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La Llorona Review – A Subtle and Persuasive Horror Masterpiece

August 22, 2020

Jayro Bustamante’s new slow burn horror film La Llorona is less interested in what most would call traditional horror and more concerned with a political spectre that hangs over the country of Guatemala with i...

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...

The Pact: Closer Than You Think – Rose Flanagan Talks About the Phoenix-Like Webseries in the Midst of Covid

Nadine Whitney

August 19, 2020

Banter, Reviews

As Melbourne streets empty and the city shuts down, so too many of the creative industries that have given Melbourne the enviable title of Australia’s foremost City of the Arts. COVID-19 has pushed creatives t...

Wendy Review – Ambitious Peter Pan Reimagining becomes Lost in Fantasy

Hagan Osborne

August 19, 2020

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The children of Wendy, Beasts of the Southern Wild director Benh Zeitlin’s ambitious reimagining of Peter Pan, long for an easy-breezy and frivolous existence a la Timon and Pumbaa. While there have be...

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

Andrew F Peirce

August 13, 2020

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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...

Force of Nature Review – B-Grade Action with A-Grade Problems

Travis Akbar

August 13, 2020

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Powered by JustWatch I’ve always been a fan of Emile Hirsch, I absolutely loved The Girl Next Door, and Into the Wild was fantastic. He’s talented, and there’s never been anything e...

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

Andrew F Peirce

August 12, 2020

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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

Andrew F Peirce

August 11, 2020

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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...

The Plastic House: Allison Chhorn’s Documentary is a Simple, Beautiful, Effective Ode to Change

Travis Akbar

August 11, 2020

Banter, Reviews

I was halfway through The Plastic House before I realised there hadn’t actually been any dialogue yet. The last time I watched a documentary like this, I was not a fan, but with this documentary, I found that ...

Unhinged Review – Russell Crowe Leads A Brutal, Well-Acted Thriller, a Fitting Return to the Cinema

Travis Akbar

August 7, 2020

Reviews

Powered by JustWatch Trigger warning: this review discusses aspects of domestic violence. Unhinged is the newest Russell Crowe feature, and one of the biggest films opening in sel...

Fortnite Chapter 2 is Here... with Added Quokka

Kung Fu Classic goes Noongar-style for Lotterywest Films: Bruce Lee Kick-Starts Perth Festival Season

HALO Films Has Launched – An Exciting West Australian Distribution Company

Mystic Pines Selected to Make World Premiere at Brisbane International Film Festival 2020

Poppy’s I Disagree and More – An Artist Coming for the Jugular of Capitalism

Super Boys, Wonderful Toys, and Elfman Noise: The Superhero Movie Class of 1989-1992

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

Nordacious Brings Muriel and Co. to Life with Shirts and More...

Grassroots Initiative to Tackle Loneliness and Help Local Businesses this Victorian Christmas

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

Art of Incarceration Review - Honest and Eye Opening

Somewhere in Time Review – The Special Christopher Reeve Film at 40

On the Rocks Review – An Outdated and Noxious Ode to Privilege

Dirt Music Review – The Beauty of Western Australia Embraces the Land of the Lost Men

This is Paris Review – The Rebranding of a Celebrity Character

Viva the Underdogs Review – Parkway Drive Conquer the World in this Faithful Fan Service Flick

The New Mutants Review – Years Late, and Feels It

Giovanna Mercuri Interview, Mojo Juju, Upgrade - Not A Knife

Roger Ward Interview – Aussie Film Icon from Turkey Shoot, The Faceless Man, Mad Max and More

The Pact Director Peter Blackburn on Theatre, Creativity in Lockdown, and Support

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

The Pact: Closer Than You Think – Rose Flanagan Talks About the Phoenix-Like Webseries in the Midst of Covid

The Plastic House: Allison Chhorn’s Documentary is a Simple, Beautiful, Effective Ode to Change

Nine Questions with Le Miroir Director Leila Murton Poole – Luck, Creativity, and the Power of Collaboration

La Llorona Review – A Subtle and Persuasive Horror Masterpiece

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

The Pact: Closer Than You Think – Rose Flanagan Talks About the Phoenix-Like Webseries in the Midst of Covid

Wendy Review – Ambitious Peter Pan Reimagining becomes Lost in Fantasy

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

Force of Nature Review – B-Grade Action with A-Grade Problems

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

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

The Plastic House: Allison Chhorn’s Documentary is a Simple, Beautiful, Effective Ode to Change

Unhinged Review – Russell Crowe Leads A Brutal, Well-Acted Thriller, a Fitting Return to the Cinema