From Madeleine McDonald comes a review of Georgia and Sophia Scott’s documentary Tomorrow’s Freedom, as recently seen at the Palestinian Film Festival Australia, and about West Bank Palestinian political leader Marwan Barghouti, his imprisonment by Israel, and his and his family’s quest for Palestine’s freedom along with his own. … More Palestinian Film Festival Review: Tomorrow’s Freedom
Following our MIFF review of Past Lives last year, from Amirahmad Azhieh comes another look at Canadian-Korean writer-director Celine Song’s decades spanning relationship drama. … More Past Lives Review
From Lachlan Gallagher comes a recap and review of this year’s Oscars, from the winners to the losers to the films not even nominated, as well as the presentation of the 96th Academy Awards ceremony itself. … More 2024 Oscars Recap & Review
From Johnny Hill comes a review of Jonathan Glazer’s newest film, idyllically haunting historical drama and fivefold Academy Award nominee (including for Best Picture and Best Director): The Zone of Interest. In cinemas Australia wide from this February 22nd. … More The Zone of Interest Review
From Finnlay Victor Dall comes a review of Poor Things, Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos’ new, gothic themed romp, as based on Alasdair Gray’s Frankenstein-inspired novel of the same name, written for the screen by Tony McNamara, and starring Emma Stone. … More Poor Things Review
Interested in watching some short student films to start summer cinematically this 2023? Well, good news! Forty by the Victorian College of the Arts Film and Television graduating class of 2023 are currently available to stream for free on MIFF Play, with the special season lasting from December 1 – 15. … More Student Shorts Spotlight: 2023 VCA Film and Television Graduate Season On MIFF Play (Dec 1st – 15th)
This Thursday November 30th, from 6:00 pm at Federation Hall in Southbank, a bunch of VCA students will screen their films from this year. … More Student Shorts Spotlight: VCA Masters Students Film Screening
From Lilly Sokolowski comes a review of Sick of Myself, the Norwegian dark comedy from writer-director Kristoffer Borgli and the producers of The Worst Person in the World about the lengths a millennial barista will go to for attention. In Australian cinemas now. … More Sick of Myself Review
From Ziqian Sheng comes a review of how Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic Oppenheimer answers the questions it poses, including the essential ethical dilemma of trying to save the world by building a weapon of mass destruction that could also destroy it. … More Oppenheimer: A Simple Approach To Complex Issues
As recently seen at the Melbourne International Film Festival and in cinemas now, from Finnlay Victor Dall comes a review of the humorously scathing BlackBerry, one of this year’s additions to the wave of brand biopics, this time about the creation of said smartphone, as written and directed by Canadian Matt Johnson. … More BlackBerry Review
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