NZIFF 51: Hale County This Morning, This Evening Director: RaMell Ross
Oscar-nominated Hale County is a visually compelling look at life in an unknown corner of the Deep South, and announces the arrival of an exciting new voice.
Oscar-nominated Hale County is a visually compelling look at life in an unknown corner of the Deep South, and announces the arrival of an exciting new voice.
For PJ Harvey fans, this film acts as a complement to her 2016 album, The Hope Six Demolition Project. But those unfamiliar with the album, or with PJ, may find this somewhat inscrutable.
Oh, my God! Hail Satan? Just might be the most important documentary at this year’s film festival.
If you like your political intrigue visceral and nail-bitingly tense this Spanish thriller will get your vote.
Long Day’s Journey Into Night is a delicate and ethereal Chinese drama, set in and around the Southeast mainland city of Kaili. The film contains a simple, loose narrative structure and is essentially split into two parts: the melancholy and disorienting first half which bounces between flashbacks and present day, and the ambitious, dream-like second […]
Francis Ford Coppola’s epic Vietnam war movie returns to the screen for a third tour, with a restored 40th anniversary print that film fans have to see at the glorious Civic.
A wildly inventive ride, Ruben Brandt, Collector, directed by Milorad Krstic, is one of the best heist movies – live action or animated – this decade and demands to be seen on the big screen. Clayton Barnett reviews it for The 13th Floor.
La Belle Époque seemed the perfect choice for opening night at the 51st New Zealand International Film Festival, delivering a remarkable ensemble cast and razor-sharp comedic writing to a packed and joyous Civic Theatre crowd.
Starring: Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Jang Hye-jin, Lee Jung-eun, Jung Ziso. Parasite is the seventh feature film from the acclaimed Bong Joon-Ho, following on from Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000), Memories of Murder (2003), The Host (2006), Mother (2009), Snowpiercer (2013), and Okja (2017).
The Documentary Edge Film Festival is Australasia’s premiere international documentary film Festival. This year’s festival begins on Thursday, May 30th and runs through Sunday, June 23rd in Auckland and Wellington. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda has had a look at three of the music-related docos on offer. Here are his reviews: