… a series of fascinating, albeit disturbing, moments in a languid encapsulation of Cronenberg’s obsessions.
Director of Holocaust themed The Boy in the Woods found a subject worth dramatizing when she was making a documentary.
8
… a perfectly efficient slasher film, dripping with mid ‘80s sleaze and misanthropy and featuring a smart script with lashings of jetblack humour … + a cynical cash grab from
Animation series Over the Hill in Clackerville and spoofing the secret lives of ordinary Australians.
The “lost decade”
MIFF’s Bright Horizons Award Winner is Hybrid Cinema – a Canadian film in love with Persian cinema, which offers a whole new approach to filmmaking diaspora. We need to use
With the release of the outback shocker The Royal Hotel this week, we revisit our interview with director Ted Kotcheff about his similarly themed 1971 cult classic Wake In Fright.
How documentary filmmakers can use archive to their advantage. With over 300 film credits to her name, Canadian Elizabeth Klinck is one of the most respected archival producers in the
8.3
… a cleverly made film about relationships and music that has emotional resonance.
7.5
… an intimate and joyful portrait of Canada’s self-proclaimed “gayest family”, weaving together three generations of lesbian love stories that challenge our expectations of what family can look like.