This March, the 2022 Jewish International Film Festival (JIFF) is coming to Five Star Cinemas in New Farm. The cinema will feature selections from the festival between the 10th – 20th of March, and will feature the Australian premiere of…
The Lighthouse is one of my favourite films in recent memory. It’s a film about two lighthouse keepers (played by Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson) and their slow descent into madness when a storm hits, trapping them on the rocky…
During a period of self-isolation, it’s hard to know what to do with all the spare time you’ve been dealt. While this can serve as a great opportunity to finally get around to some long-overdue housework or a chance to…
Uncut Gems doesn’t ever let up. This is hardly an original sentiment about this film or any other Safdie brothers film, for that matter. They’re known for their uncomfortable and in-your-face style that’s totally intent on constantly keeping you in…
Noise dictates so much of our lives, especially in the city. The Sound of Silence aims to answer the question of ‘what if this noise could be ordered in such a way that would create inner peace?’. This is the…
Sunset is a mystery-drama with a greater focus on the drama and character conflicts that come with its mysteries rather than shocking the audience with twists and turns. It’s the latest film from Hungarian filmmaker László Nemes, best known for his…
Scale is at the core of Anthropocene: The Human Epoch, a documentary looking at the influence the human race has had on the overall climate and condition of our planet. It’s an idea that is so vast in magnitude that doing…
First Love is the latest entry in Japanese director Takashi Miike’s ever growing filmography. I’ve been meaning to properly sink into his works (having only seen Yakuza Apocalypse and Ace Attorney before this) but with a catalogue of over 70…
Writer/Director Jim Jarmusch has always been an interesting and unique voice in cinema. By that measure, The Dead Don’t Die certainly is interesting and unique but whether that equates to how good it is doesn’t entirely apply here. In the small…
With the patrons of the 2019 Brisbane International Film Festival being Baz Lurhman and Catherine Martin; it should come as no surprise that one of the key featured films of the festival is a contemporary adaptation of a Shakespeare play.…
