180 Degree Rule, 2020. Written and directed by Farnoosh Samadi. Starring Sahar Dolatshahi, Pejman Jamshidi, and Hassan Pourshirazi. SYNOPSIS: A school teacher from Tehran is preparing to attend a wedding in northern Iran. When her husband suddenly forbids her to go, she makes a choice that will place her on a painful path to atonement. […]
2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – Herself
Herself, 2020. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Starring Clare Dunne, Harriet Walter, and Conleth Hill. SYNOPSIS: Young mother Sandra escapes her abusive husband and fights back against a broken housing system. She sets out to build her own home and in the process rebuilds her life and rediscovers herself. Director Phyllida Lloyd (Mamma Mia!, The Iron […]
Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival Review – The MisEducation of Bindu
The MisEducation of Bindu, 2019. Directed by Prarthana Mohan. Starring Megan Suri, Philip Labes, Priyanka Bose, David Arquette, Gordon Winarick, Lurina Cornwell and Hannah Alline. SYNOPSIS: With one chance to test out of high school early, a girl faces up to fears and bullies in order to raise enough money to sit the test by […]
Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival Review – Roam Rome Mein
Roam Rome Mein, 2019. Directed by Tannishtha Chatterjee. Starring Nawazuddin Suddiqui, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Isha Talwar, Valentina Corti, Andrea Scarduzio and Cristina Puccinelli. SYNOPSIS: When his sister disappears, Raj travels to Rome, encountering many strange distractions as he tries to search. There isn’t anything quite like the romantic mysticism and the tantalising possibilities of a foreign […]
Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival Review – Cargo
Cargo, 2020. Directed by Arati Kadav. Starring Vikrant Massey, Shweta Tripathi, Nandu Madhav, Konkona Sen Sharma, and Biswapati Sarkar. SYNOPSIS: Alone on a spaceship, a demon awaits the arrival of his cargo – deceased humans from earth who he prepares for re-incarnation. Religious beliefs about the afterlife can be a tricky subject to navigate for […]
Fantastic Film Festival Australia 2020 Review – Saint Maud
Saint Maud, 2020. Directed by Rose Glass. Starring Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle, Lily Knight and Lily Frazer. SYNOPSIS: A pious nurse begins caring for a terminally ill patient, and takes the task of saving her soul extremely personally, leading the nurse down an increasingly dangerous and violent path. The new horror, Saint Maud, is arguably […]
Fantastic Film Festival Australia 2020 Review – Chained for Life
Chained for Life, 2019. Directed by Aaron Schimberg. Starring Jess Weixler, Adam Pearson, Stephen Plunkett, and Charlie Korsmo. SYNOPSIS: A beautiful actress struggles to connect with her disfigured co-star on the set of a European auteur’s English-language debut. Director/writer Aaron Schimberg’s second feature film, Chained for Life, follows actress Mabel (Jess Weixler) as she works […]
Fantastic Film Festival Australia 2020 Review – Jallikattu
Jallikattu, 2019. Directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery. Starring Antony Varghese, Sabumon Abdusamad, and Chemban Vinod Jose. SYNOPSIS: A portrait of a remote village where a buffalo escapes and causes a frenzy of ecstatic violence. The Malayalam film, Jallikattu begins as a simple tale, but by the end of its frenetic 90-minute chase, it has transformed […]
Sundance Film Festival 2020 Review – małni – towards the ocean, towards the shore
małni – towards the ocean, towards the shore, 2020. Directed by Sky Hopinka. SYNOPSIS: This film follows Sweetwater Sahme and Jordan Mercier’s wanderings through each of their worlds as they wonder through and contemplate the afterlife, rebirth, and the place in-between. Spoken mostly in chinuk wawa, their stories are departures from the Chinookan origin of […]
Movie Review – The Nightingale (2019)
The Nightingale, 2019. Directed by Jennifer Kent. Starring Aisling Franciosi, Sam Claflin, Baykali Ganambarr, Damon Herriman, Harry Greenwood, Ewen Leslie and Magnolia Maymuru. SYNOPSIS: In 19th century Australia, an Irish convict embarks on a mission of violent revenge when her family is attacked by a group of English soldiers. Aussie director Jennifer Kent immediately became […]
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