Category: MIFF

MIFF Opening Night!

WILDLIFE – ★★★ – one of the best opening night films in memory. Set in Montana in 1960, this slow-placed film about a couple’s marriage break up from their teen son’s perspective was light in plot but otherwise well made.

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Another year at MIFF and another bunch of blog entries are planned. Looking back at previous years, it seems that I’ve run out of steam and not updated with all the films I saw. Sorry about that. This year, you’ll be able to see the mini-reviews I do via my micro.blog page as well; https://micro.blog/mbd – enjoy!

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FACES PLACES (unrated)

Fell asleep (my fault, not the film’s) during this film about a young French artist (JR) roaming around France with the older Agnes Varda. They work together to create art on the move, and I’m sorry I slept through most of it, because what I did see, I liked very much. Had a good response amongst those who saw it too.

Skipped the next two sessions as they were at The Comedy Theatre. Fuck, I hate the comedy theatre. Can’t wait for the place to be dumped by the wonderful MIFF team.

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LET THE SUNSHINE IN (unrated)

French film starring Juliette Binoche who plays a woman looking for love, I think. Can’t say for sure, as I was snoozing throughout the film after working all day. Other people seemed to think it was ‘alright’.

GODSPEED ★★★★

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p>Really good Taiwanese film about a low ranking drug runner who uses a taxi to do his long journey for drop off/pickups. Basically shows the relationship form when he decides to use an older cab driver with a less modern car. Well made, recommended do long as you like a film with a bit of action and violence.

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GINGER & ROSA ★★☆

Accidental viewing. I had a ticket for something at Hoyts, and showed up at Kino instead, so I wound up watching this film. It’s about two teenage girls growing up in post-war Britain, set during the Cuban missile crisis. The set design was incredible, the acting was great, but somewhat like the opening night film, not really a film that’s to my taste, so I’m possibly unfairly rating it at 2.5 stars here.

DAPHNE ★★★★

Debut feature length film by a very amusing director, Peter Mackie Burns, who was present to introduce the film and do a Q&A afterwards. It’s an extension of his short film ‘Happy Birthday to Me’ which can be streamed for free on Vimeo, and is about a 31 year old woman who’s life isn’t really heading anywhere, and who tends to be fairly self-centred. Despite not being a particularly kind person, she is likeable and the director does a great job at creating empathy for her. For fans of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s stuff (Fleabag, Crashing).