Elroy Rosenberg reflects on the troubling MIFF documentary about Björn Andrésen’s life as an object of aesthetic attraction — and then pity.
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Elroy Rosenberg reflects on the troubling MIFF documentary about Björn Andrésen’s life as an object of aesthetic attraction — and then pity.
Read moreAlex Piperno’s surreal film is a tight synthesis of utter, lacklustre realism and dream logic that lulls one into belief in the unreal.
Read moreThomas Vinterberg’s boozy dark comedy explores the pleasure, pain, and ambiguities of alcohol — and challenges us to see both drinking and sobriety in a new light.
Read moreNolan’s confusing action flick has Elroy Rosenberg thinking about the very nature of art and ambiguity.
Read moreA fellow alum of Gorokan High School, Sam Twyford-Moore breaks down the Texan Best Actor winner’s less-than-illuminating autobiography.
Read moreTina Huang reacts to Clea DuVall’s lesbian Christmas romcom.
Read moreKidman’s transformative role brings power and authenticity to Lee Daniels’ pulp film.
Read moreRhea Thomas dives deep into the independent US studio’s cleverly constructed public image, from ‘Midsommar’ merch to the reinvention of Robert Pattinson.
Read morePablo Larraín’s latest film is a metaphysical exploration that gives into the domination, submission and total openness of the senses.
Read moreKelly Reichardt’s quiet film offers examples of kindness amongst the exploited.
Read moreMatilda Dorman deciphers the hollow political and social resonances that lie with a quasi-fictional film about a bar on closing night.
Read moreThurman is the sole performer in this goofy BatFilm to not only perfectly reflect Schumacher’s weightless camp, but to enrich it.
Read moreMarta Pulk documents a teen’s shifting sense of self, as she is tasked with watching 224 plays in 365 days.
Read moreCurated by Tokyo International Film Festival, Akiko Ohku’s 2017 comic romance deftly explores the dangers of idolising relationships when it halts an engagement with real-life.
Read moreRory Doherty looks at three films set before, during and after apocalypses, and uncovers how they reveal the strain global catastrophes can have on human life.
Read moreJonathan Glazer taps into the poetic potential of cinema, bringing an original and alternative cinematic vision to life.
Read moreReflections on the enduring power of one scene from John Cassavetes’ ‘Husbands’.
Read moreThe last thing you should try to do when watching the Sadfies’ latest film is surface for air.
Read moreA time of heightened sensitivity, mystical intuition, and death.
Read moreIs it just me, or are things getting crazier out there this awards season?
Read moreEugene Kotlyarenko’s proto-desktop film details life on the precipice of total internet poisoning.
Read moreTwo films from Static Vision’s Hyperlinks Film Festival explore the type of connections that flow from relational forcefields both online and IRL.
Read moreTrip out, detach (with intention), and change the world.
Read moreA winding trip through Hong Kong’s art world digs at the cryptic muddle of art.
Read moreIsolation, repression, two bodies, and a lingering stench.
Read moreTerrence Malick’s latest opus brings to the fore the unconventional heroism of ordinary people.
Read moreAfter watching Jeremy Clapin’s new film in a Parisian theatre, Lauren Ironmonger reflects on the incorporeal power of touch.
Read moreIndigo Bailey admires Céline Sciamma and Greta Gerwig’s visions of female artistry – of something tangible, intimate, and real.
Read moreElroy Rosenberg spotlights Scorsese’s creative ambition in the midst of 2019’s slick, focus-group filmmaking.
Read moreGrant’s highly-strung manager nearly turns a 90s cinematic wannabe into girl group gold.
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