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This oddball Polish genre non-conformist feature by Agnieszka Holland had lots to like about it but ultimately felt like less than the sum of its parts. Continue reading
Spoor (Pokot) (2017)
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The Party (2017)
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This clever and stylish black-and-white satire from Sally Potter plays out like a drawing-room comedy with on point performances from the cream of British actors. Continue reading
Only the Brave (1994)
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Alex (Elena Mandalis) is now one of my favourite characters ever. She’s the kind of tough girl I would have been scared of at school. Greek, working class and a misfit, her only choice is to push back. Continue reading
Los Perros (2017)
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Dogs are a repeated and, I suspect, metaphorical motif in this Chilean drama by Marcela Said about the complicity of the middle-class in avoiding accountability for the atrocities committed under Pinochet. #MIFF2017 Continue reading
Let the Sunshine In (2017)
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What begins as a slow and awkward study of a fragile and somewhat irritating woman transforms into an engaging and gentle satire of middle class and middle-aged angst. #MIFF2017 Continue reading
Faces Places (Visages, Villages) (2017)
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This whimsical and warm-hearted documentary tracks an inspired partnership, road trip and friendship between street artist JR and French New Wave cinema director Agnès Varda. #MIFF2017 Continue reading
On Guard (1984)
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Significant at the time for its cast and crew of women and it’s ‘girls own adventure’ theme, On Guard, screening as part of the Pioneering Women section of MIFF, reminds us of how little has changed for women in film in 30 years. Continue reading
Ginger and Rosa (2012)
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Sally Potter creates stories that resonate across generations with characters that are luminous. In Ginger and Rosa, she takes an experience from her youth and crafts it into an exquisite meditation on the schism between personal and collective identity and responsibility. Continue reading
I Am Not a Witch (2017)
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All the more chilling for being based on real life rural witch camps in Zambia, Rungano Nyoni’s surreal tale of a young girl accused of being a witch works both as drama and allegory. Continue reading
The Beguiled (2017)
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Sophia Coppola has given us a slow burn remake of the 1971 The Beguiled with less male swagger and more female resilience. Although it is hard to like many of the characters, there is a subtle depth to their motivations and sometimes shocking choices. Continue reading
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