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The shadow of Roman Polanski’s 1968 classic Rosemary’s Baby continues to loom large over the horror genre, casting both reverence and scrutiny. This landmark film redefined domestic terror, sparking a…
The Brutalist screens at the New York Film Festival on 28 September & 11-12 October. It will also screen at the Adelaide Film Festival on 26 October & 2 November. Brady Corbet’s mammoth rise-…
Ali Abbasi opens The Apprentice with a moment that historically shook the faith of the American people in the integrity of the highest political office in the land, the downfall of Richard Nixon. Neve…
If you’re a horror aficionado, Samara Weaving’s name likely rings a bell. Known for her standout roles in Ready or Not and Scream 6, she’s a genre favorite. In Azrael, Weaving takes a bold turn with a…
Zoë Kravitz is the latest filmmaker to launch a career through the pipeline of B-flick-vehicled social commentary that’s defined genre cinema over the past ten years. Blink Twice has the patina of pre…
“My thoughts are with the victims.” Kelly-Anne (Juliette Gariépy) like her internet nom de plume and computer desktop wallpaper The Lady of Shallot lives in a tower overlooking Montreal. She is seen…
“I’ll show you what you're worth (that's what I'm gonna do) If you let me inside your world.” - Canadian folk poet Justin Bieber Elliott (Maisy Stella) is about to turn eighteen and in tw…
We are thrilled to announce the arrival of our newest book: Lonely Spirits and the King: An Australian Film Book, which has just launched on Kickstarter. To support this mammoth 700-page journey thr…
Quentin Dupieux understands there is no such thing as Salvador Dalí. Once the mad Catalan decided he was going to become a walking paradox making grandiose statements about himself in the third person…
Sacramento screens at the Sydney Underground Film Festival on 14 & 15 September. Tickets are available here. “I don’t know if I listened to everything you said, but I heard free childcare and I’m…
There is a danger inherent in remaking any film. Comparisons to the original are destined to be considered especially if the movie is not an adaptation of a literary source. James Watkins under the Bl…
For eighteen years, the Sydney Underground Film Festival has been one of the very best film festivals operating in Australia. Having screened over 1800 films since the festival kicked off in Marrickvi…