EIFF Review: The Justice of Bunny King
There’s a housing crisis in many countries around the world but few can match New Zealand when it comes to the current rate of inflation. Whilst the Kiwis have been…
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EIFF Review: Skies of Lebanon
There’s never a dull moment in Lebanon. It’s sometimes good, sometimes bad, but life is never boring. With a civilisation dating back to the seafaring Phoenicians, its location in the…
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Fantasia Review: Midnight
Despite living in a modern connected world, and we’ve seen marked improvements due to rapid technological advances, being deaf or suffering from hearing loss puts you at a disadvantage in…
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EIFF Review: The Man Who Sold His Skin
Every refuge is an individual, with their own unique history and life experiences. There’s a distinct difference between economic migrants and someone seeking humanitarian protection. The vast majority of asylum…
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EIFF Review: Stop-Zemlia
The classroom can be a lonely and miserable place when you’re an outsider, standing on the sidelines while everyone else seems to be having so much fun. School is a…
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Fantasia Review: The Sadness
It’s easy to forget that we, as humans, are just a slightly more intelligent kind of primate. While we might like to think of ourselves as distinct from the rest…
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Fantasia Review – Caution Hazardous Wife: The Movie
I think most of us, at one time or another, have dreamt of escaping from our everyday boring humdrum lives. Travelling the world and doing lots of exciting and fun/dangerous…
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EIFF Review: Walk With Angels
Children routinely go missing in South Africa. About one every five hours on average according to official statistics, but the true picture is likely to be much worse. This can…
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EIFF Review: Even Mice Belong in Heaven
Thanks to the likes of Disney, Ghibli and Pixar, as well as smaller studios such as LAIKA and Cartoon Saloon, animation has become an integral part of mainstream cinema. Whilst…
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EIFF Review: The Beta Test
Breaking into the film industry is far from easy. Independent filmmakers can spend years and years trying to get their big break. Often making a number of shorts in the…
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