In Review
Welcome to In Review! Check out the latest reviews across film, TV, theatre and so much more…
Fringe Review: Icarus
This modern adaption of the classic legend, directed by Dudi Zvedeniuk, takes place in a space devoid of the conventional narrative. Or at least it is an iteration stripped back to its most figurative and psychological parts…
Lavazza Italian Film Festival: BANGLA
Bangla is a romantic comedy that explores the difficulties when young love and religious rules conflict….
Film Review: Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is a strange film. It has all the shades of what you would expect from a Tarantino film…
Arts Review: Deer Woman
The story is presented in a way that’s half blair-witch, half black-ops. Perched on her esky, Lila’s speech is directed not at the audience but at her camcorder, which would seem almost confessional, if only she felt even a little guilty…
Arts Review: BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR
Blood on the Dancefloor is a multimedia show with an impressive emotional range, hell-bent on hurtling the audience on an emotional roller coaster.
Artist Interview: Jacob Boehme, BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR
Interview Jacob Boehme; multi-disciplinary artist from the Narangga and Kaurna nations of South Australia and the creative behind BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR - now showing as part of Arts Centre Melbourne’s ‘Big Worlds, Up Close’ series.
Arts Review: Since Ali Died
Musa expertly demonstrates the emotional and narrative power of rap, and roots it deep into spoken word poetry…
Artist Interview: Omar Musa, Since Ali Died
Interview with Omar Musa; rapper, poet, author and the creative behind ‘Since Ali Died’ - now showing as part of Arts Centre Melbourne’s ‘Big Worlds, Up Close’ series.
MIFF 2019 Review: Funan
Funan is a violent and crushing reminder of the horrors of war, and how humanity has a great capacity to devalue the life of another…
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…
MIFF 2019 Review: Sorry We Missed You
Ricky’s world of zero-hour contracts, economic slavery, dehumanising jobs - with no time for bathroom breaks whilst driving so he’s forced to piss in a bottle - is one that will be familiar to…
MIFF 2019 Review: Buñuel In The Labyrinth of Turtles
This animation details the production of Luis Buñuel’s 1933 surrealist documentary “Las Hurdes,” which is set in an impoverished region of Spain.
Film Review: Apollo 11
”No matter where you travel, it’s always nice to get home” - Neil Armstrong 1969.
Theatre Review: Make Me A Houri
Being Muslim means a lot of different things to a lot of different people, this play shares the lesser known experiences by those who may not often have a voice….
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival Review: The Ghost of Peter Sellers Review
This is director Peter Medak’s cathartic revisiting of his encounter with Peter Sellers on the unreleased 1973 film Ghost in the Noonday Sun, and its legacy of trauma, madness and missed opportunity…
Scandinavian Film Festival Review: One Last Deal
The story twists as more people begin to realise the value of the artwork and the tale becomes one of power and manipulation…
Theatre Review: The Bacchae
Throw away all your expectations, this is The Bacchae like you haven’t seen it before…
Artist Interview: Emma Verstrheim, Volvo Scandinavian Film Festival
Interview with Anna Verstrheim, Spokesperson of Volvo Scandinavian Film Festival.
Film Review - Spider Man: Far from Home
Unlike its predecessor, Spiderman: Far From Home includes both mid and post-credits scenes which imply…
St Kilda Film Festival Review: Slamdance Mixtape 2 Review
Now at the St Kilda Film Festival 2019, the Slamdance Mixtape 2 showcased an eccentric mix of short films…