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Film review: ‘The Ornithologist’ at MIFF
Homoerotic, kinky bondage, and Catholic parables do not usually fit within the same sentence, that’s why we were…
8 Aug 2017 film
2017 Melbourne International Film Festival review: ‘I Am Not Your Negro’
An essential documentary that rewrites history to show the truth. For many Australian audiences (myself included), the name…
6 Aug 2017 film
Film Review: ‘God’s Own Country’- an understated approach speaks volumes
There’s very little music in God’s Own Country. There’s hardly even any talking. Francis Lee’s debut feature is…
24 Jul 2017 film
Film Review: ‘Blue’ A Documentary Made to Save the Ocean
Blue, directed by Karina Holden is a challenging feature documentary that delves into the ongoing perils of our…
21 Jun 2017 film
American Essentials Film Festival Film Review: 20th Century Women
When I first saw director Mike Mills’ Beginners (2010), an autobiographical story of a young man whose elderly…
27 May 2017 film
American Essentials Film Festival review: ‘David Lynch: The Art Life’ and ‘Eraserhead’
Most moviegoers know of David Lynch as a filmmaker. He’s the surreal, challenging and at times infuriating director…
25 May 2017 film
American Essentials Film Festival Film Review: ‘Wiener-Dog’
Just how ‘Todd Solondz’ is Todd Solondz’s new film Wiener-Dog? To answer that, we have to go through…
22 May 2017 film
Film Review: ‘The Family’, a fascinating investigation into a bizarre Australian cult
Win a double pass to see The Family! The best documentaries find a good story and tell it well.…
16 Feb 2017 film
‘Museum Alive: 3D’ with David Attenborough at Melbourne IMAX
As an 80’s kid with a father that loved documentaries, I literally grew up with David Attenborough’s distinctive…
8 Jan 2017 film
Monster Fest Review: ‘The Autopsy of Jane Doe’
Too many horror movies collapse under the weight of their own strong premises. They start out confidently with…
2 Dec 2016