EVERYBODY KNOWS, GIRL, FIRST REFORMED and THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL Welcome to the 10th edition of my 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on director Asghar Farhadi’s latest film EVERYBODY KNOWS, the transgender themed coming-of-age drama GIRL, wrtiter/director Paul Schrader’s latest film FIRST REFORMED and the international horror … Continue reading →

THE NIGHT EATS THE WORLD, A KID LIKE JAKE, THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS and COLD WAR Welcome to the 9th edition of my 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on the the French zombie film THE NIGHT EATS THE WORLD, the transgender themed family drama A KID LIKE JAKE, … Continue reading →

TYREL, BEAST, KNIFE + HEART and THE TALE Welcome to the 8th edition of my 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on the Sebastian Silva’s latest film TYREL, dark British romantic thriller BEAST, the campy ’70s set LGBTQI themed mystery/slasher film KNIFE + HEART and the powerful sexual … Continue reading →

YOU SHALL NOT SLEEP, THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE, BIRDS OF PASSAGE and ARTIC Welcome to the 7th edition of my 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on the Spanish supernatural horror film YOU SHALL NOT SLEEP, director Terry Gilliam’s 25 year long in-development passion project THE … Continue reading →

TOWER. A BRIGHT DAY, LOS SILENCIOS, AMERICAN ANIMALS and THE BILL MURRAY STORIES: LESSONS LEARNED FROM A MYTHICAL MAN Welcome to the 6th edition of my 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on the Polish arthouse horror film TOWER. A BRIGHT DAY, the refugee themed drama LOS … Continue reading →

BURNING, THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER, SHEIKH JACKSON and DOGMAN Welcome to the 5th edition of my 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on South Korean mystery drama BURNING, the Maggie Gyllenhaal starring indie drama THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER, the Michael Jackson themed Egyptian film SHEIKH JACKSON and GOMORRAH director Matteo … Continue reading →

DAMSEL, MURDER ME, MONSTER, GHOSTHUNTER and THE WORLD IS YOURS Welcome to the 4th edition of my 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on subversive western comedy DAMSEL, the Argentine art-house horror/mystery MURDER ME, MONSTER, the haunting Australian documentary GHOSTHUNTER and the French crime comedy THE WORLD IS … Continue reading →

DAMSEL, MURDER ME, MONSTER, GHOSTHUNTER and THE WORLD IS YOURS Welcome to the 4th edition of my 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on subversive western comedy DAMSEL, the Argentine art-house horror/mystery MURDER ME, MONSTER, the haunting Australian documentary GHOSTHUNTER and the French crime comedy THE WORLD IS … Continue reading →

DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT, CELESTE, GOOD MANNERS and FUGUE Welcome to the 3rd edition of my 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on director Gus Van Sant’s DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT, the Australian drama CELESTE, the lesbian themed werewolf … Continue reading →

SHOPLIFTERS, ACUTE MISFORTUNE, THOROUGHBREDS and BODIED Welcome to the 2nd edition of my 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) audio reviews. In this one, I share my thoughts on Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Cannes Film Festival Palm D’Or winning film SHOPLIFTERS, the biopic on controversial artist Adam Cullen ACUTE MISFORTUNE, the dark teen comedy THOROUGHBREDS and music video … Continue reading →