When I first saw director Mike Mills’ Beginners (2010), an autobiographical story of a young man whose elderly father admits he’s gay, it had a profound effect on me. Mills’ tender approach to his subject, his nonlinear filmmaking, and the…
Most moviegoers know of David Lynch as a filmmaker. He’s the surreal, challenging and at times infuriating director of weird classics like Mulholland Dr. (2001) and Lost Highway (1997). David Lynch the filmmaker has recently returned to the public’s recognition…
Just how ‘Todd Solondz’ is Todd Solondz’s new film Wiener-Dog? To answer that, we have to go through the Solondz movie checklist: is there a motley cast of miserable characters whose lives are vaguely connected? Check. Is Dawn Weiner in…
The opening of St. Kilda Film Festival will be rolling out the red carpet at the iconic Palais Theatre this Thursday 18 May. During the jam-packed 10 days, the festival will showcase emerging filmmakers and talent as well as industry professionals…
Turns everything up to eleven and doesn’t miss a beat. As someone who grew up watching action movies and practicing the fight moves in my living room, I can hardly tell you how satisfying a film like John Wick: Chapter…
HRAFF is celebrating ten years of showcasing stories from here and around the globe using various mediums of film, music, art and forums. These have all been hand picked to engage audiences on various human rights issues and spark an…
Director Sydney Lumet (12 Angry Men, Network) called Akira Kurosawa ‘the Beethoven of filmmakers’. With more than 50 years of films behind him, Kurosawa left a legacy in filmmaking whose reverberations in modern cinema are still being felt today. He…
America’s political climate is pretty tumultuous at the moment, to say the least. This has led to protests, outspoken opinions, and—perhaps one of the few positive outcomes—inspired works of art. Filmmakers in particular are telling stories that intend to arouse…
The 20th Spanish Film Festival, hosted by Palace Cinemas, will soon kick off across the country — running from 20 April to 7 May 2017 in Melbourne. This year the festival offers a program of 40 films including documentaries, shorts, and…
At the beginning of Hannes Holm’s A Man Called Ove, the titular protagonist (played by Rolf Lassgård) is let go from his job. An elderly widow, he has few other reasons to get up in the morning, so he decides to join his…