https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR08yvgwPjE Right from the film's opening text stating that this film is "based on a hundred true stories", Chris Morris' bitterly dark comedy The Day Shall Come never shies away from making a mockery out of reality. Having already tested his audience's sympathetic limits with his first feature, 2010's suicide bomber farce Four Lions, it should … [Read more...] about The Day Shall Come – Brisbane International Film Festival Review
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The House That Jack Built – Film Review
*TRAILER CONTAINS VIOLENT IMAGERY After being declared "persona non grata" at the Cannes Film Festival seven years ago for his flippant remark about sympathising with Hitler during the press conference for Melancholia, writer/director Lars von Trier returned in the boldest of fashions (out of competition though) with The House That Jack Built; "Whether we like it or not, we … [Read more...] about The House That Jack Built – Film Review
Can You Ever Forgive Me? – Film Review
Generally speaking, biopics tend to centre around an exceptional person (in one form or another) overcoming an adversity of sorts. And whilst Marielle Heller's Can You Ever Forgive Me? adheres to the formula, her subject - author Lee Israel - is far from exceptional and her challenge to overcome is to not get caught for the acts of criminality she has undertaken. In the grand … [Read more...] about Can You Ever Forgive Me? – Film Review
A Skin So Soft – Film Review
Though ultimately a hollow documentary, Denis Cote's A Skin So Soft is nonetheless hypnotising in its observation of six Canadian bodybuilders. Gradually introduced (though never to the point of familiarity) over the course of its 90 minute running time, initially we are subjected to their daily routines, ranging from the mundane (eating, brushing their teeth, moisturising) to … [Read more...] about A Skin So Soft – Film Review
Wildlife – Film Review
Based on the novel by Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford, directed by actor Paul Dano (the Prisoners and 12 Years A Slave alum making his directorial debut) and co-written with his partner, actress Zoe Kazan (The Big Sick), Wildlife - without even taking into account that Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal are starring - is in no short supply of proven talent. Though, as … [Read more...] about Wildlife – Film Review