Oliver Johnston

Oliver is originally from New Zealand and certainly doesn’t roll his eyes when people make Hobbit jokes after being informed of this fact. He studied journalism in Australia, and parlayed that into writing about films. He watches an alarming amount of Netflix.

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  In Between Dying (Səpələnmiş ölümlər arasında)

  ★★★★★

  Eve...

  Oliver Johnston 11th September 2020
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  Shorta

  ★★★★★

  There’s a timely eeriness to the events and themes masterfully ...

  Oliver Johnston 11th September 2020
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  Kitoboy (The Whaler Boy)

  ★★★★★

  Apparently, it’s possible to cross the B...

  Oliver Johnston 5th September 2020
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  Berlinale

  Eeb Allay Ooo! interview with Prateek Vats

  Most cities around the world have some sort of wildlife managemen...

  Oliver Johnston 3rd March 2020
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  Berlinale

  “We’re able to have fun without being locked into our mobile phones”: An interview with Delete History directors Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern

  After directing ten pi...

  Oliver Johnston 3rd March 2020
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  Berlinale

  Irradiated (Irradiés)

  ★★★★★

  Cinema should, ideally anyway, ask a questio...

  Oliver Johnston 2nd March 2020
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  Berlinale

  There Is No Evil (Sheytan vojud nadarad)

  ★★★★★

  Director Mohammad Ras...

  Oliver Johnston 29th February 2020
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  Berlinale

  There Is No Evil press conference: Backing Mohammad Rasoulof and the subjectivity of cinema

  I...

  Oliver Johnston 29th February 2020
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  Berlinale

  Police (Night Shift) press conference with Anne Fontaine, Virginie Efira and Omar Sy

  The prolif...

  Oliver Johnston 29th February 2020
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  Berlinale

  Riz Ahmed and Bassam Tariq on Mogul Mowgli and the challenge of representing your own culture

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  Oliver Johnston 29th February 2020