Ahead of the release of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, from Lucy Beltrami comes a little reflection on her first film as solo director, 2017’s Lady Bird, and its uniquely resonant take on girlhood. … More On Lady Bird & Being A Girl
From Chelsea Daniel comes a review of Benjamin Millepied’s musical romance Carmen. Adapted from the classic opera of the same name, but with a modern twist, and starring Melissa Barrera as the titular Mexican refugee and Paul Mescal as the marine veteran she falls in (love) with. … More Carmen (2022) Review
From Victoria Winata comes a review of La Uruguaya, aka The Woman From Uruguay, recently seen at the Spanish Film Festival. Directed by Ana García Blaya and hailing from Argentina and Uruguay, the film follows a middle aged Argentinian writer who travels to the latter to collect $15,000, as well as visit a captivating younger woman. … More Spanish Film Festival Review: The Woman From Uruguay
From Chelsea Daniel comes a review of Petrol, the surreal coming-of-age mystery set and steeped in Melbourne from writer-director Alena Lodkina. In which a film student finds her life entangled with an enigmatic young performance artist, and which can be seen in cinemas now. … More Petrol Review
From Emma Xerri comes a review of Disney’s latest live-action remake of an animated classic: The Little Mermaid. Is everything better down where it’s live-action enhanced by CGI? Or just wetter? Read on for Emma’s thoughts. … More The Little Mermaid (2023) Review
From Chelsea Daniel comes a review of Limbo, the new outback mystery crime film from Australian director Ivan Sen (Mystery Road), starring Simon Baker, Rob Collins and Natasha Wanganeen. … More Limbo Review
Following a semi-mystery screening at the Fantastic Film Festival (currently running until April 30th), from Lucy Beltrami comes a review of The People’s Joker, an American, coming-of-age parody and satire featuring DC characters like the Joker, baby, as directed by Vera Drew, plus, reflections on the film’s entanglement in legal uncertainty, parallels to Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987), and the significance of trans representation on screen. … More Feeling Like Myself: The People’s Joker & Representation
From Dimple Malhotra comes a review of the latest animated film from Japan’s Makoto Shinkai (director of 2016’s Your Name): Suzume. About supernatural doors, a talking chair, and a teenager’s trauma. The verdict: it’s a film of both hits and misses, but certainly worth a watch. Open the read more door for … More Suzume Review
Following his review of The Whale (2022), from Jordan Low comes a review of American filmmaker Darren Aronofsky’s directed feature filmography preceding said film: Pi (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), The Fountain (2006), The Wrestler (2008), Black Swan (2010), Noah (2014), and mother! (2017). … More The Films Of Darren Aronofsky
From Annalise Bonnici comes a review of EO, Polish arthouse director Jerzy Skolomowski’s loose take on Au Hasard Balthazar (1966), about a donkey’s journey through the modern world. In cinemas now, the film can be seen with Film Society at its outing on Friday April 14th. … More EO Review
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