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[Fantasia 2020] Audio Review: The Paper Tigers (2020)

[Fantasia 2020] Audio Review: The Paper Tigers (2020) Download HERE The Paper Tigers (2020) focuses on three former best friends, who reunite after 30 years when their Kung Fu master SiFu Cheung (Roger Yuan) passes away. No longer quite the martial artists they once were, these three men go on a new journey that … Continue reading →

[Fantasia 2020] Audio Review: Special Actors (2019) by Bede Jermyn

[Fantasia 2020] Audio Review: Special Actors (2019) by Bede Jermyn Download HERE After striking it big on the international film circuit with his critically acclaimed and ambitious “shot in one-take” zombie horror/comedy ONE CUT OF THE DEAD, director Shin’ichirô Ueda instantly became a filmmaker-to-watch for audiences. Now he has returned with his latest film … Continue reading →

[Fantasia 2020] Audio Review: The Block Island Sound (2020)

[Fantasia 2020] Audio Review: The Block Island Sound (2020) Download HERE The Block Island Sound (2020) is the latest project from The McManus Brothers, who’s credit’s include Netflix’s American Vandal (2017) and Cobra Kai (2018), taking on a feature length film that acts as both a fractured family drama and a slow burn unsettling … Continue reading →

[Fantasia 2020] Audio Review: The Mortuary Collection (2019)

[Fantasia 2020] Audio Review: The Mortuary Collection (2019) Download HERE The Mortuary Collection (2019) is a stunning horror anthology from writer/director Ryan Spindell, taking place at Raven’s End Mortuary, as mortician Montgomery Dark (Clancy Brown) recounts stories of terror through the decades to a young woman Sam (Caitlin Fisher). The wrap around and the … Continue reading →

[Fantasia 2020] Audio Review: Crazy Samurai Musashi (2020) by Bede Jermyn

[Fantasia 2020] Audio Review: Crazy Samurai Musashi (2020) by Bede Jermyn Download HERE The life of legendary Japanese swordsman and philosopher Miyamoto Musashi has been the subject of countless films, TV shows, books, animes and mangas over the years. Most notably the SAMUARI trilogy (1954-1955), which starred legendary actor Toshiro Mifune in the role … Continue reading →

[Fantasia 2020] Audio Review: Alone (2020)

[Fantasia 2020] Audio Review: Alone (2020) Download HERE Director John Hyams (whose filmography includes Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009), Dragon Eyes (2012) and Universal Soldier: Day Of Reckoning (2012) and a bunch of TV work) brings a film that takes a very simple premise (based on the 2011 film Gone), with two main leads and … Continue reading →

[Fantasia 2020] Audio Review: Monster SeaFood Wars (2020)

[Fantasia 2020] Audio Review: Monster SeaFood Wars (2020) Download HERE Taking inspiration from the giant Japanese monster films of the 50’s and 60’s like Gojira (1954) and Daikaijû Gamera (1965), SeaFood Monster Wars (2020) sees Tokyo under attack by giant sea creatures, and it is up to a team of misfits to save the … Continue reading →

[Fantasia 2020] Audio Review: Hail to the Deadites (2020)

[Fantasia 2020] Audio Review: Hail to the Deadites (2020) Download HERE Hail to the Deadites (2020) is the second documentary feature from Steve Villeneuve, taking a focus on the fandom of the Evil Dead films. He explores the lives and impacts the films have had on fans, as well as some of the … Continue reading →

[Fantasia 2020] Audio Review: The Columnist (2019)

[Fantasia 2020] Audio Review: The Columnist (2019) Download HERE The Columnist (2019) takes on the world of cyber bullying and the direct effects it has on those victims, however the film takes a dark twist. No longer are these cyber bullies invisible hiding behind a screen, they are sought out by the woman … Continue reading →

Bede’s 2019 Melbourne International Film Festival Preview

I can’t believe it. Has has it been a year already? That’s right, everyone. It’s that time of year where my hometown of Melbourne celebrates one of the largest and most prestigious film festivals in all of Australia: the Melbourne International Film Festival (or as it’s also know as MIFF for short). Over the course … Continue reading →

[MIFF ’14] We Are The Best! (2013)

By the time the credits rolled on WE ARE THE BEST!, I had a big smile on my face. Not since my last viewing of STAND BY ME, has a film just resonated with me so much, I could almost feel myself in the characters of the film. The message and the heart of the … Continue reading →

[MIFF ’14] Anina (2013)

ANINA was submitted for the Oscars, for the Best Foreign Language Film category from Uruguay. It was not successful in getting a nomination unfortunately, but it is more than deserving of that honour. This is a beautiful film, with fantastic animation and a great story. It is honestly always a pleasure to see animation that … Continue reading →

[MIFF ’14] Advanced Style (2014)

ADVANCED STYLE is a lovely documentary, inspired by the blog of the same name by photographer Ari Seth Cohen, is about the 50 and over fashion women of New York City. Ari photographs older women around the city, who stand out to him with their fashion. The women featured in the film, are on his … Continue reading →