Revue

The Gay Generation Gap in Suk Suk and Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt)

Critics Campus 2020 participant Merryana Salem examines the handling of intergenerational LGBTQIA+ issues in Suk Suk and Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt).

By Merryana Salem | 12 Aug 2020
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Critics Campus Reviews

Walls of Silence: Outside the Oranges Are Blooming and The Plastic House

Critics Campus 2020 participant Jack Rowland explores the depictions of silence and solace in Outside the Oranges Are Blooming and The Plastic House.

By Jack Rowland | 12 Aug 2020

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Australian Films MIFF Premiere Fund Reviews Recommendations

Reconciliation cinema: First Nations filmmaking at MIFF

In honour of National Reconciliation Week 2020, we’ve compiled a list of MIFF-featured titles made by, or in collaboration with, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

By MIFF Staff | 01 Jun 2020

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International Films Documentary Reviews Recommendations

MIFF Docos To Watch From Home

Five of the best MIFF-featured documentaries you can stream online from Programmer Kate Fitzpatrick.

By MIFF Staff | 19 May 2020

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International Films Reviews Recommendations

Itchy Feet: Films That Beckon You Outside & Inwards

A curated list of streamable titles from MIFF Programmer Kate Jinx.

By MIFF Staff | 12 May 2020

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International Films Reviews Recommendations

Stay-Put Cinema

Artistic Director Al Cossar recommends stories of people stuck in place by choice, or circumstance.

By MIFF Staff | 22 Apr 2020

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67th MIFF Critics Campus Film Criticism MIFF 2018 Women Filmmakers Reviews

Other Worlds: Spirituality and the Refugee Experience

MIFF2018 Critics Campus participant Valerie Ng explores the spiritual side of the refugee experience through Gabrielle Brady’s The Island of the Hungry Ghosts and Beatriz Seigner’s Los Silencios.

By Valerie Ng | 07 Aug 2018

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Critics Campus MIFF 2016 Reviews

Kate Plays Christine, Four Ways

Critics Campus 2016 participants Jessica Ellicott, Doosie Morris, Andréas Giannopoulos and Dominic Barlow review Robert Greene's Kate Plays Christine.

By Alice | 08 Aug 2016

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65th MIFF MIFF 2016 Reviews

Jerry Lewis: The Total Filmmaker Retrospective

To celebrate the MIFF 2016 Jerry Lewis program, the Melbourne-based online film journal Senses of Cinema has published a specially commissioned dossie...

By alex | 20 Jul 2016