OVER THE RAINBOW, THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON, THE DEAD DON’T DIE and YOUNG AHMED Welcome to the 4th edition of my 2019 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on the the documentary on Scientology OVER THE RAINBOW, the crowd-pleasing indie comedy/drama THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON, Jim … Continue reading
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[MIFF ’19] Children Of The Sea (2019)
Japanese animated films otherwise known as Anime are always quite an interesting adventure, they tackle all sorts of genres and the animation itself is generally intriguing and helps tell the story in unique fashion. Studio Ghibli is perhaps the best-known Japanese animation studio, but Studio 4°C has also been doing fantastic work for over 30 … Continue reading
[Bede’s MIFF 2019 Audio Reviews #3] Frankie, American Woman, In My Blood It Runs and The Beach Bum
FRANKIE, AMERICAN WOMAN, IN MY BLOOD IT RUNS and THE BEACH BUM Welcome to the 3rd edition of my 2019 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on Ira Sachs’s latest film starring Isabelle Huppert FRANKIE, the drama AMERICAN WOMAN, the important Australian documentary IN MY BLOOD … Continue reading
[Mini Reviews] Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2019) & Batman: Hush (2019)
Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2019) marks the first time these characters have appeared together in a film, despite having had several cross overs in the comics. This film was based on a comic book mini series Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by James Tynion IV and Freddie Williams II, and the first one in … Continue reading
[MIFF ’19] Little Monsters (2019)
The zombie sub-genre has been running strong, with many films and television shows featuring the undead, from Night Of The Living Dead (1968) to The Walking Dead (2010-). It seems zombies have not lost their popularity and really captured a strong fan base, and it is not difficult to see why. There are many angles … Continue reading
[90’s Horror Rewind] Haunted (1995)
The 1990’s were an interesting decade for horror films, the slasher genre saw a resurgence and those films became the more popular ones thanks to the likes of Scream (1996). A little seen genre during that decade was the haunted house film, they went under the radar for a little and were seen on shelves … Continue reading
[Bede’s MIFF 2019 Audio Reviews #2] In Fabric, Bacurau, Come To Daddy and Memory: The Origins Of Alien
IN FABRIC, BACURAU, COME TO DADDY and MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN Welcome to the 2nd edition of my 2019 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on the British horror film IN FABRIC, the unique Brazilian genre film BACURAU, the dark comedy COME TO DADDY and … Continue reading
[Bede’s MIFF 2019 Audio Reviews #1] Matthias & Maxime, Measure For Measure, One Child Nation and Sorry We Missed You
MATTHIAS & MAXIME, MEASURE FOR MEASURE, ONE CHILD NATION and SORRY WE MISSED YOU Welcome to the 1st edition of my 2019 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this very first one, I share my thoughts on acclaimed director Xavier Dolan’s latest film MATTHIAS & MAXIME, the Shakespearean inspired crime drama MEASURE … Continue reading
[90’s Horror Rewind] Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994)
There have been many screen adaptations of Mary Shelley’s 1818 book Frankenstein, perhaps best known is Frankenstein (1931) from Universal Studios starring Boris Karloff. There are likely too many versions to count, the story is popular and memorable. Francis Ford Coppola tackled another famous monster with Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1991), and he was set to … Continue reading
[TV Review] Big Little Lies Season 2 (2019)
In 2017 HBO released the limited series based on the book by Liane Moriarty Big Little Lies, it became a hit with critics and audiences. It’s female centric story, covering themes of friendships, abuse, secrets, motherhood and relationships set in a sea side town with mostly upper-class women whose children go to the same school … Continue reading
[Review Rewind] Electric Dreams (1984)
“We’ll always be together, together in electric dreams” we all know that classic 80’s tune from Philip Oakey and Giorgio Moroder, perhaps lesser known is the film Electric Dreams (1984) that the song was written for. The popularity of the song certainly overshadowed the film, perhaps some what unfortunate as Electric Dreams is quite an … Continue reading
[MIFF ’19] The Nightingale (2018)
Marcella reviews The Nightingale, the new film from writer/director Jennifer Kent Continue reading
[TV Review] Veronica Mars Season 4 (2019)
A long time ago we used to be friends … That tune was first heard on TV screens back in 2004, when a little show called Veronica Mars debuted. The series centered on High School student Veronica Mars played by Kristen Bell, whose father Keith (Enrico Colantoni) was formally Sheriff of Neptune and now Private … Continue reading
[Mini Reviews] Aladdin (2019) and The Lion King (2019)
A Whole New World … well Disney has certainly given us all that with their live action remakes of their cartoon films. With so many in the works, it seems like they are focused on this trend, which started with Maleficent (2014), Cinderella (2015) and The Jungle Book (2016). They certainly do range in quality, … Continue reading