Category: Review
Film Review: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
Since the 1984 original film, the Ghostbusters franchise has struggled to find a cohesive and clear path forward for the series. From animated series to…
Film Review: Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time (2021)
The title is ironic. Have you ever seen the episode of Friends where Phoebe plays some inappropriate songs to a group of little kids? Later…
Film Review: The Invisible Man (2020)
Fresh off the back of its most recent less than glorious release (we’re looking at you, Fantasy Island), the Blumhouse folk hit back with the…
TIFF 2021 Review: Sundown
Traditionally challenging and provocative, Mexican filmmaker Michel Franco never had more eyes on him than in 2020 when his feature New Order had a highly…
The Everlasting Charm of BBC’s The Chronicles of Narnia
Like P. L. Travers said, a writer is only half the book, the other half is the reader. Moreover, each reader is unique in what…
Review: Rare Beasts
Billie Piper has had a fascinating career – from late-90s teen pop sensation, through to Doctor Who assistant, critically-acclaimed work in both theatre and television…
‘Becoming Cousteau’, ‘Julia’, ‘Jagged’ – TIFF 2021 Review
TIFF usually has several biographical documentaries, and this year was no different, with films about Julia Child, Alanis Morissette, Oscar Peterson, Kenny G, and Jacques…
‘Belfast’, ‘Dune’, ‘Last Night in Soho’, ‘Titane’ – TIFF 2021 Review
As usual, I’m abominably behind with my festival reviews, so rather than continuing in chronological order of what I saw—I’m slapping myself that I couldn’t…
‘A Hero’, ‘Compartment No. 6’, ‘Attica’, ‘Hold Your Fire’ – TIFF 2021 Review
It’s lovely to kick off a film festival with a banger, as I did at my first TIFF in 2010, when the first film I…
FemmeFilmFest21 Review: Enough (Anna Mantzaris)
Who hasn’t had a moment where they’ve had enough? Animator Anna Mantzaris follows that premise to humorous and empathetic effect in the short Enough. Within…
FemmeFilmFest21 Review: Saint Maud (Rose Glass)
Among the very few things that Christianity and horror have in common is that both are built on the crushed bones of women. Christianity, with…
FemmeFilmFest21Review: The Tent (Rebecca Figenschau)
This 17-minute Norwegian short starts off by introducing quite the usual dysfunctional family, in which the parents attempt to organise the ideal camping trip in…
FemmeFilmFest21 Review: Hysterical Girl (Kate Novack)
That opening news report-esque splatter of the remarkable Hysterical Girl kicks open the door of urgency and relevance . The 13 minute short film ends…
FemmeFilmFest21 Review: And Then The Bear (Agnès Patron)
Short films can be a mini class in how to direct, or how not to. In many cases, the beginnings of short films are intriguing,…
