Cult Cinema and Bar
Pairing films with themed food and drinks is quite a novel idea and opening night at Cult Cinema & Bar promised to pair the perfect movie and cocktail and let me tell you it did not disappoint, serving us up a…
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‘The Bolshoi’ Film Review: Russian Resurrection Film Festival
This is how you make a film about dance. The Bolshoi is a film about the ballet and its director, Valery Todorovskiy, dances with his camera. There is so much graceful movement in the way this movie is filmed, it’s…
‘Dogs of Democracy’ Film Review and Interview with Director Mary Zournazi
‘What is the courage that we can have in the time of hopelessness?’ During our interview about her film Dogs of Democracy, philosopher Mary Zournazi expressed a desire to find courage when things seem hopeless. She told me that courage,…
Film Review: ‘Good Time’
A pretty good time with a pretty bad dude. Some films have great openings. They kick into gear immediately, and you know what kind of a movie you’re about to watch, because, in the first few minutes, the tone is…
Film Review: ‘Ingrid Goes West’
Nobody wants to be like Ingrid. ‘Where’s my phone?’ This is the first thing Ingrid Thorburn (Aubrey Plaza) says after waking up in the hospital, towards the end of the film. A social media addict, Ingrid has invested the entirety…
‘What If It Works?’: Film Review and Interview with Writer/Director Romi Trower
‘Because I had this privileged access, I felt like it was my responsibility to tell this story that was authentic.’ The balance between comedy and drama is a crucial one. Offset by a flicker of a facial expression or a…
‘Kingdom’ by Underground Cinema
With over 100 performances under their belt, Underground Cinema (UGC) has honed the art of tease and surprise. With the intension of “Taking cinema out of the cinema” the UGC crew screen films in secret locations in Melbourne and Sydney…
2017 Alliance Française Film Festival: Bébel: A Jean-Paul Belmondo Retrospective
American film critic Roger Ebert said that ‘Modern movies begin … with Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless’, and its lead actor, Jean-Paul Belmondo, had a lot to do with that. Belmondo’s Michel, eternally with a cigarette in his mouth, at once satirised…
Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2017 – The Plus Ones Guide
Since Antonio Zeccola founded it in 2000, Melbourne’s Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2017 has grown to become the biggest celebration of Italian cinema outside of its home country. Every year, the festival brings the nation’s freshest talent and most exciting…
Film Review: ‘Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience’
A trailer for our planet – if it were filmed by aliens. Say what you will about Terrence Malick – that his dialogue is insufferable; that, since The Tree Of Life (which was iffy at best) the quality of his…