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Author: Glen Falkenstein
Glen produces film, theatre and television news, reviews and commentary for a number of outlets, covering Festivals, interviews and events.
Glen lives in Sydney where he enjoys making short films.
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Tone-Deaf
Millennials! Baby boomers! Cinema’s just only catching up on this trove of terror and the latest one is Tone-Deaf
Greener Grass
An appropriately bizarre addition to this year’s Sydney Underground Film Festival, Greener Grass wants you think it’s better on the other side
Italian Film Festival 2019 Picks
Here’s a few picks that might just help you sort out your IFF 2019 schedule!
The Art of Self-Defense
They’re men! Men in belts, tight belts! They roam around the dojo looking for fights!
Dreamland
Defying straightforward explanation, the first of three imminent flicks titled Dreamland will surely be the most bizarre
SF3 Marks 5th Year with 1st Smartphone Film
“My prediction is that a couple of years from now the fact a feature was shot on a phone will be totally unremarkable. When Blue Moon screened in Dublin the curator didn’t tell the audience […]
Angel of Mine
It always comes down to that ending
Short + Sweet Film Festival Sydney Awards 2019 Winners
“It always feels good to get recognition, what made this one special is that it was in my home town”
Braid
As this is the Underground Film Festival, the resulting trials are not especially G-rated
Mantis Nest
Discovered with a smoking gun and all three of her dead parents, Sugar has a very short window to convince the authorities she didn’t do it
The Final Land
Two men, at odds, facing their ends aboard a spacecraft know that they might each be the last person they ever see
‘Norman’ among Australian Premieres at SciFi Film Festival 2019
“There’s a vastness of vision in the 2019 line-up”
KOFFIA 2019 heads across the country with ‘Extreme Job’
Very rarely does a film so nail a premise
Inseparable Bros
A burgeoning cinematic focus on disability would not be complete without venturing into the funny
The Farewell
It’s far from unheard of that a film’s production or genesis is as if not more interesting than the finished product, but it’s rarely the case for so quality a picture. Billi (Awkwafina), on finding […]
Little Monsters
It’s a strange thing to say that something is deceptively good
The Death of Dick Long
The Death of Dick Long is having none of your genre.
Kursk
Kursk doesn’t want you to remember the actual disaster too closely, just some of its fallout. This week’s thriller is based on the disappearance of Russia’s titular submarine and it’s 118 personnel 19 years past. […]
Something Else
Monsters are almost always metaphors for something. Many films forget this and just have something wreaking havoc, while others make it crystal clear. When Hank’s (Jeremy Gardner) long term partner Abby (Brea Grant) leaves him […]
We Are Little Zombies
If you see this film you will never forget the title
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