In Review

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Film Review Zarina Borland Film Review Zarina Borland

Indian Film Festival Review: Widow of Silence

Known as ‘Valley of Flowers’ or ‘Heaven on Earth’, Kashmir has been the backdrop to many famous Indian films that delicately glaze their storylines over the reality of a region that Pakistan and India have been fighting to claim for years. Widow of Silence breaks this trend…

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Film Review April Austen Film Review April Austen

Film Review: The Meaning of Vanlife

The Meaning of Vanlife is a visually stunning documentary from writer-director Jim Lounsbury. It explores the ‘vanlife movement’ that is gaining momentum on social media around the world as more and more people choose to abandon traditional homes and careers for life on the road.

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Film Review Jasmijn Van Houten Film Review Jasmijn Van Houten

Film Review: Sometimes Always Never

By Jasmijn Van Houten. Father and son are cramped into a tiny red car while a caricatured pastoral English landscape passes them by. It could be the beginning of a weekend road trip, but the pair are on their way to the morgue…

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Film Review Annie Junor Film Review Annie Junor

AF French Film Festival: Revenge

Sometimes for a good film, it feels like we just have to suffer through some brutal scenes that really require some teeth-gritting. Directed by Coralie Fargeat, Revenge (2017) puts us through our paces, asking us to endure a brutal rape and attempted murder in exchange for the retribution of seeing the transgressors suffer at the hands of a woman who will not have her dignity taken from her. 

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Film Review Zarina Borland Film Review Zarina Borland

Film Review: Backtrack Boys

The documentary, Backtrack Boys is an ode to the healing powers of the Australian bush, hardworking dogs and the deep commitment of a man who gives a home and a purpose to the troubled youths that Australia doesn’t know what to do with. With its considered exploration of a critical and delicate topic, this feature length documentary  should be on every Australian’s watchlist.

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