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2017 Melbourne International Film Festival Review: ‘Tehran Taboo’
Animated Iranian film draws starkly realist depiction of modern-day Tehran. Director Ali Soozandeh has made a film that…
21 Aug 2017 film
Film review: ‘The Square’ at MIFF
Swedish film The Square is making its Australian debut at Melbourne’s most wonderful film festival, MIFF. After taking…
18 Aug 2017 film
2017 Melbourne International Film Festival Review: ‘The Endless’
A triumph of American independent filmmaking. Sometimes at a film festival, your biggest takeaway from a screening is,…
14 Aug 2017 film
Film review: ‘The Wound’ at MIFF
The Wound is the directorial debut from filmmaker John Trengove that has been receiving some hot debate about…
10 Aug 2017 film
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 festivals
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne – The Plus Ones’ Guide
The Indian Film Festival will once again be held in Melbourne from 10 August to 22 August. As…
4 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
Kino 30th Birthday Celebrations + ‘The Big Sick’ preview
You hear a lot about the ‘death of cinema’ these days. It only takes a quick google to…
13 Jul 2017 film
Volvo Scandinavian Film Festival 2017 – The Plus Ones’ guide
One of cinema’s greatest joys is that it allows viewers to visit faraway places, often with filmmakers whose…
5 Jul 2017