There’s a lot to unpack here. Most of this is frustrating, for both the matters on which this author agrees with the Sydney Film Festival’s champions and that on which I diverge
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Film Fight Club S4E24: Eurovision Song Contest & Athlete A
Where we fight all things Netflix, the new Rachel McAdams movie & documentary Athlete A
Film Fight Club S4E23: #SydFilmFest, Joel Schumacher & Da 5 Bloods
Where we wrap on a wrapped #SFF, discuss all things Joel Schumacher & the late Director’s filmography + review the new Spike Lee Joint
“We’ve Seen A Real Appetite For Film” – Sydney Film Festival Online
“The response from our audience has been fantastic, we’ve seen a real appetite for film.”
Film Fight Club S4E22: Sydney Film Festival Highlights
Where we fight all things Sydney Film Festival 2020, ‘Kids Run,’ ‘Charter,’ ‘Sea Fever,’ Cinemas Re-Opening and the latest Oscars’ about-turn
Film Fight Club S4E20: #SYDFILMFEST Launch, Snyder Cut & The Lovebirds
Where we fight all things Sydney Film Festival Virtual Program Launch 2020, imagine what the Snyder Cut version of Film Fight Club would look like and fly off with Issa Rae & Kumail Nanjiani
Film Fight CLUB S4E17: Spike Jonze – Being John Malkovich, Adaptation Where the Wild Things Are & Her
Where we dive into the minds of many John Malkoviches
Film Fight Club S4E16: Billy Wilder
Where we fight (almost) all things Billy Wilder and zero in on Sunset Boulevard, Ace in the Hole and The Apartment
‘We Are One’ Brings the Many – SFF’s Nashen Moodley on a World of Festivals Brought Together
“It’s a wonderful opportunity for our audience to engage with the culture of these Festivals”
Australian Cinema – Reality Checked
The most terrifying thing about film is that it’s all already happened
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. […]
Booksmart
Joyous, littered with great performers and frequently unimaginative, Booksmart deserves to be seen even if it’s but patches of what came before
Film Fight Club S3E20: Parasite & Yesterday
Where we fight about possibly the best film of the year and a film that looks as though it’s here to stay with Lisa Malouf from The Limerick Review
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
One rarely expects a film as good as ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ to come along and we are always glad when it does.
God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya
A solid premise matters little when the execution can barely match it
Julia Parnell & Martin Phillipps talk ‘The Chills’
“It’s a story about Martin taking a big look at his life after a dire medical diagnosis that forced some real change… when I walked into his life I was dropped into a place where […]
Dirty God
In a Festival beset by unnecessary controversies and ill-considered depictions of violence, Dirty God showed us how well it can be done
Ant Timpson talks ‘Come to Daddy’ and the new thriller-comedy’s International Premiere
“As a fan making a film I wanted to make something that I knew would resonate with people who are savvy and maybe a little bit discerning”
The Unknown Saint
There’s no better place for dry humour than the desert. Couldn’t resist
Hail Satan?
Possibly the only Sydney Film Festival title ever to feature a question mark
Majhid Heath talks Australian Indigenous Horror Anthology ‘Dark Place’
“Five wickedly twisted tales from the next generation of Aboriginal Writer/Directors all looking at the post-colonial Aboriginal experience through the horror genre”
