My expectations were high for this second feature from A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night director Ana Lily Amirpour.
Continue readingMona Lisa and the Blood Moon (2021)
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One Fine Morning (Un Beau Matin) (2022)
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It’s enough that Léa Seydoux is in every frame to give reason to watch this delicate French Rohmer-esque drama from Mia Hansen-Løve.
Continue readingThe Apartment with Two Women (같은 속옷을 입는 두 여자) (2021)
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Where Leila’s Brothers was all shouting and drama in its portrayal of a dysfunctional family, Kim Se-in shows us the quiet bitterness of an intense mother-daughter relationship.
Continue readingBlaze (2022)
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Archibald prize winning Australian artist Del Kathryn Barton has imbued her lush visuals into her first feature film about violence against women and childhood trauma.
Continue readingMy Sunny Maad (2021)
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This animation from Czech director Michaela Pavlátová has an interesting premise; a blonde and blue-eyed Czech woman marries an Aghan and goes to live with his family in Kabul as the Taliban increase their dominance.
Continue readingSweet As (2022)
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I won’t be the first to say that this warm, spiky coming of age road movie is sweet as.
Continue readingUnder Cover (2022)
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I walked into this film thinking I knew what kind of experience it was going to be. It’s a documentary by Sue Thomson about the growing number of women aged over 55 in Australia who are finding themselves unexpectedly homeless.
Continue readingYuni (2021)
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Kamila Andini delicately explores the difficulties of being a 16 year old girl in a society that thinks it knows what’s best for you, without giving us any easy answers.
Continue readingBecause We Have Each Other (2022)
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This sad and beautiful documentary is about an ordinary family who is in fact quite extraordinary.
Continue readingMillie Lies Low (2021)
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A warm-hearted cautionary tale for all those feeling the need to flex about their lives.
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