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[MIFF ’11] The Woman

The Woman Lucky McKee’s The Woman is a film that has stuck with me since I sat down to watch it. I wrote a review over at MoreHorror.com and I feel like some of my opinions have changed since then. Especially after getting to meet Lucky, and having the opportunity to discuss this film as … Continue reading →

[MIFF ’11] Take Shelter

Take Shelter Michael Shannon plays Curtis LaForche, your average everyday Joe, who begins to get haunted by strange dreams focus around a huge and devastating storm. These dreams leave him waking up in a pool of sweat, they are so vivid that the events that take place in the dream affect him while awake (a … Continue reading →

[MIFF ’11] Tomboy

Tomboy Céline Sciamma follows up her fantastic debut feature Water Lilies, with Tomboy, another coming of age film dealing with girls. While Water Lilies dealt with High School and sexuality, Tomboy follows a different path with its main focus a 10-year-old girl. As this film starts off however we do not know that Laure (Zoé … Continue reading →

[MIFF ’11] Submarine

Submarine Submarine is a coming of age story, set in an unspecified time in a nameless Welsh village. Our main character Oliver Tate (Craig Roberts) is a 15 year old boy, who narrates his story and often does so as if he were the star in his own film. His goals in life, to lose … Continue reading →

[MIFF ’11] Armadillo (2010)

[MIFF ’11] Armadillo (2010)

I have seen a lot of films about war, but nothing quite compares to Armadillo. Most films of the sort seem to have some kind of agenda, and don’t quite show all the sides to what is going on. Armadillo is a documentary, its only agenda is to give you a first hand look at … Continue reading →

[MIFF ’11] Cold Fish

Cold Fish Cold Fish can certainly lay claim to being one of the most unique and completely off beat serial killer films I have ever seen. This was my first venture into the works of director Sion Sono (who also wrote the screenplay with Yoshiki Takahashi), having heard positive things about his previous films, I … Continue reading →

[MIFF ’11] Hobo With A Shotgun

Hobo With A Shotgun “You and me are goin’ on a car-ride to hell… and you’re riding shotgun!” Hobo With A Shotgun was a modern version of the exploitation films from the 70’s and early 80’s, it is the second film to be made from the Grindhouse faux trailers (the first being Machete). So can … Continue reading →