Melbourne International Film Festival 2018: Three Film Reviews
Climax When I tell people about Gaspar Noé’s films (likely often enough to constitute a social faux pas), I like ...
MIFF 2017 Film Review: Australia Day
It hits hard and leaves bruises. Reviewing films at a festival, especially one as packed as the MIFF, you remember ...
‘Human Traces’ – MIFF 2017
Though its characters lack motivation, Nic Gorman’s Human Traces is a finely executed and taught thriller. Nic Gorman’s first full ...
‘The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio’ – MIFF 2017
Less thinking, more feeling. ‘Don’t think. Feel!!!’ advises the poster for Takashi Miike’s The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capiccio. It’s ...
‘Axolotl Overkill’ – MIFF 2017
German tale of boundless youth doesn’t quite go far enough. First published as a novel titled Axolotl Roadkill when its author ...
‘Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts’ – MIFF 2017
American directors could learn a thing or two from Mouly Surya. On a desolate landscape in Indonesia where the sun ...
Melbourne International Film Festival: Top 5 Australian Films
The 2017 Melbourne International Film Festival has arrived and, as usual, picking from the gargantuan list of films is an ...