Author Archives: Anna (Film Grimoire)
A Timely Blogathon: Ida (2013)
A monochromatic drama set in 1960s Poland, Ida (2013, dir. Paweł Pawlikowski) is a powerful film about identity, whether this is individual, religious, or cultural; and about a young woman who seeks to navigate the muddy waters between her present identity, and a newly discovered one. Well-known for winning the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar […]
Announcement: A Timely Blogathon!
Originally posted on FILM GRIMOIRE:
Hi all! I have an exciting announcement to make! Rob of Movierob and I have decided to start a fun blogathon for the month of July – A Timely Blogathon. Here’s our little announcement post. If you’d like to take part, and it would be amazing if you did, the…
Game of Thrones – Season 6 Episode 10: “The Winds of Winter”
It’s the final episode! And what an episode. With a season that’s been filled with numerous highs and more than a few lows, I wonder how they’ll be able to cap it all off? Spoiler warning: This recap is filled entirely with spoilers. Definitely watch the episode before reading!
The Eyes of My Mother (2016): Quick-shot review!
When my good friend (and director of Winter At Westbeth) suggested to my partner and I that we come along with him and his lovely partner to see The Eyes of My Mother (2016, dir. Nicolas Pesce) whilst we were at the Sydney Film Festival last weekend, I accepted the offer immediately without reading anything […]
Game of Thrones – Season 6 Episode 9: “Battle of the Bastards”
What an episode. I’m going to get right into it. Spoiler warning: This post is filled to the brim with spoilers. Please watch the episode before reading this post!
On Location: Two more from The Matrix
Seriously, Sydney is The Matrix capital of the world. It seems like everywhere you go in the central city area, you see something from the film. With that in mind, I wasn’t intending on posting anything today, but I literally stumbled upon these two locations today by chance because we were just wandering around the […]
On Location: The woman in the red dress
I’m currently in Sydney for the Sydney Film Festival, and for the world premiere of a little old documentary named Winter At Westbeth (2015). The premiere was this morning, and I’m delighted to say it was received very well indeed! In the mean time, whilst I’m in the grand city of Sydney between showings of […]
Thoughts on… Kindergarten Cop (1990)
One of my favourite things to do is revisit films that I used to watch over and over as a child, to see if they have the same appeal when watched in adulthood. Needless to say, when I had the chance to watch Kindergarten Cop (1990, dir. Ivan Reitman) the other day, I was filled […]
Game of Thrones – Season 6 Episode 8: “No One”
Episode eight! We’re closer to the finale, and the usually epic episode nine, than ever. Things seem to be both setting up, and winding down in time for what is no doubt going to be a particularly exciting final two episodes. I wonder what the fates of our favourite characters will be? Warning: Filled to […]
Blindspot 2016: Je T’aime, Je T’aime (1968)
A French science fiction slash time travel film with a hint of the New Wave, Alain Resnais’ Je T’aime, Je T’aime (1968) is a mysterious masterclass in beautiful direction and performances. Its synopsis is as follows: Recovering from an attempted suicide, a man is selected to participate in a time travel experiment that has only […]
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