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Richard Linklater's Hit Man is Cheeky, Hot, and a Hell of a Ride

Nadine Whitney Jun 9, 2024 3 min read
Films Reviews Comedy Drama Glen Powell Hit Man Netflix Review Richard Linklater

Richard Linklater and Glen Powell’s Hit Man is witty, sexy, and side-splittingly funny. Although it must be said that the first conceit that anyone could find Glen Powell even in repressed academic Ga…

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Sydney Film Festival: In Vitro Directors Will Howarth and Tom McKeith On Their Grounded Sci-Fi Film

Nadine Whitney Jun 5, 2024 1 min read
Interviews Podcasts australian cinema australian film In Vitro Interview podcast Sydney Film Festival Tom McKeith Will Howarth

Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Download the episode directly here. In Vitro is the highly anticipated follow-up from Will Howart…

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The Weight of Love: David Vincent Smith on He Ain’t Heavy

The Weight of Love: David Vincent Smith on He Ain’t Heavy

Nadine Whitney Jun 5, 2024 10 min read
Interviews australian cinema australian film David Vincent Smith He Ain't Heavy Interview WA Film

I genuinely don’t like to call “Australian shot feature film of the year” in June – but after seeing David Vincent Smith’s blazing debut feature, He Ain’t Heavy I am not sure I can imagine something t…

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LONG LIVE THE NEW FLESH: Amanda Kramer and Britt Brown on Cinematic Anxiety in So Unreal

Nadine Whitney Jun 4, 2024 5 min read
Interviews Articles Debbie Harry Interview Revelation Film Festival So Unreal

Director and writer Amanda Kramer (Ladyworld, Give Me Pity!, Please Baby Please) moves into the realm of cinema essay with So Unreal - a survey of cinema which coincided with the rise of computers in…

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The Undesirables Need Your Support - Check Out How You Can Help Here

Press Releases Jun 3, 2024 1 min read
Articles australian film

PRESS RELEASE Writer/Director Luke Agius and team have wrapped production on the heartfelt coming-of-age comedy/drama The Undesirables, and have released a first look video to go along with it! The f…

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Bill Bennett’s The Way, My Way Strides To $1 Million Box Office Across Australia And New Zealand In First 2 Weeks Of Release

Press Releases Jun 3, 2024 2 min read
Articles australian film documentary The Way My Way

PRESS RELEASE Since its launchon 16th May 2024 in both Australia and New Zealand, and in just two weeks of release, THE WAY, MY WAY has hit the significant AU$1 million milestone across both markets.…

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Sydney Film Festival: The Tundra Within Me Director Sara Margrethe Oskal on Love, Tradition, and Individuality in Contemporary Sámi Culture

Nadine Whitney Jun 3, 2024 6 min read
Interviews Drama Interview Sara Margrethe Oskal Sydney Film Festival The Tundra Within Me

Director Sara Margrethe Oskal’s Eallogierdu (The Tundra Within Me) is a tale of two worlds. Single mother and artist, Lena has been living in Oslo with her young son. Returning to her hometown in Sámp…

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Important Documentary 'The Koalas' Launches Across Australia this June

Press Releases May 29, 2024 1 min read
Articles australian cinema australian film documentary the Koalas

PRESS RELEASE On the East Coast Australia, where ancient forests meet the urban fringe, koalas are facing unprecedented challenges. The Koalas sheds light on a disturbing truth: the very entities ent…

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DocPlay Launches Trailer for its First Original Series: Second to None

Press Releases May 29, 2024 3 min read
Articles Docplay documentary Second to None

PRESS RELEASE DocPlay has today launched the trailer for its first Original commission, the upcoming three-part documentary series, SECOND TO NONE. Created by Australian production company Sweetshop…

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Sydney Film Festival: Ray Yeung on All Shall Be Well (從今以後) and LGBTQ Rights in Hong Kong

Sydney Film Festival: Ray Yeung on All Shall Be Well (從今以後) and LGBTQ Rights in Hong Kong

Nadine Whitney May 29, 2024 6 min read
Interviews Drama Hong Kong cinema Interview LGBTIQA cinema Ray Yeung Sydney Film Festival

“If you really thought of me as your Auntie, you wouldn’t ask that.” For thirty years Pat and Angie have lived together. Now in their sixties they are entering what should be their golden years toget…

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Hanna Slak's Not a Word (Kein Wort) is a Symphonic Piece of Maternal Gothic

Nadine Whitney May 22, 2024 3 min read
Films Reviews Drama German Film Festival Not a Word Review

In Hanna Slak's Not a Word (Kein Wort), Lars Goff (Jona Levin Nicolai) and his conductor mother Nina Palcek (Maren Eggert) share an apartment that is beautifully appointed but austere. The weight…

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Agniia Galdanova's Queendom: The Fearless Art and Activism of Gena Marvin Against Russia’s Repressive Regime

Codie Allen May 22, 2024 3 min read
Films Reviews documentary Drama Queendom Review Russia

Living as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community can be an incredibly tough journey, especially in places where acceptance is scarce. Stigma and discrimination can loom large, affecting every aspect of li…

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