This review contains spoilers for the film Master Gardener. By Harry Gay Paul Schrader concludes his three-movie exegesis on the American soul with Master Gardener, a complicated film that proves… Read More
Master Gardener – contains spoilers
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FOE
If you’re anything like me, the on-screen pairing of Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal is enough to pique your interest in Foe. Garth Davis’ (Lion, Mary Magdalene) latest film features… Read More
The Old Oak / Cunard British Film Festival
Nominated for the 2023 Palme d’Or and rumoured to be the renowned director’s last film (and at 87 years old who can blame the guy), Ken Loach’s new film The… Read More
Review: Sick of Myself
In a world where 15 minutes of fame is not enough, what measures is one willing to take to get the attention they “deserve”? That’s a question director, Kristoffer Borgli… Read More
I Love My Dad / SUFF
I Love My Dad opens with a note to the viewer, stating that what will follow is indeed a true story. A viewer may at first think nothing of… Read More
The Pawn Shop / MIFF
For three years, I worked at an op shop. I would handle donations, serve customers, price items and hang clothes. I saw many people pass through my store in those… Read More
BLAZE / MIFF
Blaze is a standout feature of this year’s MIFF selection, directed by renowned Australian artist Del Kathryn Barton, starring Josh Lawson, Julia Savage, Simon Baker and Yael Stone, in a… Read More
107 Mothers / MIFF
107 Mothers is a standout watch from my MIFF lineup this year – a Russian-language film written and directed by Peter Kerekes, with the story developed by screenwriter Ivan Ostrochovský.… Read More
Alice
Alice is a wicked, delicious ride that pulls both laughs and tears from the audience. Keke Palmer absolutely slays as a plantation slave in Georgia who escapes to find herself in… Read More
Hinterland
Ruzowitzky cross-breeds a war picture with a frothy horror flick, though between his over-reliance on CGI-splashed backdrops and a surprisingly superficial script, one suspects the end result resembles actual schlock… Read More