It Doesn't Always Have to Be That Deep You Know
I’ve been thinking about the opening sequence of Materialists, the so-called “romantic comedy” from Celine Song, director of the Oscar-nominated Past Lives. Her follow-up, which stars Dakota Johnson,…
Anthony O’Connor on Angst: The story about Australia’s most stolen movie
Over on Letterboxd, I’ve been quietly maintaining a personal list of lost or unavailable Australian films. Since I started the list a few years back, one film that sat at the top of the list was Danie…
The Golden Spurtle Serves Up Warmth, Whimsy, and a Dash of Australia
There’s something quietly magical about a documentary that doesn’t try to dazzle you, but instead invites you in like a warm bowl of something familiar. The Golden Spurtle isn’t loud, flashy, or world…
A Christmess of Aussie Xmas Films
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a bit of a scrooge when it comes to Christmas. ‘A bit’ is putting it lightly, as I mentioned in passing to someone the other day that by calling myself ‘a scrooge…
The Mastermind director Kelly Reichardt on the importance of art that represents home
If there's one filmmaker who has left a mark more than any other on my life, it's been Kelly Reichardt. Through her work, I've gleaned an understanding of what American life through…
Emmanuel Courcol on the universality and emotion of My Brother's Band (En Fanfare)
Emmanuel Courcol's heartwarming and heartbreaking film My Brother's Band, aka En Fanfare or The Marching Band, is a film about Thibaut (Benjamin Lavernhe), a conductor who discovers he h…
James L. Brooks and Emma Mackey on hopefulness and changing the world in Ella McCay
James L. Brooks isn’t only responsible for bringing The Simpsons to television screens for decades, he’s also the co-creator of Taxi and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. For the big screen he’s the award-wi…
Diamonds are Forever: Reflecting on Reflection in a Dead Diamond with Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani
Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani are French writers and directors based in Belgium. They have made four films together: Amer, The Strange Colour of Your Body’s Tears, Let the Corpses Tan, and now the v…
Laughing on the Inside: Frank Lotito’s Wog Boys Forever and Multicultural Comedy
Maciej J. Drygas' Trains (Pociagi) is a haunting human experience
Although the legend of mass panic in screenings of The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station, the 50-second film by the Lumière brothers which first screened in 1895 is untrue, it is true that cinem…
Behind the Scenes of Unseen Enemy: The Making of an Australian Action Thriller
Guest article by Artom Simin Unseen Enemy began as a small, character-driven mystery and grew into one of the most ambitious independent action films made in Australia in recent years. The production…
