Review: Nitram – “An uncomfortable watch but an essential one”
Despite the legitimate controversy that surrounded Nitram’s release in its homeland down under back in September, the latest horrifying...
Read MoreScreenwriting, religious repression and why you should watch The Last Thing Mary Saw: In conversation with filmmaker Edoardo Vitaletti
One of the most exciting aspects of covering film releases is the opportunity to discover new talent with the potential to breathe new...
Read MoreReview: The Last Thing Mary Saw – “A slow-burning cinematic experience rich in both style and substance”
Debuts are no easy feat, that’s why filmmaker Edoardo Vitaletti deserves extra credit for choosing to tackle a disturbing period...
Read MoreReview: I Carry You With Me (Te Llevo Conmigo) – “Essential and much-needed cinema”
Some films have the power to connect with audiences on a level so deep and personal that by the time credits roll, the emotional catharsis...
Read MoreReview: First Cow – “A slow-burning, meditative exploration of the human condition”
It’s rather comforting to know that, amidst the bombastic corporate wars of competing cinematic universes oversaturating our screens these...
Read MoreReview: The Nest – “A mesmerizing piece of cinema”
Part chilling psychological thriller, part elegant period piece with an incredible sense of time and place, The Nest is at the core a...
Read MoreReview: The Father – “A devastatingly beautiful gut-punch of a film”
I have now seen The Father twice and both times, as it reached its heart-shattering final act, I turned into a messy puddle of sobs and...
Read MoreCinematic scope with serialized TV vibes: a few thoughts on A Quiet Place Part II
Do you remember A Quiet Place’s abrupt ending? After having just given birth to her new baby and lost her husband within the span of a...
Read MoreReview: Minari – “Poetry made into motion picture”
Who doesn’t remember the wondrous and disorienting experience of waking up as a child in the backseat of their family car on a road trip,...
Read MoreReview: True History of the Kelly Gang – “A mesmerising piece of cinema”
2003’s Ned Kelly, starring the late Heath Ledger in the titular role alongside Orlando Bloom and Naomi Watts was my first acquaintance...
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