Reigns Review
As my work life has changed, I have found my available gaming time has changed as well. Where I used to sit down for hours on end to play through a fantasy epic, I now find myself struggling to comple…
Jirga enters the Oscars Best Foreign Language Film Race
That headline is a little bit of a clickbait grabber, but no less important. The superb Australian film Jirga has been submitted by Australia for consideration at the next Academy Awards. What does t…
Harmony star Jerome Meyer on Fantasy, Working with Jessica Falkholt, and Parental Reactions
Writer/Director Corey Pearson has crafted something of an anomaly for the Australian film industry. He's managed to create a superb new, original fantasy film, that showcases a great ensemble cast…
Celebrate International Podcast Day With These Great Podcasts
September 30th is International Podcast Day, and with over half a million podcasts out there, and some estimated 18 million episodes to sift through, it's sometimes a little hard to know what show…
First Man Review
Imagine trying to rewrite a language. Imagine sitting down, and seeing the immense history of English and thinking, I'm going to reinvent this language and make it new again. It's an insurmoun…
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course Review - Steve Irwin, the Next Mick Dundee
The early 2000's was a curious time in the history of Australian cinema. After a wealth of films that were domestic successes in the nineties (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Str…
Damian Hill - You Were Extraordinary
A few weeks ago I got the opportunity to chat with director Jason Raftopolous and actor Damian Hill about their brilliant film, West of Sunshine. Damian gives one of the best performances of the year…
The Predator Review
The Predator, written and directed by (the usually unbelievably talented) Shane Black (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, The Nice Guys) is a complete shambles. In fact, so much so that I sat in the cinema until t…
God of War - Boy, You'll Be A Man, Soon
Up until the 2018 God of War, the character of Kratos had laid claim to being the 'greatest anti-hero video game character of all time'. He's an angry, brutal man, scorned by having been t…
Upgrade Review
Leigh Whannell is a filmmaker who is steeped in the genres of cinema. The Saw series carved a way through the horror genre, helping forge a subgenre of gorno films (or, torture porn) that changed the…
The Predator Series Review: Now You See It
In the mid 1990’s I spent the weekend at my dad’s house. I can't remember the exact year, I can't remember my exact age – probably a little too young – but one thing I do remember is Bill Duke…
Beast Review
Do you ever feel trapped by a film? You've sat down to watch it, and as it goes on, you realise you're powerless to move. You have a fair idea of where the film is dragging you, but you sit in…