Revelation Announces Couched Online Film Festival
Revelation Film Festival hasn't spent the COVID lockdown twiddling its thumbs and eating Tim Tams and instead is planning both an online event in July and a physical festival later this year. Cou…
Escape from Pretoria Review - An Escape from Isolation
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…
CinefestOz Announces Cash Prizes For Short Filmmakers At Special 2020 Festival
For the first time in its 13-year history, CinefestOZ will include a Short Film Competition with four cash prizes up for grabs. The competition is supported by both the Festival and Screenwest. Prize…
Wings Review - 1st Best Picture Winner Review
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, S…
Le Miroir Short Film Review - An Utterly Charming Burst of Creativity
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…
The Daughter Review – A Powerful and Atmospheric Film that Lingers and Disturbs
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…
Saint Frances Review - A Proudly Feminist, Eagerly Sweet Millennial Coming-of-Age Film
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…
The Throwback Director Louise Bertoncini Interview - The Nostalgia and Unwavering Hope for Film Communities and Culture
Ahhh... I'm always thankful for the time my guests give me to discuss their work and life. It's always a treat to be able to have someone spend their time talking about what makes them tic…
Quibi Review - A Quick Bite Rundown of a Quick Bite Service
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,…
Australian Cinema in ISO - Part Two
Q and A Discussion with Matthew Eeles from Cinema Australia, Travis Johnson from Celluloid and Whiskey, and Andrew Peirce from The Curb On this episode, the audio from the Q&A discussion that…
Australian Cinema in ISO - Part One
Q and A Discussion with Matthew Eeles from Cinema Australia, Travis Johnson from Celluloid and Whiskey, and Andrew Peirce from The Curb On this episode, the audio from the Q&A discussion that…
Charlie Says Review – A Muddied Character Study that Feels Incomplete
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 S…