This seems to be a theme in the films that I am watching at the Melbourne Film Festival that when people have power they will abuse it, and by people I mean men.
Continue readingStrawberries (La Más Dulce) (2026)
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Yellow Letters (Gelbe Briefe) (2026)
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This hooked me from the moment it showed a dramatic title card that made it clear that it was being filmed in Berlin but we should consider this was Ankara in Turkey.
Continue reading(Not Only Fred Dagg) But Also John Clarke (2025)
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You can’t really go wrong with a biography about a man who was not only a really decent bloke but also genuinely funny.
Continue readingPut Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (2025)
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This often frustrating but increasingly compelling documentary packs a punch by the end. This was especially resonant after attending a huge rally outside the cinema to protest Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories.
Continue readingZombucha! (2025)
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I’m not sure that I expected much from this horror comedy, other than a lot of lighthearted laughs.
Continue readingExit 8 (8番出口) (2025)
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Is this the best use of Ravel’s Bolero in a movie? You can just imagine the discordant crash of the ending.
Continue readingTêtes Brûlées (2025)
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Oh boy, this wasn’t at all what I was expecting. I nearly skipped out of it because it was on at 10:15am on the 14th day of the festival and I really could’ve used a sleep in.
Continue readingCloud (2024)
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By the 14th or so day of a film festival after four films a day, it gets to a point where you are hoping your 9.30pm film will have a little bit of pace and drama and action to keep you awake.
Continue readingThe President’s Cake (مملكة القصب)(2025)
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Wow this one is really a slow burn, and not at all the lighthearted, child focused story that I was expecting.
Continue readingA Useful Ghost (ผีใช้ได้ค่ะ)(2025)
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At the end of a long day of film watching, when you’re feeling a little bit tired emotionally wrung out by a couple of films, what you need is something a bit silly, a bit lovely and with a few twists and turns you don’t see coming.
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