By Simon Miraudo December 18, 2013 December: for avid list-makers, it’s the cinematic equivalent of Thunderdome. (Hundreds of movies go in. Only one comes out.) We’ve spent the past eleven months reviewing 2013′s releases as fairly and thoughtfully as possible, but that veneer of considerate criticism will be dropped in favour of sweet, sweet chart-making. […]
Continue readingThe Top 10 Foreign Language Films of 2013
By Simon Miraudo December 2, 2013 December: for avid list-makers, it’s the cinematic equivalent of Thunderdome. (Hundreds of movies go in. Only one comes out.) We’ve spent the past eleven months reviewing 2013’s releases as fairly and thoughtfully as possible, but that veneer of considerate criticism will be dropped in favour of sweet, sweet chart-making. […]
Continue readingSight and Sound reveal their picks for the Top 11 Films of 2012
Top Ten season has begun and UK magazine Sight And Sound recently announced their 2012 poll results which surveys over 90 critics, film programmers and academics. The list in an interesting one, balancing predictable top ten fare with some genuine dark horse appearances. The Master, unsurprisingly, takes top spot, and appearances by Amour, Holy Motors, […]
Continue readingNun crazy – Beyond The Hills review
Beyond The Hills – Starring Cristina Flutur, Cosmina Stratan, and Valeriu Andriuta. Directed by Cristian Mungiu. By Richard Haridy. Beyond The Hills played the Melbourne International Film Festival. It does not yet have an Australian release date. Beyond The Hills is Cristian Mungiu‘s first feature since winning the Palme d’Or in 2007 with his harrowing drama […]
Continue readingMIFF bringing big batch of Cannes titles to fest
Not much more than two weeks after we had the First Glimpse release, Melbourne International Film Festival have announced another load of films, this time highlighting the haul of over 35 features they picked up from Cannes. As well as previously announced big hitting flicks such as the Palme d’Or winner Amour and Wes Anderson’s […]
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