Before seeing this film, someone in a film queue told me that, of course this wouldn’t be a film about concrete.
Continue readingThe History of Concrete (2026)
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Rehearsals for a Revolution (2026)
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It felt like I was entering the same kind of world as Past Future Continuous but with a much more authentic pay off.
Continue readingSchool for Defectors (2026)
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Well, this one snuck up on me. It feels like a pretty standard documentary, set in one of a handful of schools in South Korea that are set up specifically for the children of defectors from North Korea.
Continue readingFacing the Numbers (2026)
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How do you go beyond shocking statistics that people seem to have become immune to?
Continue readingGuided by Horses (2026)
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I’m on day 15 of the Melbourne Film Festival and probably film number 50 and so it’s a rarity to watch one that feels rejuvenating.
Continue readingHair, Paper, Water… (Tóc, Giấy và Nước…) (2026)
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I swapped into this one at the last minute, not really knowing much about it but feeling that spending 70 minutes in Vietnam might be a nice way to spend a Wednesday afternoon.
Continue readingTime and Water (2026)
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People die, glaciers die, here’s some more footage of my family. Perhaps if I’d been less tired, I might have sunk into Sara Dosa’s cyclical story of climate change and the inevitability of loss.
Continue readingOne in a Million (2026)
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This well balanced and nonjudgemental documentary captures a rare thing. Following a Syrian family precariously fleeing Turkey in 2015, the filmmakers follow 11 year-old Israa and her family over a period of 10 years.
Continue readingMary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World (2026)
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This will hit you in the feels if you are at all a fan of Mary Oliver‘s poetry and make you want to go out and buy one of her books if you are not.
Continue readingBarbara Forever (2026)
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My MIFF BFF Ariel said I had to see this film as Barbara Hammer is the most important lesbian filmmaker ever. I’m glad I did.
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