With QUEEN OF EARTH screening at the Melbourne International Film Festival, we spoke to writer/director Alex Ross Perry about his film, earnestness and what makes a good director.
Vertical Cinema – An Interview with Artist/Filmmaker Joost Rekveld
Ahead of the Vertical Cinema screening of his short film #43 at MIFF, we spoke to artist and filmmaker Joost Rekveld.
Prophet’s Prey
Amy Berg’s latest film, a documentary about a polygamist Mormon sect, takes a thoroughly mediocre approach to such a horrifying narrative.
The Ground We Won – An Interview with Director Christopher Pryor
We spoke to documentarian Christopher Pryor about his feature on rugby and masculinity, THE GROUND WE WON.
The Lobster
Yorgos Lanthimos’ first English-language feature is a bleakly comic portrait of the performative nature of romance and self-image.
Force of Destiny
Paul Cox’s highly personal drama is an underwhelming mesh of earnestness, romance and abstract thought.
Out of the Mist: An Alternate History of New Zealand Cinema
Tim Wong’s essay film is an intelligent and compelling look at an alternate canon of New Zealand cinema, one which acts as a corrective to the naturally idyllic view of the country in mainstream cinema.
The Fool
Yury Bykov’s bleak drama follows a man whose sense of compassion runs counter to the intentions of the bureaucratic machine in small town Russia.
The Strange Little Cat
Ramon Zürcher’s debut feature is a cleverly constructed and wonderfully shot examination of the underlying complexity in everyday life.
Out of Nature
Norwegian dramedy OUT OF NATURE feigns at self-evaluation, taking the audience through the internal monologue of a dull egotist grappling with his general malaise.