The 30th Love and Anarchy Film Festival, Helsinki, 14-24 September 2017
The Helsinki International Film Festival (HIFF) or Love and Anarchy, as it is better known,…
Browsing: Film
Lunar Orbit
In terms of figures operating amongst the global electronic music scene, there’s no doubt that…
“It’s got piggy juice in it. What the hell did you expect?????” Jim Hosking on The Greasy Strangler
The Greasy Strangler was one of the surprise films of 2016. Premiering to thrills of…
Descent into the Maelstrom: The Untold Story of Radio Birdman (Umbrella)
“Out of my mind on Saturday night, 1970 rolling in sight, Radio Birdman up above,…
From Abbas Kiarastami to Aki Kaurismaki: the 64th Sydney Film Festival 7-18 June 2017
I remember a film festival somewhere in the USA a few years ago where Iranian…
The Evil Within (Bounty)
These days everything needs a back-story, though few can compare with the story behind The…
Author: The JT Leroy Story (Accent)
Humans tend to simultaneously be voyeuristic and risk adverse. It’s why we’re so fascinated by…
Raw (Monster Pictures)
Julia Ducournau’s remarkable debut feature Raw is a welcome addition to the cinema of the…
The Greasy Strangler (Monster Pictures)
The first thing I am going to suggest with this review is to just go…
The Coming War On China (Antidote Films)
Our media is full of reports on Chinese aggression in the South China Sea, seizing…
The Mind’s Eye (Accent)
When making a film, one needs make many decisions. The director must get to the…
Thief (Via Vision)
Debut features are rarely as self-assured and complete as Michael Mann’s Thief. It’s early 80’s…
Gary Numan: Android In La La Land
It seems surprising that it’s taken this long for someone to finally do a proper…
Under The Shadow (Rialto)
“Where there is fear and anxiety, the “winds” blow.” Fear and anxiety are the key…
Girl Power, Estonian folk metal, Finnish Tango, Frank Zappa, an English Hank Williams, and Terence Davies – The 29th Love and Anarchy International Film Festival, Helsinki September 20, 2016
This year’s Love and Anarchy film festival saw mostly sunny days in Helsinki, although the…