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The Assistant Review – A Quiet Film With a Loud Premise

June 8, 2020

Director and screenwriter Kitty Green’s first foray into the world of fictional filmmaking, The Assistant, is a quiet film with a loud premise about the culture that creates a hostile environment for women wor...

Come to Daddy Review – What the F**k Did I Just Watch?

Nadine Whitney

June 5, 2020

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This review contains spoilers. Every first sentence I’ve tried to write for this review I have ended up deleting in frustration. I don’t know where to begin with New Zealander Ant Timpson’s first full lengt...

Escape from Pretoria Review – An Escape from Isolation

Travis Akbar

May 31, 2020

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Escape from Pretoria. The South Australian filmed, Daniel Radcliffe starring thriller is available for rent (for a hefty price) so I decided to check it out. The Coronavirus restrictions have ensured that I’ve...

Wings Review – 1st Best Picture Winner Review: Patreon Exclusive

Andrew F Peirce

May 29, 2020

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William A. Wellman’s masterful war epic, Wings, holds the honour of kicking off the Academy Awards by winning the Best Outstanding Picture award. While the grander, undeniable masterpiece of cinema, Sunrise: A...

Le Miroir Short Film Review – An Utterly Charming Burst of Creativity

Andrew F Peirce

May 28, 2020

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The idea of luck, or chance, is a novel one that provides a fertile ground for a creative mind to grow in. Sometimes it means being in the right moment to catch a film that grips a mind and pushes it into that...

The Daughter Review – A Powerful and Atmospheric Film that Lingers and Disturbs

Nadine Whitney

May 25, 2020

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The Daughter is an exquisite rendering of Henrik Ibsen’s The Wild Duck set in a small logging community in rural NSW, Simon Stone’s first feature is remarkably assured as it transposes Ibsen’s tragedy to a sma...

Saint Frances Review – A Proudly Feminist, Eagerly Sweet Millennial Coming-of-Age Film

Andrew F Peirce

May 23, 2020

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Joining the seemingly never-ending list of millennial-made films about adults learning life lessons from kids is the eagerly sweet Saint Frances. Directed by Alex Thompson, and written by and starring his part...

Quibi Review – A Quick Bite Rundown of a Quick Bite Service

Travis Akbar

May 20, 2020

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A ‘quibi’ review of Quibi What is Quibi? A Streaming service. How can I watch it? On your phone (and that’s it). How much does it cost? $12.99 per month. How do I pronounce Quibi? Fuck Knows. So...

Charlie Says Review – A Muddied Character Study that Feels Incomplete

Nadine Whitney

May 15, 2020

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In the space of two years, three films about the Manson family murders appeared to varying degrees of critical and commercial success. The universally panned 2019 Hilary Duff vehicle The Haunting of Sharon Tat...

Lucy in the Sky Review – A Strange and Wild Film, and Not in a Good Way

Christopher Spencer

May 15, 2020

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Written and directed by Noah Hawley, Lucy in the Sky stars Natalie Portman as Lucy Cola, a brilliant yet deeply troubled astronaut who begins to have an affair with the charming and handsome fellow astronaut M...

The Mandalorian and Mousehouse Monoculture: Reconciling with a Complete Pop Culture Diet

WA Documentary, The Fathering Project, Looks at Single Dads Joining Together to Break the Cycle of Negative Parenting

From Audio Guide to Miro – Why Short Films Deserve the Spotlight Right Now

Cameras Roll on This Little Love of Mine in Far North Queensland

Five Films You Can’t Miss at the 2020 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Jessica Chastain – Do You Believe Rachael Taylor and Brooke Satchwell?

PiNK PEPPER Has Arrived!

Celebrate the Oscars with Perth's Revelation Film Festival

International Art Exhibition Come Silent Auction Gives Light to Refugees Affected by COVID-19

Australian Cinema in ISO Zoom Panel

Piper Doon – the Scotsman is Nae More

Revelation Film Festival WA Film Callout

Mojo’s Bar is Closed but With Your Help They Can Reopen When the Time is Right

Five Streaming Services to Check Out in Quarantine

Lantana Review: Ray Lawrence's Masterpiece

600 Bottles of Wine Review – Grace Rouvray is a Comedic Mastermind

Romantic Road Review – A Nice Film About a Rolls Royce, India, and the Grey’s

D’Art Review – Just Like the Goggomobil Dart: Something Quite Surprising and Joy Filled

Forman vs. Forman Review – A Fascinating Excursion Through the Life and Mind of One of the Great Filmmakers

Ocean to Sky Review – The Story of a Lifetime

The Booksellers Review – An Absolute Delight for Those Who Know the Power of a Book

Small Island Big Song - An Oceanic Songline Director Tim Cole Interview - Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Keyboard Fantasies: The Beverly Glenn-Copeland Story Director Posy Dixon Interview – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Leaving Allen Street Interview with Filmmaker Katrina Channells – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

The Rise of Synths Director Iván Castell Interview – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, Revelation Film Festival

Our Law Interview with Senior Sergeant Revis Ryder – Communities, Football, and Being an Indigenous Police Officer

Our Law Producer Taryne Laffar Interview – Indigenous Voices, Producing in Australia

1931-1932 Best Picture Winner – All Quiet on the Western Front (Lewis Milestone) – Awards Dont Matter

The Assistant Review – A Quiet Film With a Loud Premise

Come to Daddy Review – What the F**k Did I Just Watch?

Escape from Pretoria Review – An Escape from Isolation

Wings Review – 1st Best Picture Winner Review: Patreon Exclusive

Le Miroir Short Film Review – An Utterly Charming Burst of Creativity

The Daughter Review – A Powerful and Atmospheric Film that Lingers and Disturbs

Saint Frances Review – A Proudly Feminist, Eagerly Sweet Millennial Coming-of-Age Film

Quibi Review – A Quick Bite Rundown of a Quick Bite Service

Charlie Says Review – A Muddied Character Study that Feels Incomplete

Lucy in the Sky Review – A Strange and Wild Film, and Not in a Good Way