TYREL, BEAST, KNIFE + HEART and THE TALE Welcome to the 8th edition of my 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on the Sebastian Silva’s latest film TYREL, dark British romantic thriller BEAST, the campy ’70s set LGBTQI themed mystery/slasher film KNIFE + HEART and the powerful sexual … Continue reading
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[Bede’s MIFF 2018 Audio Reviews #7] You Shall Not Sleep, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, Birds Of Passage and Arctic
YOU SHALL NOT SLEEP, THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE, BIRDS OF PASSAGE and ARTIC Welcome to the 7th edition of my 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on the Spanish supernatural horror film YOU SHALL NOT SLEEP, director Terry Gilliam’s 25 year long in-development passion project THE … Continue reading
[Bede’s MIFF 2018 Audio Reviews #6] Tower. A Bright Day, Los Silencios, American Animals and The Bill Murray Stories
TOWER. A BRIGHT DAY, LOS SILENCIOS, AMERICAN ANIMALS and THE BILL MURRAY STORIES: LESSONS LEARNED FROM A MYTHICAL MAN Welcome to the 6th edition of my 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on the Polish arthouse horror film TOWER. A BRIGHT DAY, the refugee themed drama LOS … Continue reading
[Bede’s MIFF 2018 Audio Reviews #5] Burning, The Kindergarten Teacher, Sheikh Jackson and Dogman
BURNING, THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER, SHEIKH JACKSON and DOGMAN Welcome to the 5th edition of my 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on South Korean mystery drama BURNING, the Maggie Gyllenhaal starring indie drama THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER, the Michael Jackson themed Egyptian film SHEIKH JACKSON and GOMORRAH director Matteo … Continue reading
[Bede’s MIFF 2018 Audio Reviews #4] Damsel, Murder Me Monster, Ghosthunter and The World Is Yours
DAMSEL, MURDER ME, MONSTER, GHOSTHUNTER and THE WORLD IS YOURS Welcome to the 4th edition of my 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on subversive western comedy DAMSEL, the Argentine art-house horror/mystery MURDER ME, MONSTER, the haunting Australian documentary GHOSTHUNTER and the French crime comedy THE WORLD IS … Continue reading
[Bede’s MIFF 2018 Audio Reviews #3] Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot, Celeste, Good Manners and Fugue
DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT, CELESTE, GOOD MANNERS and FUGUE Welcome to the 3rd edition of my 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on director Gus Van Sant’s DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT, the Australian drama CELESTE, the lesbian themed werewolf … Continue reading
[Bede’s MIFF 2018 Audio Reviews #2] Shoplifters, Acute Misfortune, Thoroughbreds and Bodied
SHOPLIFTERS, ACUTE MISFORTUNE, THOROUGHBREDS and BODIED Welcome to the 2nd edition of my 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Cannes Film Festival Palm D’Or winning film SHOPLIFTERS, the biopic on controversial artist Adam Cullen ACUTE MISFORTUNE, the dark teen comedy THOROUGHBREDS and music video … Continue reading
[Bede’s MIFF 2018 Audio Reviews #1] 3 Faces, Let The Corpses Tan, Piercing and Wildlife
3 FACES, LET THE CORPSES TAN, PIERCING and WILDLIFE Welcome to the 1st edition of my 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this very first one, I share my thoughts on director Jafar Panahi’s latest film 3 FACES, the trippy ’70s spaghetti western-esque crime thriller LET THE CORPESE TAN, the psycho-sexual comedy/horror film … Continue reading
[Audio Review] Adrift (2018) by Bede Jermyn
There’s no denying that if there are four types of films that always grab everyone’s attention, it ones that are either based on a true events, a survival story, disaster film or a romantic drama. However when you have a film that combines all four of these different genres together, it makes for both a … Continue reading
[Audio Review] Disobidence (2018) by Bede Jermyn
One filmmaker who is carving himself as a major name in the world of cinema at the moment is Chilean director Sebastián Lelio. While his first few films (THE SACRED FAMILY, NAVIDAD, THE YEAR OF THE TIGER) received had been well reviewed film festival hits, it wasn’t until his 2013 film GLORIA that made he a … Continue reading
[Audio Review] Ocean’s Eight (2018) by Bede Jermyn
Back in 2001 after winning the Best Director Oscar for TRAFFIC, director Steven Soderbergh released one of the biggest hits of career with his all-star remake of 1960 ‘Rat Pack’ heist classic OCEAN’S ELEVEN. The film was critically/box office smash hit, and its success led to start of a new franchise being born with two … Continue reading
[Audio Review] That’s Not My Dog! (2018) by Bede Jermyn
When I think of the best qualities that my home country of Australia has, it’s definitely without a doubt our unique sense of humour. Over the decades Australia has produced many film comedies that have gone on to become complete classics of the genre (CROCODILE DUNDEE, THE CASTLE, MURIEL’S WEDDING, KENNY, THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, … Continue reading
[Audio Review] Breathe (2017) by Bede Jermyn
I don’t know about anyone else but when I hear that a critically acclaimed actor decides to make the jump from acting to directing, it definitely catches my interest right away. Especially if it’s one who I’m a big fan of. One actor in particular who definitely fits this bill is Andy Serkis. After years … Continue reading
[Audio Review] The Wall (2017) by Bede Jermyn
When I think of filmmakers who successfully transition from the independent film to helm major Hollywood films, one of the first directors that pop into my head is definitely Doug Liman. After starting off his career with directing the hit indie films SWINGERS and GO, Liman made to the big leagues to direct some of … Continue reading