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: In this Corner of the World / Japanese Film Festival / Bill
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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
Review: Swagger / MIFF / Tiana
Swagger. “To walk or behave in a very confident and arrogant or self-important way”. Known for his music videos, director Olivier Babinet has made a visually stylistic, brimming with attitude… Read More
Review: Ali’s Wedding / Arab Film Festival / Bill
Ali’s Wedding, from director Jeffrey Waters, is Australia’s first Muslim rom-com, and a very good one at that. It tells the true story of the co-writer and star of the… Read More