This is a brave approach to film making as it bucks some genre expectations that might make a mainstream audience feel confused. This can be seen in IMDb reviews that oscillate from 1 to 10 stars.
Continue readingMaddie’s Secret (2025)
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Tangles (2026)
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There might need to be a content warning on Leah Nelson’s beautiful and heartfelt film that if you have experienced the loss of a parent, particularly to old age or long illness, it might make you cry.
Continue readingBig Girls Don’t Cry (2026)
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Seeing the Australian premiere of Paloma Schneideman’s first feature film meant the audience was keyed up for a good time, laughing at every joke.
Continue readingElephants in the Fog (तिनीहरू) (2026)
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Mary 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 readingLa Bola Negra (2026)
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Sumptuous and poetic exploration of queer love under fascism and the vestiges of repression that leak out into the future.
Continue readingRose (2026)
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You know I love a black-and-white film, and pretty much any film with Sandra Hüller.
Continue readingI Want Your Sex (2026)
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This is a mid-MIFF panacea. Gregg Araki switches the gender roles of an abusive workplace relationship and manages to provoke thought and also delight in its cheeky absurdity.
Continue readingSweet Milk Lake (2026)
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Okay, I only went to see this because I know one of the ‘background talent’ – that is the term director, writer, producer and star Harvey Zielinski used in his introduction to the film.
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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