The Melbourne International Film Festival, Reviewed
The best, the worst, and the weirdest of what's coming to Australian movie screens in coming months.
The Melbourne International Film Festival finished up its largest festival ever on Sunday, after packing an enormous 370 films into just 17 days.
To report back on what we’ll be seeing in cinemas over the coming months (and also fill us in on what we may have already missed) we sent six reviewers into the heart of it: James Douglas, Mel Campbell, Glenn Dunks, Harry Windsor, Matt Roden and Meg Watson. Alongside previous reviews from our Sydney Film Festival crew of Dee Jefferson, Lauren Carroll Harris and Steph Harmon, here’s the ultimate collection of the best, the worst and the weirdest of the festival.
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The Overnight, dir. Patrick Brice — reviewed by Meg Watson
The Witch, dir. Robert Eggers — reviewed by James Douglas
Nasty Baby, dir. Sebastián Silva — reviewed by James Douglas
Deathgasm, dir. Jason Lei Howden — reviewed by Glenn Dunks
Do I Sound Gay, dir. David Thorpe — reviewed by Glenn Dunks
Tangerine, dir. Sean Baker — reviewed by Glenn Dunks
Graceful Girls, dir. Olivia Peniston-Bird — reviewed by Mel Campbell
The Nightmare, dir. Rodney Ascher — reviewed by Mel Campbell
Love, dir. Gaspar Noé — reviewed by Harry Windsor
The Lobster, dir. Yorgos Lanthimos — reviewed by Harry Windsor
Heaven Knows What, dir. Josh and Benny Safdie — reviewed by Harry Windsor
The End of the Tour, dir. James Ponsoldt — reviewed by Matt Roden
Sleeping With Other People, dir. Leslye Headland — reviewed by Meg Watson
Queen of Earth, dir. Alex Ross Perry — reviewed by Meg Watson
Mistress America, dir. Noah Baumbach — reviewed by Meg Watson
Dope, dir. Rick Famuyiwa — reviewed by Matt Roden
The Diary of a Teenage Girl, dir. Marielle Heller — reviewed by Dee Jefferson
Gayby Baby, dir. Maya Newell — reviewed by Lauren Carroll Harris
Me And Earl And The Dying Girl, dir. Alfonso Gomez-Rejon — reviewed by Steph Harmon
Brand: A Second Coming, dir. Ondi Timoner — reviewed by Steph Harmon
Tehran Taxi, dir. Jafar Panahi — reviewed by Dee Jefferson
The Look of Silence, dir. Joshua Oppenheimer — reviewed by Lauren Carroll Harris
Holding The Man, dir. Neil Armfield — reviewed by Steph Harmon
The Daughter, dir. Simon Stone — reviewed by Dee Jefferson