Oh, what a heartwarming, cup-filling and optimistic documentary experience! I thought I knew what to expect from it, a bit of Spellbound, a bit of This is Going to be Big, all set amongst the world of adolescent super nerds.
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Well, it’s a no brainer that I would love this. Bring together horror films and women kicking ass and Australian film critic, writer and legend Alex Heller-Nicholas and you’ve got a winner.
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This is the second film I have watched in the past week that is an intense and understated drama about the experiences of nurses in hospitals.
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This is a beautifully frenetic family drama that makes us feel the misogyny and pride that underpins Taiwanese family culture.
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I can’t believe I almost skipped this film! It was such a delight from beginning to end.
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A wrapped untouched candy. This would be a good alternative title, although Happy Holidays is so deeply ironic.
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I think this one is going to be polarising. Judging by the impassioned conversations I had with fellow MIFF goers after the film, I can see there are many different takes on its confronting structure and content.
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Ok. I loved this. I don’t think it will be everyone’s cup of tea but from the first bolshie feminist dance number, I was hooked.
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It has been about a week since I saw this latest film from Sean Baker (The Florida Project) and I still feel suffused with its sad beauty.
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