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This arthouse Todd Haynes adaptation of Brian Selznick’s graphic and text novel looks lovely but lacks the pace and complexity to keep its readership engaged. Continue reading
Wonderstruck (2017)
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Australia Day (2017)
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This heart wrenching look at the dark reality of racism that simmers below the glib, Australian-flag-face-painted surface of our country shows its devastating effects, particularly for women of colour. #MIFF2017 Continue reading
Patti Cake$ (2017)
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This oddball, feel-good feature unrolls like an 8mm Precious with Australian actor Danielle Macdonald as its shining heart. Continue reading
Daphne (2017)
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Ninety minutes was enough time with the prickly, belligerent Daphne but I couldn’t help but wish her well. #MIFF2017 Continue reading
The Void (2016)
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Watching The Void, when tentacles started to come out of a dead woman’s face, I knew it was time for me to leave. #MIFF2017 Continue reading
That’s Not Me (2017)
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That's Not Me, a sweet and funny Melbourne feature about fame and sibling rivalry was buoyed by a cinema full of cast, crew, friends and family. #MIFF2017 Continue reading
Only one more sleep before MIFF
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Tomorrow I will be heading to Melbourne for a 17 day film extravaganza. The Melbourne International Film Festival (or MIFF to close and personal friends) is my annual sabbatical of film. I have booked 61 films, from revisits of Starstruck and Shame to new films by Lanthimos, Potter and Denis. My aim is to see and review three films a day so hold on to your wigs and live the MIFF life with me. Continue reading
The countdown to MIFF has begun
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Those who know me will know that I spend two weeks each year at the Melbourne International Film Festival watching and reviewing three or four films a day. It starts in five weeks and in only eleven days the program will be released. Yesterday I got a sneak preview of 33 films from Cannes that will be on the program and I am so excited! Continue reading
