Don’t Blink – LFF 2016 Review Stephanie Watts September 27, 2016 Reviews Robert Frank’s photographs of mid-century America were hated when he first presented them in book form. Candid, grainy, and refusing to shy away from social problems that people were facing, the general...
Rara – LFF 2016 Review Stephanie Watts September 24, 2016 Reviews 13 is the perfect age for female coming-of-age stories. It’s a time for many when the transition between girl and woman becomes increasingly apparent, and for Sara, the main character in Pepa San...
Ten Years – LFF 2016 Review Stephanie Watts September 23, 2016 Reviews Ten Years is made up of five short dystopian films by young Hong Kong directors. Each of the short films, set in 2025, work around issues within the society, such as language barriers between Mandarin and...
Prevenge – Venice 2016 Review Stephanie Watts September 2, 2016 Reviews Prevenge opens with a heavily pregnant Ruth (Alice Lowe) murdering a seemingly harmless, although admittedly creepy, reptile shop owner. No explanation is given, and from here we hang onto Ruth’s...
Arrival – Venice 2016 Review Stephanie Watts September 1, 2016 Reviews “Well, what do you make of that?" Colonel Weber (Whitaker) rather amusingly asks linguist professor Louise (Adams) after he plays her an indecipherable recording of the sound of aliens that have just landed...
Short of the Week – Talking Cure Stephanie Watts August 29, 2016 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://vimeo.com/167111872 Talking Cure is a short film that uses animated sketches to illustrate improvised dialogue from comedy improv group Starla and Sons. In a four-minute mishmash of quick-fire...
Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates – Review Stephanie Watts August 13, 2016 Reviews "This shtick was cute for a while, but now it’s getting stale,” complains Mike (Adam DeVine) and Dave’s (Zac Efron) mum as she laments the brothers’ wild behaviour. It's hard not to agree. After a...