social media. The story revolves around the conflict of Ernesto (Marco Giallini), an teacher who very much rejects the… Read More
Review: Questione di Karma / Lavazza Italian Film Festival / Kena
Questione di Karma (All About Karma) is a 2017 comedy by Director Eduardo Falcone showing at the Lavazza Italian Film Festival. It stars Elio Germano and Fabio De Luigi as… Read More
Review: I Am Not Your Negro / Dylan
“The story of the negro in America is the story of America. It is not a pretty story” I Am Not Your Negro is directed by Raoul Peck, and told… Read More
Review: Lemon / Sydney Underground Film Festival / Dylan
A woman tells a story of genocidal pillage on a grainy television screen, she asks herself “They didn’t take me, I don’t know why.” A sharp, ominous choral dirge follows… Read More