Category Archives: Reviews
Sorry To Bother You
SORRY TO BOTHER YOU is a bold and distinctive vision that is rightly nowhere near as apologetic as the title. Jim Ross reviews.
Three Identical Strangers
Tim Wardle’s documentary follows the real-life story of identical triplets separated at birth and reunited in adulthood.
To Dream
Possessing an impressive young cast and some genuinely surprising twists, TO DREAM is a tightly plotted and emotionally charged debut. Joseph McLauchlan reviews.
Revenir
REVENIR is a ruthlessly interrogative documentary and the Document 2018 Jury Award winner. Naomi Gessesse reviews a film that challenges the audience to consider who has the right to tell a story.
Mr Gay Syria
Ayşe Toprak’s documentary allows the subjects to be the focus of the film and the audience are enamoured by these men and their bravery.
The Story of the Stone
Starr Wu’s bold move to adapt one of the most important texts of Chinese literature into a contemporary story reflecting the Grindr generation falls short of its own ambition. Serena Scateni reviews at SQIFF18.
Disobedience
DISOBEDIENCE would have been a much more captivating tale of forbidden love if only it had freed itself of its own limitations. Serena Scateni reviews.
SQIFF 2018: Opening Shorts
Chris Dobson examines the films screened at the opening night of SQIFF 2018.
Scotch Porn
Two short films making up the SCOTCH PORN program at SQIFF 2018 should prove a source of heated discussion, writes Sammy Andie Bennett.