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Andrew is passionate about Australian cinema, Australian politics, Australian culture, and Australia in general. Found regularly talking online about Sweet Country, and reminding people to watch Young Adult.

Adam (آدم) Review – Maryam Touzani’s Debut is a Delicate Ode to the Beauty of Motherhood

Andrew F Peirce
August 30, 2020
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Powered by JustWatch The curiously titled Adam (آدم) is the first film from Morrocan director Maryam Touzani, nominated for Un Certain Regard at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. This ...

Slim & I Review – A Joyfully Endearing Documentary that Celebrates a Pair of True Blue Aussie Icons

Andrew F Peirce
August 29, 2020
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Kriv Stenders never sleeps. When he’s not telling tales of Red Dog in the Pilbara, he’s bringing Australian soldiers stories to life with films like Danger Close. In between, he’s reworking Australian clas...

A Chat with Nathan Phillips – Blood Vessel, Acting in Australia, and Living with Yowies

Andrew F Peirce
August 24, 2020
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Powered by JustWatch Nathan Phillips is a man who’s battled it all: from a maniac in the outback in Wolf Creek, to raging cannibals in Dying Breed, to the end of the world in These F...

Tenet Review – 2020 Strikes Again, Delivering Nolan’s First Bona Fide Dud

Andrew F Peirce
August 22, 2020
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Powered by JustWatch Tenet is exhausting.  Featuring lead performances from John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Kenneth Branagh, and Elizabeth Debicki, Christopher Nolan...

Shudder is Officially Here, and We’ve Got the Aussie Horror Films You Must See

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If you were keeping tabs on film Twitter talk last week, you'll have noticed some murmurings about the hotly anticipated arrival in Australia and New Zealand of one of the great genre streaming platforms: S...

Chopper Review – Andrew Dominik’s Masterpiece, Two Decades On

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Powered by JustWatch Australian culture can’t help but make icons and heroes out of some of the most notorious criminals. The myth of Ned Kelly’s anti-establishment, anti-police pers...

La Belle Époque Review – The Kind of Film You Want to Show Your Parents

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Powered by JustWatch The plot to Nicolas Bedos’ joyous French rom-com La Belle Epoque initially feels like everything we’ve seen before from the romance genre: An ageing man, Victor...

Keyboard Fantasies: The Beverly Glenn-Copeland Story Review – The Kindest Film of the Year

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The lyrics to Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s magnificent song, Ever New, are few, but no less important: Welcome the springThe summer rainSoftly turned to sing againWelcome the budThe summer blooming flowerWelcom...

Black Water Review – Effective Croc-Shock in the Mangroves

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Powered by JustWatch Ask any foreigner about their impressions about Australia, and odds are you’ll get a response about everything wanting to kill you here. Snakes, sharks, spiders...

A White White Day Review – Always Sometimes Monsters

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Powered by JustWatch You’ve gone from perfect to divine // you’ve gone from perfect to divine // you’ve gone from perfect to divine // I never understood // although you tried // you...
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