Best Australian Films of 2020
2020, as has been heavily documented, was a difficult year for cinema as a whole. Australian cinema in particular was hampered by shuttered cinemas and confusing release schedules, with many iconic fi…
The Xrossing Review - Impressive Microbudget Indie Amplifies Tension in the Perth Suburbs
Right across Australia, emerging filmmakers are finding their voices through microbudget feature films. I’ve written at length about Lucy Coleman’s masterful weaving of three thousand bucks into the s…
100% Wolf Review – A Howling Great Time of an Aussie Animation Treat
Powered by JustWatch From Photon Creative’s fauna-focused series, Tales from Sanctuary City, to the iconic Emmy award winning series Bluey, there’s been a steady increase in the amount of Austra…
High Ground Review - A Frightfully Tense Meat Pie Western Steeped in Indigenous Australian History
Powered by JustWatch The emerging Indigenous Australian New Wave film movement has seen two monumental films about Indigenous Australian history written and told from non-Indigenous perspectives…
Summerland Review – A Sensitive and Charming Gentle Comfort Film to Enjoy
Powered by JustWatch In a seaside cottage in 1975 Alice Lamb (Penelope Wilton) hunches over a typewriter and is disturbed by a knock at the door. Two children are asking for donations for the el…
A Sunburnt Christmas Review – A New Aussie Chrissy Classic is Born
Powered by JustWatch Across three films, (Snowtown, Acute Misfortune, Measure for Measure), Daniel Henshall has perfected the piercing stare. It’s a look that tears open your soul and glares int…
End of the Century Review – A Satisfying Ode to the Possibilities of Affection
Powered by JustWatch A bittersweet film, End of the Century tells of a reunion and the attempt to find the middle ground between romantic possibility and our limited reality. Sometimes, the peop…
Happiest Season Review - A Pleasant Delight of a Feelgood Film that Helps Wrap Up a Bad Year
Powered by JustWatch First things first: I don’t like most Christmas movies. No, I’m not a fan of Miracle on 34th Street, A Christmas Story, Christmas Vacation, Home Alone, The Santa Clause, Lo…
The Croods: A New Age Review: A Paleo-Terrific Animated Romp, Right for all Ages
Powered by JustWatch An age has passed since we last saw The Croods (2013) on-screen. Its modest box-office take and rocky (pun intended) reception, not to mention countless production delays a…
This is What an Iraqi Looks Like Review - An Incredible Feat of Talented Voices Taking Ownership of Their Stories
As a female Pakistani artist, living in Australia, the web series This Is What An Iraqi Looks Like is just what I needed to watch this year. Created by HAJER, founder of the Iraqi Diaspora Creatives N…
Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra - Revelation Film Festival Review
Before Wednesday the 9th of December, I had never been to anything close to a film festival. I’ve seen my fair share of “festival darlings”, but I’ve always wanted to experience being on the ground-fl…
Wonder Woman 1984 Review – Wishmaster Series Gets a Dull Superhero Reboot
Powered by JustWatch Wonder Woman 1984 (or, as is titled in the credits WW84) takes place in the height of eighties America. Greed, for lack of a better word, is good, and as a social currency,…