Andrew’s Top 50 Films of 2018
Best of lists are always strange beasts. We sift through a
year of ‘stuff’ trying to find value and quality, only to put it in some kind
of arbitrary order. These lists always play like a competition – where y...
Travis’ Top Five Films of 2018… and Three Duds
So, 2018 is all done and dusted. While I’ve spent a lot of
time catching up on old films, I did manage to watch a few new films throughout
the year. I feel pretty strongly about a few films from 2018, with a c...
Hotel Mumbai Trailer Has Arrived
Hotel Mumbai is a film that's high up on the 'must see' list for 2018. The Curb's Travis Akbar saw the film at the 2018 Adelaide Film Festival and gave it a perfect score, saying that:
Hotel Mumbai engages...
Best Film Posters of 2018
Curating a
list from the many great prints has been a yearly joy for me, and 2018 is no
different with it being another solid year for movie posters. There were varied
and unique takes on films that have had e...
Stop the Press: The NFSA Have Updated Their Cat and Dog Collection
Ok, so this may not be the biggest news of the week, but as we work through our favourite films of 2018 list (a long one, so apologies for the radio silence) we figured that a quick dive into the NFSA's Vintag...
Best Documentaries of 2018
I know that at the end of the year there is an overwhelming
mass of ‘Best of’ lists to work through, so as I gradually work my way up to my
‘Best Films of 2018’ list, I thought I’d throw another select list on...
Sweet Country and the annual Death of Australian Cinema Discussion
Each year, a post appears on a news website sounding the alarm that Australian cinema is dead. It’s dying! It’s all going down and you better start selling the furniture now because how else will you make some...
Lost & Found on Path for Oscar Glory with Shortlist Entry
Oh boy. This is really great news.
The AACTA winning short film Lost & Found has progressed to the short list, joining nine other films to hopefully reach Oscar glory at the 91st Academy Awards. L...
Top Knot Detective Now Available to Stream Right Now!
Top Knot Detective was one of the best films of 2017. A raucous, fun, over the top exercise in genre nostalgia that was an extreme blast to watch. Smart, effective jokes that hit every single time.
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Best Albums of 2018
The year is almost over, and short of some masterpiece dropping out of nowhere, the best albums of the year are out there already. While I'm not as fluent in the world of music at large as I used to be, I do s...