I didn’t expect to feel quite so gutted by what seemed to be an ‘odd couple in Poland’ navel-gazing by Jesse Eisenberg.
Continue readingA Real Pain (2024)
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Minari (미나리)(2020)
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Director Lee Isaac Chung, sat down to write a final screenplay before taking on a ‘real job ‘for the sake of his family. Taking inspiration from Willa Cather, he closed his eyes and wrote down memories of his childhood.
Continue readingMemoir of a Snail (2024)
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If you feel like filling up your cup, without too much cloying sentimentality, I recommend Memoir of a Snail by Australian Adam Elliott.
Continue readingPoor Things (2023)
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Such a relief! I thought this latest English language feature by Yorgos Lanthimos might have his incisive gaze diminished by Hollywood capitalism but it is on par with some of his early gems, albeit with a more inspiring, less bleak ending.
Continue readingAll of Us Strangers (2023)
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I still feel suffused with the golden light and intense motion of Andrew Haigh’s masterful exploration of individual and generational grief.
Continue readingThere’s Still Tomorrow (C’è Ancora Domani) (2023)
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I chose this Italian film festival film almost at random, based on the session time and the fact that it was black-and-white. It was absolutely delightful.
Continue readingKneecap (2024)
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Music is a powerful tool for resistance and Rich Peppiatt’s delightfully frenetic retelling of the birth of northern Irish hip-hop band Kneecap shows the power and the vulnerability of sticking it to the Man.
Continue readingShutter (ชัตเตอร์ กดติดวิญญาณ)(2004)
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Gotta love ACMI! You come down to Melbourne on a random weekend and find that all of the cinemas are playing various combinations of the same films and that you’ve seen most of them at the Melbourne Film Festival. ACMI, in contrast, is showing a 2004 classic Thai horror film Shutter. What a gem!
Continue readingMy Old Ass (2024)
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I needed to see a film like this that would fill up my cup after a MIFF that seems heavy on melancholy.
Continue readingI Shall Not Hate (2024)
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I had a bit of a revelation after watching this documentary about a Palestinian doctor working in Gaza and Israel, that if you want to understand situations like this, conflicts that are happening all over the world, the best way is to watch a documentary about it.
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