In Review
Welcome to In Review! Check out the latest reviews across film, TV, theatre and so much more…
Film Review - Love Lies Bleeding
Glass subverted my expectations repeatedly through her pairing of lesbians and gym bros, the supernatural creeping into the frame, and an unexpected experimental conclusion to the movie. Love Lies Bleeding is a bloody good thriller!
Film Review - Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Watch out Cullens, there's a new vampire family in town! Fans of Twilight (2008), Dark Shadows (2012), Submarine (2010), and Moonrise Kingdom (2012), get your fangs out and sink your teeth into this quirky vampire coming-of-age film.
Film Review - Anyone But You
Anyone But You is a modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, with none of the charm of an adaptation like 10 Things I Hate About You (1999).
Live Performance Review - Muthering Heights
Muthering Heights is a low-budget production with big ideas. It was certainly a unique opportunity to watch a fictionalised documentary about my own family played out on the stage of the Butterfly Club downstairs.
Live Performance Review - A FINE LINE
A Fine Line is the perfect 60-minute package of fun that Harry Styles fans and haters alike will enjoy.
Film Review - Bottoms
Campy, comical, and twisted, Bottoms is an all-American teenage wet dream dripping in homoerotic high school fantasies. You’ll definitely be talking about this fight club!
Film Review - The Origin of Evil
For those of you who are pro lesbian rights and pro lesbian wrongs, The Origin of Evil is the perfect Friday night French flick with all the lesbians, major plot twists, and tea you need!
Film Review - Everybody Loves Jeanne
The 2023 Winner of the Online Film Critics Society Awards for the Best Non-U.S. Release, it’s clear that Everybody Loves Jeanne is winning hearts around the world!
Live Performance Review - SLUTNIK™ 2: Planet of the Incels
Normally I wouldn’t enjoy watching Incels for 100 minutes but SLUTNIK™ 2: Planet of the Incels was truly a pleasure to attend.
MIFF 2023 Short Review - We Used to Own Houses
David Robinson-Smith, director of Mud Crab (MIFF 2022), returns to MIFF 2023 with We Used To Own Houses, an explosive cine-poem about the housing crisis.
MIFF 2023 Film Review - Mutt
Authentic trans storytelling is important, and this film certainly delivers! Mutt is a MIFF must-see for trans people and allies alike.