Here’s the films that caught my interest for this year’s festival – I’ll be trying to see as many as I can either at MIFF or sometime in the future;

THE ACADEMY OF MUSES
BUGS
CAPTAIN FANTASTIC
THE DEATH AND LIFE OF OTTO BLOOM
DON JUAN
DON’T CALL ME SON
EACH TIME THAT…
ELLE
EVOLUTION
THE FAMILY FANG
FAR FROM THE TREES
THE FOREST FOR THE TREES
FRANK & LOLA
GARY NUMAN: ANDROID IN LA LA LAND
GIRL ASLEEP
GIRLFRIENDS
THE HANDMAIDEN
HELL OR HIGH WATER
HIGH-RISE
HIRED GUN
A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING
INDIGNATION
JULIETA
THE LADIES MAN
LATE SPRING
LIFE, ANIMATED
LITTLE MEN
LO AND BEHOLD, REVERIES OF THE CONNECTED WORLD
THE LOST ARCADE
LOUIS THEROUX: MY SCIENTOLOGY MOVIE
LOVESONG
MADLY
MAHANA
THE MAN FROM MO’WAX
A MONSTER WITH A THOUSAND HEADS
THE NEON DEMON
A NEW LEAF
NO REGRETS FOR OUR YOUTH
ON RICHARD’S SIDE
OPERATION AVALANCHE
PATERSON
RADIO DREAMS
THE SALESMAN
SLACK BAY
SUBURRA
THINGS TO COME
THITHI
TICKLED
TOKYO STORY
TONI ERDMANN
THE UNKNOWN GIRL
WEINER
ZERO DAYS

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Oh yeah, MIFF 2016 is almost here! Looks like I never got around to finishing my summary of last year’s festival, but we all know I’m pretty much writing this for myself, so if anyone’s upset, it should be me. Interestingly, I looked through Netflix to see how many films of the ones that I thought looked interesting last year are currently available, and it’s not too many. Worth noting then, that MIFF can be a treasure trove of stuff that you mightn’t easily find at cinemas, or streaming, even a year later. Looking forward to seeing what’s in the new program real soon. More posts to come!

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THEEB ★★★★

If The Assassin was the biggest disappointment of the festival, this was the nicest surprise. I didn’t originally have this one booked, but after having heard good things about it, decided to give it a try. An engaging Arabic film about a boy who follows his brother who’s asked to guide a British soldier to Mecca in World War I, the pacing, suspense and emotional connection with the characters was spot on. See it if you can.