Category: Film Review

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The Hollywood Complex

Posted: 26 July 2011 by Nicholas Colla

What would be a more fitting way for a former child actor to officially start his festival than with a documentary about child actors trying to break through in the states.  The Hollywood Complex follows a dozen or so child…

The Fairy

Posted: 26 July 2011 by Nicholas Colla

With last year’s tragic The Wedding Party opening last years festival, I think that it’s fair to say that my bar had been significantly lowered in terms of what I was expecting.  Luckily I was pleasantly surprised with Belgian/French film…

Melbourne International Film Festival 2011

Posted: 26 July 2011 by Nicholas Colla

I would like to firstly apologise to all our teamsters out there who have been disappointed with our lack of blogging in recent times.  It has been a busy one for the whole team so we have unfortunately been snowed…

Sound of Noise

Posted: 15 March 2011 by Chris Hocking

We didn’t really plan to go and see this film – we were supposed to head to another film on the other side of Miami, however the large taxi ride didn’t really seem that appealing. So instead, we decided to…

Mamma Gogo

Posted: 15 March 2011 by Chris Hocking

Unfortunately, due to horrible traffic in South Beach, Miami, I missed the start of this film – which is a real shame, as I’m sure I missed some really important set-ups and character development. I also ended up having to…

Project Nim

Posted: 11 March 2011 by Chris Hocking

After seeing the movie poster and promotional stills for this film – who wouldn’t want to go and see it? Nim is just so darn cute! Project Nim was the name of a Columbia University experiment led by psychologist Herbert Terrace…

Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within

Posted: 11 March 2011 by Chris Hocking

We have seen a lot of documentaries and low-budget films so far at this years festival – however Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within is certainly at the other end of the spectrum. Having already enjoyed public and critical acclaim, Elite…

The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

Posted: 10 March 2011 by Chris Hocking

One thing that has really surprised me thus far at the festival is just how many fantastic documentaries have been on show! Boundary-pushing Oscar-nominated Morgan Spurlock is a true expert in his field. With profitable and Internationally successful films like Super Size…

Page One: A Year Inside The New York Times

Posted: 9 March 2011 by Chris Hocking

Despite the occasional dodgy film, we have been so lucky to see so many quality films so far at the festival. Page One: A Year Inside The New Work Times, for me now however has definitely been a highlight. This is a…

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Posted: 9 March 2011 by Chris Hocking

As I’m sure you know if you’re read our website, or some of the past film reviews on this blog, that I am currently travelling with two other people with vastly different tastes in films than myself. However, despite this…

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