Had the pleasure of watching Indian premier of Joyland at DIFF with auditorium full of crazy film lovers and of course saneema gvng.

Naseeruddin Shah was great as always!

Funny and very well shot and acted, but too oblique on first watch.

Justin Kurzel moves away from the heavily stylised action of Macbeth and True History of the Kelly Gang and back to the grotty, suburban true crime of Snowtown. Great performances by Caleb Landry Jones and especially Judy Davis give reason enough for Nitram to exist.

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Would've liked a little more on the aftermath of the central tragedy but that feels like a nitpick when Nitram delivers such a direct and distressing take on how unresolved issues balloon into shocking, devastating violence. Cleverly avoids the sensationalism that a lesser take on this story would've gone for, and Caleb Landry Jones delivers one of the best performances of the year so far. Deeply uncomfortable and massively affecting, it's another strong psychological character study from Justin Kurzel

the moment the first 'time is luck' and the following miami vice mention were dropped, i fuckin knew how this movie was gonna go.

locke meets drive meets thief. kind of a banger ngl.

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I ire how raw this is, and it's hard not be taken aback when the real people it's based on come onscreen but something about Hive just left me slightly cold. Its take on grief and irreplaceable loss is poignant, but the film's 84 minutes are unevenly paced and visually uninteresting. The story is powerful but the delivery is a touch too straightforward for it to really reach its full potential. Still, the incredible central performance from Yllka Gashi makes it worth seeking out. A mixed bag, but it has enough going for it to give it a soft recommend

Binoche interviews Lilian Thuram!

there she is.....material gworl........

We went to watch a selection of shorts and this is by far the one that I connected with the most. It felt way more honest than Belfast, which handles heavy topics like a soap opera. Ruthless deals with masculinity in a way that all movies should, let everyone be themselves without making a big deal out of it. With wooden legs and a band named T-Rex, this short was always going to work for me.

This worked in all the right ways for me. The performances were lovely and some of the shots were gorgeous.