Review Day 04: The Fly (1958) The Fly (1958) is a classic of sci-fi and horror cinema, spawning two sequels and a remake the story is an intriguing one. The 1950’s was a great era for the two different genre’s and this particular story offered something a little different to the usual giant monster or … Continue reading
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[31 Days Of Horror ’19] Review: The Picture Of Dorian Gray (1945)
Review Day 03: The Picture Of Dorian Gray (1945) The works of Oscar Wilde are still as popular as ever, and his only novel The Picture Of Dorian Gray remains a classic. The 1945 classic adaptation is a very worthy one, following the book in great detail whilst changing a few aspects that really make … Continue reading
[31 Days Of Horror ’19] Mini Reviews: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) and Mystery Of The Wax Museum (1933)
Mini Review Day 01: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) The silent era of films is an extra ordinary one, in a time when film was still new, the medium was growing and finding it’s feet. The horror genre was a popular one in the silent era with classic’s such as Nosferatu (1922) and The … Continue reading
[Short Film Review] The Flying Fish (2019) by Bede Jermyn
I don’t know about anyone else, but do you know what type of short films that I personally admire the most? It’s the ones that attempt to showcase something that’s both unique and ambitious regardless of their short running time. There has been both quite a number of live-action and animated short films that have … Continue reading
[Bede’s MIFF 2019 Audio Reviews #14] The Nightingale, Little Monsters and Children Of The Sea (plus: My Top 10 MIFF 2019 Films)
THE NIGHTINGALE, LITTLE MONSTERS and CHILDREN OF THE SEA Welcome to the 14th and final edition of my 2019 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this very last one, I share my thoughts on THE BABADOOK director Jennifer Kent’s powerful and confronting new film THE NIGHTINGALE, the zombie horror/comedy LITTLE MONSTERS and … Continue reading
[Bede’s MIFF 2019 Audio Reviews #13] The Wild Goose Lake, Pain And Glory, Portrait Of A Lady On Fire and Honeyland
THE WILD GOOSE LAKE, PAIN AND GLORY, PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE and HONEYLAND Welcome to the 12th edition of my 2019 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on the Chinese gangster film THE WILD GOOSE LAKE, Oscar-winning director Pedro Almodovar’s semi-autobiographical film PAIN AND … Continue reading
[Bede’s MIFF 2019 Audio Reviews #12] Iron Fists And Kung Fu Kicks, The Wolf Hour, You Don’t Nomi and The Mountain
IRON FISTS AND KUNG FU KICKS, THE WOLF HOUR, YOU DON’T NOMI and THE MOUNTAIN Welcome to the 12th edition of my 2019 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on the documentary on Kung Fu cinema IRON FISTS AND KUNG FU KICKS, the Naomi Watts starring … Continue reading
[Bede’s MIFF 2019 Audio Reviews #11] Skin, Judy & Punch, Machine and Dark Place
SKIN, JUDY & PUNCH, MACHINE and DARK PLACE Welcome to the 11th edition of my 2019 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on the fact-based neo-Nazi themed drama SKIN, the unique Australian period comedy/drama JUDY & PUNCH, the documentary on robots/artificial intelligence MACHINE and the indigenous … Continue reading
[Bede’s MIFF 2019 Audio Reviews #10] Kursk, A Family, H Is For Happiness and The Kill Team
KURSK, A FAMILY, H IS FOR HAPPINESS and THE KILL TEAM Welcome to the 10th edition of my 2019 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on acclaimed director Thomas Vinterburg’s latest film KURSK, the strange Australian-Ukrainian comedy A FAMILY, the delightful Australian family film H IS … Continue reading
[Bede’s MIFF 2019 Audio Reviews #9] Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Hearts And Bones, Sunset and Something Else
LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT, HEARTS AND BONES, SUNSET and SOMETHING ELSE (a.k.a. AFTER MIDNIGHT) Welcome to the 9th edition of my 2019 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on the experimental Chinese film LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT, the Australian drama HEARTS AND BONES, Oscar-winning … Continue reading
[Bede’s MIFF 2019 Audio Reviews #8] Bros: After The Screaming Stops, Friedkin Uncut, We Are Little Zombies and Emu Runner
BROS: AFTER THE SCREAMING STOPS, FRIEDKIN UNCUT, WE A LITTLE ZOMBIES and EMU RUNNER Welcome to the 8th edition of my 2019 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on the documentary on ’80s/’90s British boyband Bros BROS: AFTER THE SCREAMING STOPS, the documentary on legendary director … Continue reading
[Bede’s MIFF 2019 Audio Reviews #7] The Souvenir, Them That Follow, Ray & Liz and Les Misérables
THE SOUVENIR, THEM THAT FOLLOW, RAY & LIZ and LES MISERABLES Welcome to the 7th edition of my 2019 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on Joanna Hogg’s latest film THE SOUVENIR, the dark religious themed film THEM THAT FOLLOW, photographer Richard Billingham’s directorial debut RAY … Continue reading
[Bede’s MIFF 2019 Audio Reviews #6] The Art Of Self-Defense, First Love, Deerskin and The Day Shall Come
THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE, FIRST LOVE, DEERSKIN and THE DAY SHALL COME Welcome to the 6th edition of my 2019 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on the hilarious dark comedy THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE, Takashi Miike’s latest film FIRST LOVE, RUBBER and WRONG director Quentin Dupieux’s … Continue reading
[Bede’s MIFF 2019 Audio Reviews #5] Brittany Runs A Marathon, Koko-Di Koko-Da, The Lodge and Swallow
BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON, KOKO-DI KOKO-DA, THE LODGE and SHALLOW Welcome to the 5th edition of my 2019 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on the crowd-pleasing comedy BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON, the bizarre Swedish horror film KOKO-DI KOKO-DA, GOODNIGHT MOMMY directors Veronika Franz & Severin … Continue reading