The very cool celebration of cinema that is the Melbourne International Film Festival is back this August, running from the 4th until the 28th in cinemas and online. With the full program out and tickets on sale now, here’s a rundown of some general details and a few useful tips. … More MIFF 2022 Information
By Alexander Martin. It’s interesting, I think, that the posing of a question can often be infinitely more profound and thought-provoking than any answer could hope to be, and herein it is often apt for the question to remain solitary, the answers lingering around it with a kind of ethereal possibility. It is this purpose that enigma in film serves … More Unanswered Questions: A Brief Discussion Of Enigma In Film
Direct from its premiere at the Alliance Française French Film Festival, on in Melbourne until April 6th, Jessica Seychell reviews Adieu Monsieur Haffmann, where, in the Nazi-occupied Paris of 1941, the eponymous, Jewish jeweller finds himself trapped in more ways than one. Spoiler-free. … More Farewell, Mr. Haffmann Review
What’s full of bats and cats, and a penguin too? Matt Reeves’ The Batman (2022). Here’s Liem Jones’ review. With Illustrations by Elli Tsadila. Just for you. … More The Batman Review
… officially in! Check out the full list, recognising films released between March 1st and December 31st last year across 23 categories, right here. … More And The 2022 Oscar Nominees Are…
By Alessandra Akerly. On 18 May 2021, the first trailer for the film adaptation of acclaimed Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen dropped. Like many fans of the show, I was excited to see what new developments director Steven Chbosky would bring to the story. And like many other people, I was dismayed at the casting choice for the titular character: Ben Platt, who originated the role onstage. … More Dear Ben Platt: The Age Of Evan Hansen
By Max Baltas. Silence, the title of Martin Scorsese’s 2016 film, or is the word more closely aligned with the writer-director’s response to questions of morality? … More Silence: A Scorsese Film, Or His Response To Questions Of Morality?
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