Robert Greene’s investigation of the on-air suicide of newscaster Christine Chubbuck is admirably engaged with the ethics of documentary, though not especially nuanced.
Behemoth
Zhao Liang’s new documentary offers an arresting exploration of labour, through wordless portraiture and surreal visual flourishes.
Melbourne International Film Festival 2016 – International Shorts Roundup
This year’s Melbourne International Film Festival brought a customary showcase of renowned international shorts. Andréas Giannopoulos looks at how they explore new and exciting ways of storytelling.
Indignation
The directorial debut of screenwriter James Schamus, INDIGNATION enriches the Philip Roth source material with an old-fashioned sensibility.
Kedi
KEDI is an endearing portrait of the history of Istanbul, told with minimal dialogue and sentiment through the eyes of its cats.
Apprentice – An Interview with Junfeng Boo
We spoke to Junfeng Boo, director of APPRENTICE, about the ramifications of capital punishment in Singapore, its shared colonial history with Australia, and his choice to shoot in NSW gaols.
Personal Shopper
Olivier Assayas teams up again with Kristen Stewart for the fascinating PERSONAL SHOPPER, a film about mortality, closure and high-end fashion.
Life, Animated – An Interview with Roger Ross Williams
We spoke to Roger Ross Williams, Academy Governor for Documentary, about the making of his new feature LIFE, ANIMATED, his past work in journalism and his ambitions for documentary filmmaking.
Contemporary Color
The latest film from the Ross Brothers is CONTEMPORARY COLOR, a wonderfully observed portrait of music and dance.
Elle
Paul Verhoeven’s first feature in ten years is a brutal film that offers its audience an intelligent, unconventional treatment of contemporary social taboos.