Hi all!
So after being asked several times about the lack of a MIFF2012 wrap up on the website I thought I'd just put together a bumper post chock full of links to all the reviews published from both Sydney and Melbourne Film Festivals as well as a few little one-word comments on other stuff not fully reviewed.
Let's get straight into this. It's gonna be big. We'll do this, the good, the bad and the indifferent style. All review quotes should hyperlink to the original and complete piece. Enjoy.
THE GOOD
AMOUR
THE COMEDY (SFF only)
HOLY MOTORSTHE AMBASSADOR
BEYOND THE HILLS
KILLER JOE
THE WARPED FOREST(SFF only)
UNREVIEWED BUT ALL SENSATIONAL
LOVERS ON THE BRIDGE: One of the most joyous films ever made. Period.
SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN: A fantastically well told story. Keep an eye out for this one.
MODERN ROMANCE: This film single-handedly made me like Albert Brooks. Stunning neurotic cinema.
SIGHTSEERS: Ben Wheatley's latest (after KILL LIST) is a black comedy that is a little broad at times.
MISS BALA: Steadicam porn. An amazing formal exercise in sustained tension.
THE BAD
V/H/S
THE LEGEND OF KASPAR HAUSER
SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP
SHADOW DANCER
THE SESSIONS
UNREVIEWED BUT BAD BAD BAD
DAMSELS IN DISTRESS: Whit Stillman's sickening hipster ode is almost unwatchable.
100 BLOODY ACRES: Begins well but apart from a handful of moments it's ultimately boring.
RAMPART: Bad Woody. Bad film.
MENTAL: Utter shit. Please don't see this.
SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED: Enjoyment isn't guaranteed either.
THE SAPPHIRES: We sing. We're sad. We're black. We fall in love. We sing. That's it.
MINE GAMES: Let's just move on. Nothing to see here.
THE INDIFFERENT
RUBY SPARKS
ACE ATTORNEY
LIBERAL ARTS
EXCISION
IN THE FOG
LIVID
HEADSHOT
THE KING OF PIGS
STEP UP TO THE PLATE
UNREVIEWED BUT WORTHWHILE
OSLO 31 AUGUST
BAD BLOOD
L
SHOCK HEAD SOUL
SIDE BY SIDE
NAMELESS GANGSTER
BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO
ALPS
ON THE ROAD
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
HARI KIRI: DEATH OF A SAMURAI
TABU
