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The Goldfinch Review - An Appreciation of Art Steeped in Tragedy

Ella Smith Sep 25, 2019 2 min read
Reviews Drama Fiction John Crowley Nicole Kidman Oakes Fegley Review The Goldfinch

The Goldfinch is a journey through art, childhood and the fundamentals of human emotion like no other. It has all of the inquisitive edge of a murder mystery without the murder, keeping you tied to th…

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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Review - A Frightful Film that Burns Bright

Hagan Osborne Sep 25, 2019 2 min read
Reviews fear Guillermo del Toro horror Review Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Zoe Margaret Colletti

Given the option of facing Jason Voorhees or going to school with a bulbous sized pimple dangling from their cheek, you can bet teenagers would rather take their chances at Camp Crystal Lake than be s…

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Animals Review - A Vibrant Coming of Age for the Quarter Life Crisis

Simone Grogan Sep 24, 2019 3 min read
Reviews AACTA Awards australian cinema australian film Emma Jane Unsworth Holliday Grainger Review Sophie Hyde

Animals is Sophie Hyde’s film adaption of Emma Jane Unsworth’s novel of the same name. A coming of age film (not the typical teen age range) that’ll hit frighteningly close to home for anyone experien…

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Emu Runner Review - A Competent Look at Fractured Familial Relationships

Travis Akbar Sep 24, 2019 2 min read
Reviews Adelaide Film Festival australian film Drama Emu Runner Family Georgia Blizzard Imogen Thomas Indigenous Cinema Review Rhae-Kye Waites Wayne Blair

Having premiered at Adelaide Film Festival in 2018, Emu Runner, helmed by Imogen Thomas in her feature film debut, is a story about how a mother’s death affects an Aboriginal family living in an isola…

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Ad Astra Review - The Search for the Unknown and the Unattainable in Space

Christopher John Sep 24, 2019 4 min read
Reviews Donald Sutherland Drama James Gray Review Ruth Negga Sci-Fi Space Tommy Lee Jones

Directed and co-written by James Gray, Ad Astra stars Brad Pitt as Major Roy McBride, an astronaut dedicated to his job and willing to complete missions by any means necessary. When his lost father (T…

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The Naked Wanderer Review - A Bland Tourism Advertisement Gussied Up as a Film

Andrew F Peirce Sep 23, 2019 5 min read
Reviews australian cinema australian film CinefestOz Comedy John Cleese Natasha Liu Bordizzo Review The Naked Wanderer Western Australia

Coming hot on the heels of Breath and Jasper Jones, and getting the jump on Dirt Music, The Naked Wanderer is the latest West Australian tourism ad campaign masquerading as a film. But, unlike Breath…

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Australia's NFSA is Moving To Digital Only

Press Releases Sep 23, 2019 1 min read
Articles

Ok, this news should alarm any physical media collectors in Australia and the rest of the world: The NFSA (National Film and Sound Archive) of Australia is moving to digital only availability of all…

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Trailblazer, Inspiration, Survivor: New Documentary Suzi Q Opens Nationally On 21 November

Press Releases Sep 23, 2019 2 min read
Articles australian documentary music Suzi Q Suzi Quatro

After more than five decades in the music industry, the pioneering ‘Queen of Rock N Roll’ Suzi Quatro is ready to re-claim her crown in the new documentary SUZI Q – the definitive, unexpurgated story…

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Judas Collar Review - One of the Best Short Films to Come Out of Australia

Andrew F Peirce Sep 23, 2019 5 min read
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I don’t usually rewatch films frequently. I tend to ‘one and done’ a film, enjoying it for what it is and moving on to the next on the never ending pile. But, by choice and circumstance, I’ve experien…

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Outback Review - A Fearfully Tense Raw and Real Film

Travis Akbar Sep 23, 2019 3 min read
Reviews AACTA Australian drama australian film Drama Lauren Lofberg Mike Green Outback Review Taylor Wiese

Back in 2015 I bought my 4x4 Holden Colorado, hit the road and trekked across the Nullarbor. With little 4x4 experience and zero recovery gear, I did a few off-road tracks but took a lot of caution. A…

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Ad Astra Review - Yet Another Space Odyssey About Abandonment

Hagan Osborne Sep 19, 2019 3 min read
Films Reviews Donald Sutherland Drama James Gray Liv Tyler Review Ruth Negga Sci-Fi Space Tommy Lee Jones

Given the slew of movies focusing on stranded astronauts with parent issues, you’d be forgiven for thinking that people only go into space to avoid their families. As fascinated as filmmakers are by…

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The Farewell Review - Chris's Take

Christopher John Sep 19, 2019 3 min read
Reviews Drama Family Family drama Lulu Wang Review The Farewell

Written and directed by Lulu Wang, The Farewell stars Awkwafina as Billi, a young woman from New York with Chinese heritage who, after learning her grandmother Nai Nai (Zhao Shuzhen) has lung cancer,…

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