Matilda Dorman deciphers the hollow political and social resonances that lie with a quasi-fictional film about a bar on closing night.
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Review: ‘Descent’ is a Cathartic Deep Dive That Takes Your Breath Away
Nays Baghai crafts an empathetic portrait of ice freediver Kiki Bosch, exploring how the traumas of her past led her to the extreme sport.
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Review: ‘Rosemary’s Way’ Introduces Audiences to the Australian Hero We Need Right Now
It’s hard not to fall for the community spirit and gentle charms of Ros Horin’s sophomore documentary feature.
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Translating Between Two Worlds: An Interview with Nays Baghai
Michelle Wang speaks with the director of ‘Descent’ about the physical and psychological journey of filming an underwater exploration of the soul.
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Getting a Kick Out of It: An Interview with Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks’ Veronica Fury
At the Melbourne International Film Festival, Hunter Keeble talks with producer Veronica Fury about what makes an engaging documentary, the cultural impact of martial arts cinema, and the future of “films about films”.
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Review: The Grand Bizarre
Jodie Mack’s experimental quilt of sound and colour gives “life and agency” to inanimate fabric.
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Populism Projected in The Brink and Reason
Faraaz Rahman examines truth and accountability in two documentaries charting the rise of populism.
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Review: Monrovia, Indiana
Veteran documentarian Frederick Wiseman stitches together a covertly political portrait of a conservative town in rural America.
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This Is It, We’re Finally Leaving Neverland
Matilda Dorman reflects upon the revived abuse allegations against Michael Jackson in 2019’s two-parter documentary, Leaving Neverland — through a personal comparison to the 2009 concert film This Is It.
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The Halphabet: 26 Vital Parts of Hal Ashby
Eliza Janssen alphabetises the ‘shaggy humanism’ of Hal Ashby, in light of a release of a documentary on the prolific American director.
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