Tag: Sydney Film Festival
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Review: Sea Fever, a Plague of Almosts
By Elizabeth Lewis (This review contains some spoilers) It’s an experience we might not be familiar with, but at its mention we instinctually feel a pang of dread. It’s the dread of being at sea for extended periods with the many phobias waiting to be ignited there, and the terror of the unknown expanse that…
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Review: Lore
Every now and then you experience something that is so unsettling and disturbingly sad that you just know it can’t end well. Although you still retain that small glimmer of hope, deep down in your heart of hearts that little voice tells you that there is absolutely no chance of a happy ending. Welcome to Lore,…
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Review: Woody Allen: A Documentary & Marley
According to Carl Jung, neurotics are well-adjusted people preoccupied with the meaning of their existence. The popular manifestations of the characters inhabited by filmmaker Woody Allen and late reggae musician Bob Marley no doubt occupy polar ends of the neurotic spectrum. Allen – “I’m not afraid of death, I just don’t want to be there…