Review: Neasa Hardimanโs โSea Feverโ
“In these increasingly confusing times, taking solace anywhere we can is more important than ever, and itโs impressively weird, intelligent movies like ‘Sea Fever’ that offer such comfort.”
“In these increasingly confusing times, taking solace anywhere we can is more important than ever, and itโs impressively weird, intelligent movies like ‘Sea Fever’ that offer such comfort.”
“In Australia, our cinematic art has been trying to shake us from apathy for 50 years.”
“Hittmanโs third feature continues to demonstrate the talents, sensibilities and cinematic evolution of a first-rate writer-director…”
“‘The Lawyer’ doesnโt fully grapple with its weighty white saviour theme, and ends up becoming as simplified as what it was setting out to subvert.”
“The female gaze is strong in ‘The Other Lamb,’ lovingly capturing Cassidyโs delicate, open features particularly when they begin twisting into something resembling anger…”
“‘Dry Summer’ and ‘Law of the Border’ remain available as fascinating, engaging documents of a national cinema often forgotten.”
“In order to fully engage with horror films, itโs important to look at the monster and the world thatโs being upended by that monster.”
“‘The Truth’ is best viewed as a watered down (but often quite enjoyable) riff on many of Assayasโ recurrent thematic obsessions.”
“The lack of resolution inherent in the source material sets up an insurmountable task: the solution to the central crime and mystery that puts this particular story in motion.”
“‘Naked’ is just as emotionally raw now as it was when it was made, just as acrid and acerbic, and only seems to gain pertinence with age, as the toxic traits of masculinity into which it offers insight become more and more clearly identifiable in society.”
“The thrill of a film like ‘Q & A’ comes in watching how Lumet finds new ways to level his criticisms, harnessing the cynicism that has propelled his work and suffusing each frame with deep, corrupting rot.”
“Not quite comedies, not entirely horror movies and not normal family films, Danteโs work continues to impress with the layers each work reveals over time, a key factor in their lasting power.”
“In Fassbinder’s conception of West Germany following its chaotic autumn, terror takes on the tenor of performance art; like addicts lusting after a fix, the groupuscule seeks ennobling sensation; they must be satiated by “Something symbolic…”
“Rowlandโs direction throughout is clean and deliberate, rarely showy. He evokes the kind of barren small town where there is almost nothing to fight over, although some still find a way. Thereโs a bleakness to all of it, a greyness.”
“Sumptuously designed, elegantly appointed and spectacularly costumed and coiffed, de Wildeโs fresh rendition has a piquant flavor complemented as much by self-aware sexiness as the abundant pastel hues on display.”
“‘Jezebel’ย is a rallying cry for all black girls trying to figure out who they see in the mirror and on the screen.”
“‘The Salt of Tears’ hovers around repulsive aspects of society without fully committing to its own unpleasantness…”
“The problem with ‘Dark Whispers: Volume 1’ is the same as with any horror anthology — the stories are only as good as what’s come before.”
“Whannell’s ‘The Invisible Man’ is an absolute banger, and stands tall as the most spectacular evolution of the story to hit the big screen.”
“Mahnaz Mohammadi’s tale of an Iranian mother’s dilemma render the emotional highs and lows of its characters with a naturalistic clarity.”