We spoke to Australian director Sean Byrne about his new horror feature, THE DEVIL’S CANDY, and his overall approach to the genre.
Operation Avalanche – An Interview with Matt Johnson
We spoke to Matt Johnson, director of OPERATION AVALANCHE, about his DIY filmmaking style and the perils of funding in Canada and abroad.
Don’t Blink: Robert Frank
Laura Israel’s documentary coaxes legendary artist Robert Frank out from behind the camera, but the result is underdeveloped and unfocused.
On Richard’s Side – An Interview with Andrew Wiseman
We spoke to director Andrew Wiseman about ON RICHARD’S SIDE, the third and final film in his three-decades-long documentary trilogy about carer Deidre Croft, whose son Richard suffers under a severe intellectual disability.
Down Under
Abe Forsythe’s Cronulla Riots comedy is a lot of empty provocation, a limp and populist work of social satire more toothless than edgy.
Mainstream Obscurity: The Films of Elaine May
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas dives deep into the underseen and oft-underappreciated films of director Elaine May, whose A NEW LEAF screened at Melbourne International Film Festival this year.
Tickled – An Interview with David Farrier and Dylan Reeve
We spoke to directors David Farrier and Dylan Reeve about their strange and mysterious documentary TICKLED, which screened at Melbourne International Film Festival.
The Neon Demon
Nicolas Winding Refn’s fashion thriller is a simplistic and empty tale of clashing egos and sexuality that places the director’s suffocating visual maximalism front and center.
Sunset Song – An Interview with Terence Davies
With his adaptation of Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s classic novel SUNSET SONG screening at the Melbourne International Film Festival, we spoke to director Terence Davies about his film, great melodramas and, surprisingly, Channing Tatum.
On Richard’s Side
The final chapter in Andrew Wiseman’s documentary trilogy is a powerful film about the unique challenges that come with caring for a child born with a complex intellectual disability decades on.