Film review: MIFF 2022. ‘SILENT LAND’ from ‘Built For Speed’
Hi folks, Here’s our review of the MIFF 2022 feature film ‘Silent Land’.
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Film review: PERFECT STRANGERS, from ‘Built For Speed’
From Luis Bunuel’s dark classic Exterminating Angel to the raucous Steve Carrell comedy Dinner For Schmucks, the hellish dinner party scenario is familiar to cinema audiences. Through some inventive twists and a plot device that plugs straight into contemporary culture, the smart, acerbic Italian Film Perfect Strangers (which screened at the 2016 Lavazza Italian Film Festival and was a box
Read moreFilm review: REALITY, from Built For Speed
In the 1990’s, comedy/dramas about the lure of celebrity and the superficiality of reality TV were a potent commentary on society’s spiritual emptiness. Fast forward two decades, however, and reality TV as a source of satire and social comment has become passé. Consequently, Italian Big Brother satire Reality feels, despite the excellent craftsmanship of Gomorrah director Matteo Garrone, strangely outdated.
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