The King of Staten Island (2020)
The King of Staten Island isn’t going to be anyone’s favourite film. But it’s nice. It feels authentic. It’s even a little moving from time-to-time.
Wildling (2018)
Wildling is the latest in a series of films to be inspired by real-life abduction and imprisonment cases like that of Jaycee Dugard and Elizabeth Fritzl.
The Best Films of 2015
As befitting the blood pact all movie bloggers must sign upon founding their website, what follows is a list of my favourite films of 2015. It’s been a strong year at the cinema, even if I felt it was a slight step down from last year (specifically, I didn’t see a single new film I…
Sydney Film Festival: The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
Dear diary, This afternoon was my first full day at Sydney Film Festival this year. After an early-morning interview and a screening of Kris Swanberg’s Unexpected, I saw The Diary of a Teenage Girl. It was a last minute decision – I was originally going to see Villa Touma, but managed to hunt down a…
