Sumptuous and poetic exploration of queer love under fascism and the vestiges of repression that leak out into the future.
Continue readingLa Bola Negra (2026)
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La Gradiva (2026)
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This is the first film of the festival so far where I felt completely emotionally enveloped by its story.
Continue readingBlue Heron (2025)
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This evocative and gentle exploration of parenting, childhood memories, dislocation, and neurological difference by Sophy Romvari creates a compelling fiction around autobiographical elements of her life.
Continue readingFilipiñana (2026)
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This had the pastel hued satire of Greener Grass (2019) but with the bleak and sobering reality (without the fever dream) of Sweet Dreams (2023).
Continue readingThe Cycle of Love (2025)
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Oh boy, I nearly skipped out of this early morning film but I’m so glad I didn’t. It was a real cup filler.
Continue readingHolofiction (2025)
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Wow. This is one of those festival films that you probably wont get to see it elsewhere. It is wordless and created entirely from 1-2 second clips from fictional movies set during WWII and the Holocaust.
Continue readingFlies (Moscas) (2026)
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A good solid crowd pleasing film to start off my film festival journey for 2026. It came highly recommended by my MIFF buddy Kyle, which is not always a good thing as it raises your expectations.
Continue readingSpreadsheet Champions (2025)
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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.
Continue reading1000 Women in Horror (2025)
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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.
Continue readingLate Shift (Heldin)(2025)
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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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