Reviewed by Bill Blake Like The Diary of Anne Frank and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, A Bag Of Marbles is about a child’s experience of the terrible events of… Read More
Review: A Bag of Marbles / Alliance Française French Film Festival / Bill
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Review: Things to Come / Alliance Française French Film Festival / Nick
review by Nick Ward I was fortunate to see Mia Hansen-Løve’s new film, Things to Come, at this year’s Alliance Française French Film Festival. The film follows Isabelle Huppert as a… Read More
Review: Lost in Paris / Alliance Francaise French Film Festival / Bill
Review by Bill Blake Lost in Paris is a charming comedy which takes the viewer from freezing small town Canada to bohemian Paris, after spinster librarian Fiona (played by Fiona… Read More
Review: The Unkown Girl / Alliance Francaise French Film Festival / Nick
The Unknown Girl debuted at Cannes last year to lukewarm feelings and reviews. Helmed by auteur directors, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, The Unknown Girl is a well made, yet disappointing release.… Read More
Review: Penny Pincher! / Alliance Francaise French Film Festival / Carmella
When I read Penny Pincher! was about a man whose obsessive frugality gets him into difficult situations, I was instantly drawn to this film. I am a huge fan of… Read More
Review: Tomcat / Mardi Gras Film Festival / Kena
Tomcat isn’t about a gay couple…it’s just about a couple, the fact that they are gay is hardly mentioned in the film at all, if ever. It’s reassuring to see… Read More
Review: Coming Out / Mardi Gras Film Festival / Kena
Coming Out is one guy’s story about his entire coming out process to tell not just his friends and family, but the world, and to document what happens after you’re… Read More
Review: Jasper Jones / Bill
By Bill Blake (12) Craig Silvey’s much-loved novel Jasper Jones translated brilliantly to the stage in a Kate Mulvany-scripted version for Belvoir. In Rachel Perkins’ screen adaptation it fails to… Read More
Why Moonlight Deserved to Win Best Picture / Nick
by Nick Ward This year’s Academy Awards started out predictably, with the inevitable Best Director win for Damien Chazelle (La La Land), Best Actor for Casey Affleck (Manchester by the… Read More
Review: Upstairs Inferno / Mardi Gras Film Festival / review by Kena
The upstairs inferno refers to a devastating fire that blasted through the Upstairs Lounge in New Orleans June 24th, 1973. The Upstairs Lounge was a gay bar and at that… Read More