Maybe it takes an Italian to give such a brutally plain look at the US Civil War.
Continue readingCategory Archives: MIFF
Occupied City (2023)
Standard
A four hour documentary is always going to have its challenges. Steve McQueen (Hunger (2008)) takes a deep dive into the recorded history of the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam by overlaying a narrated retelling with a river of footage of the city in 2020 and 2021.
Continue readingTimestalker (2024)
Standard
Crossing (2024)
Standard
Levan Akin (And Then We Danced (2019)) gives us an engaging story of familial regret and redemption with a glimpse into lives on the margins between country, family and gender.
Continue readingChildren Do Not Play War (VR) (2019)
Standard
The Atomic Tree (VR) (2019)
Standard
Honeyland (2019)
Standard
An amazing narrative built from observational filming over three years. Hatidze lives in a remote abandoned Macedonian village with her elderly mother. She harvest honey from bees she has carefully cultivated and sells it in Skopje.
Continue readingThem That Follow (2019)
Standard
I was reminded of the quiet, rural drama of Dark River (2017) while watching this intense and satisfying dive into fundamentalism. It has some predictable beats but introspective camera work and a strong performance from Alice Englert help it transcend cliches.
Continue readingPain and Glory (2019)
Standard
I was a bit trepidatious about seeing Almodóvar’s latest (in 2019 – it’s taken me a while to post this!).
Continue readingBrittany Runs a Marathon (2019)
Standard
It seems fitting to catch up on a film missed at MIFF 2019 whilst sequestered to watch MIFF 2020 online. It was a late night find and Jillian Bell’s starring role was a major draw.
Continue reading
