You know what’s weird? Even though I don’t really care for sports in real life, I surprisingly really enjoy watching films that are based about them (whether they narrative films or documentaries). One sport in particular that I find compelling to watch in a film is boxing. While the sport of boxing can be quite … Continue reading
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Bede’s MIFF 2015 Video Reviews #13: Journey To The Shore and Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet
JOURNEY TO THE SHORE and KAHLIL GIBRAN’S THE PROPHET In this 13th edition of my 2015 MIFF video reviews, I share my thoughts on the Japanese supernatural drama JOURNEY TO THE SHORE and the animated adaptation of Kahlil Gibran’s book KAHLIL GIBRAN’S THE PROPHET. – Bede Jermyn
[Review] The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015) by Bede Jermyn
I don’t know about anyone else, I’m definitely going to say that 2015 is the year of the spy film. Usually we would have at lest one or two per year (if we’re lucky) but this year though, there have been quite a lot that have come out or still haven’t been released yet (KINGSMAN: THE … Continue reading
Bede’s MIFF 2015 Video Reviews #12: The Diary Of A Teenage Girl and The Look Of Silence
THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL and THE LOOK OF SILENCE In this 12th edition of my 2015 MIFF video reviews, I share my thoughts on the teen coming-of-age comedy/drama THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL and the director Joshua Oppenheimer’s latest documentary THE LOOK OF SILENCE, which is the companion piece to THE ACT OF KILLING. – Bede Jermyn
Bede’s MIFF 2015 Video Reviews #11: Tehran Taxi and The End Of The Tour
TEHRAN TAXI and THE END OF THE TOUR In this 11th edition of my 2015 MIFF video reviews, I share my thoughts on the Iranian docu-drama TEHRAN TAXI and indie comedy/drama THE END OF THE TOUR – Bede Jermyn
Bede’s MIFF 2015 Video Reviews #10: Listen To Me Marlon and The Invitation
LISTEN TO ME MARLON and THE INVITATION In this 10th edition of my 2015 MIFF video reviews, I share my thoughts on the Marlon Brando documentary LISTEN TO ME MARLON and the indie horror/thriller THE INVITATION. For more of my experiences at MIFF, follow me at http://www.twitter.com/BedeJermyn for my daily random thoughts and first reactions to all the films at the … Continue reading
Bede’s MIFF 2015 Video Reviews #9: The Daughter and The Assassin
THE DAUGHTER and THE ASSASSIN In this 9th edition of my 2015 MIFF video reviews, I share my thoughts on Australian film adaptation of the play THE WILD DUCK called THE DAUGHTER and the martial arts epic THE ASSASSIN. For more of my experiences at MIFF, follow me at http://www.twitter.com/BedeJermyn for my daily random thoughts and first reactions to all the … Continue reading
Bede’s MIFF 2015 Video Reviews #8: Nasty Baby and Tangerine
NASTY BABY and TANGERINE In this 8th edition of my 2015 MIFF video reviews, I share my thoughts on director Sebastian Silva’s latest film NASTY BABY and the indie comedy/drama TANGERINES. For more of my experiences at MIFF, follow me at http://www.twitter.com/BedeJermyn for my daily random thoughts and first reactions to all the films at the festival. – Bede Jermyn
Bede’s MIFF 2015 Video Reviews #7: The Hunting Ground and The Witch
THE HUNTING GROUND and THE WITCH In this 6th edition of my 2015 MIFF video reviews, I share my thoughts on the powerful documentary about rape on college campuses THE HUNTING GROUND and the terrifying period horror film THE WITCH. For more of my experiences at MIFF, follow me at http://www.twitter.com/BedeJermyn for my daily random thoughts and first reactions to all the … Continue reading
[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] Wonder Woman [2009] by Bea Harper
Dir.: Lauren Montgomery Starring: Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Rosario Dawson, Alfred Molina, Virginia Madsen and Oliver Platt While the bar has rarely been tapped in cinematic circles, thus far, DC’s wonderful interpretation of Wonder Woman/Diana Prince remains a lofty stalwart of the animated universe pantheon. Although it is tragic it can’t exactly be measured against … Continue reading
Bede’s MIFF 2015 Video Reviews #6: My Life Directed By Nicolas Winding Refn and Raiders!
MY LIFE DIRECTED BY NICOLAS WINDING REFN and RAIDERS! In this 6th edition of my 2015 MIFF video reviews, I share my thoughts on the documentary about filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn MY LIFE DIRECTED BY NICOLAS WINDING REFN and the documentary on the story behind the cult RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK: THE ADAPTATION fan film RAIDERS! For more of my … Continue reading
[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] Escape from LA [1996] by Bea Harper
Dir.: John Carpenter Starring: Kurt Russell, Cliff Robertson, Stacy Keach, Valeria Golino, Steve Buscemi, Peter Fonda, Bruce Campbell, Pam Grier, Georges Corraface and AJ Langer While spanked like that red-haired stepchild you keep under the stairs and only let out at night, Escape From LA was a joke that nobody quite got upon its released … Continue reading
Bede’s MIFF 2015 Video Reviews #5: Heaven Knows What and Gayby Baby
HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT and GAYBY BABY In this 5th edition of my 2015 MIFF video reviews, I share my thoughts on the indie drug addict drama HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT and the Australian documentary GAYBY BABY. For more of my experiences at MIFF, follow me at http://www.twitter.com/BedeJermyn for my daily random thoughts and first reactions to all the films at the festival. … Continue reading
[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] They Live [1988] by Bea Harper
Dir.: John Carpenter Starring: Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, Peter Jason and George ‘Buck’ Flower This is what happens when try to push your staunch political ideologies down Carpenter’s throat; you get a cinematic knuckle sandwich. After the terrible reception of Big Trouble In Little China, Carpenter was rather down on his luck and … Continue reading