Not gonna lie – for the first half hour of this film I was just about to stop watching. There was too much silence, too much unknown, and too much awkwardness.… Read More
Review: Donald Cried / American Essentials Film Festival / Kena
Category: Reviews
Review: Daveyon / American Essentials Film Festival / Jasper
“Stupid rocks, stupid concrete, stupid people.” Jaded, isolated and unforgiving, Dayveon depicts a contemporary portrayal of poverty’s impact on young society. Zoning in on the life of mislead cynic and 13-year-old… Read More
Review: From Nowhere / Tiana
With increasing relevance in a world where our basic empathy towards one another is often disrupted due to social constructs, persuasive political agendas and ignorance, From Nowhere delicately humanizes and… Read More
Review: Len and Company / American Essentials Film Festival / Bill
by Bill Blake Len (played by Rhys Ifans) is an ageing rock legend taking time off from being a decent human being in his personal fortress of solitude – a… Read More
Heartbeats (Les Amours Imaginaires) / Nick
Heartbeats (Les Amours Imaginaires) – Dir. Xavier Dolan by Nick Ward Whenever I’m in the process of listing my favourite directors of all time, it will usually start looking something… Read More
Review: Hell Bento – Uncovering The Japanese Underground / FFS Film Festival / Nick
Japan has always fascinated me. The food, people, streets, stores, films – everything. With millions of people living in Tokyo alone, the country is teeming with varying cultures and beliefs.… Read More
Review: The Innocents / Kena
We finally get to Market Street, and it’s 6:03pm – late. We find the street number and ask where we might find the media screening for The Innocents, and we… Read More
Review: The Young Offenders / Irish Film Festival / Kena
The Young Offenders is a classic Irish comedy, with a strong moral didacticism woven neatly underneath the thick layer of stomach-clenching jokes. It’s impossible not to love the two main… Read More
Review: Atlantic / Irish Film Festival / Kena
Atlantic didn’t quite turn out the way I’d imagined it to, upon hearing the premise. For reference, here’s the premise I got: a documentary about fishing in the Atlantic. Fishing in… Read More
Review: Personal Shopper / Amy
In Personal Shopper (Dir. Olivier Assayas), Kirsten Stewart plays Maureen, a personal shopper for a wealthy socialite and model. She is a medium and is haunted by her recently deceased… Read More