Revue

Nothings Lasts Forever and Oddball Dystopias of the 70s and 80s

Nothing Lasts Forever is one of a number of subversive sci-fi satires worthy of your attention, says 2017 Critics Campus participant Dominic Ellis.

By Alex | 10 Aug 2017
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MIFF Talks Critics Campus 66th MIFF MIFF 2017 Women Filmmakers

Alive and Radical: The Grey-Haired Girls of Top of the Lake: China Girl

Jane Campion celebrates the spirit of women in their prime both on screen and in person with Top of the Lake: China Girl, writes 2017 Critics Campus participant Blythe Worthy.

By Alex | 09 Aug 2017

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Critics Campus Australian Films Festival Guests 66th MIFF MIFF 2017 Women Filmmakers

Beyond Ambition: Nicole Kidman and Jane Campion’s journey toward Top of the Lake: China Girl

MIFF 2017 Critics Campus participant Blythe Worthy traces the journey made by Nicole Kidman and Jane Campion to bring them both to Top of the Lake: China Girl

By Natalie | 18 Jul 2017

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Critics Campus 66th MIFF Headliners MIFF 2017

Yorgos Lanthimos, Nikos Nikolaidis and the tradition of Greek shock cinema

MIFF Critics Campus participant Kai Perrignon takes a look at the beginnings of the Greek "weird wave" that paved the way for Yorgos Lanthimos

By Natalie | 18 Jul 2017

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Critics Campus Australian Films MIFF 2016

A Life Unsaved: an Interview with Sotiris Dounoukos

In the final Critics Campus 2016 article, participant Doosie Morris talks true crime, vulnerability, and community with Joe Cinque’s Consolation director Sotiris Dounoukos.

By Alice | 13 Aug 2016

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Critics Campus International Films MIFF 2016 Women Filmmakers Dance

Movements in the Desert: an Interview with Celia Rowlson-Hall

Critics Campus 2016 participant Jessica Ellicott discusses virtuous women, the language of dance, and wanting to be Jesus with Ma director Celia Rowlson-Hall.

By Alice | 13 Aug 2016

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Critics Campus International Films MIFF 2016

Aquarius, Four Ways

Critics Campus 2016 participants Aimee Knight, Tanya Farley, Isabella McNeill, and Ella Donald review Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Aquarius.

By Alice | 12 Aug 2016

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Critics Campus International Films Documentary MIFF 2016

Emotional Mapping: an Interview with Kim A Snyder

Critics Campus 2016 participant Isabella McNeill talks tragedy, trauma, and recovery with Newtown director Kim A Snyder.

By Alice | 12 Aug 2016

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Interviews Critics Campus Documentary MIFF 2016 Animation

Show You the World: an Interview with Roger Ross Williams

Critics Campus 2016 participant Aimee Knight chats with Life, Animated director Roger Ross Williams about Disney, autism, and diversity.

By Alice | 11 Aug 2016

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Critics Campus Australian Films Documentary MIFF 2016 History France

Searching for Monsieur Mayonnaise: a Conversation with Trevor Graham and Philippe Mora

Critics Campus 2016 participant Andréas Giannopoulos discusses humour, hummus and the Holocaust with Monsieur Mayonnaise filmmakers Trevor Graham and Philippe Mora.

By Alice | 10 Aug 2016

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Interviews Critics Campus Australian Films MIFF 2016 Comedy

The Low Down on Down Under: An Interview with Abe Forsythe

Critics Campus 2016 participant Tanya Farley grills director Abe Forsythe about his comedic skewering of the 2005 Cronulla riots, Down Under.

By Alice | 10 Aug 2016