Fast X Review - A Little Mindless Family Fun
Hearing Vin Diesel's low roar of a voice, you almost wonder if that deep-rock drawl alone made Fast & Furious into a 6 billion dollar franchise. But Vin Diesel doesn’t do a lot of talking in t…
Bank of Dave Review - Sits in the Sweet Spot of Comedy and Drama With a Whole Lot of Community Spirit
In Australian Cinemas on June 1. When one sees the title card “Based on a True(ish) Story” and brought to the screen by the creative team behind Fisherman’s Friends there isn’t much doubt what kind o…
Trained to See: Three Women and The War (Drei Frauen und der Krieg) Review - A Vital Film That Puts Women's War Reporting Back on the Record
Trained to See will be screening at the Castlemaine Documentary Festival on Saturday 17 June 2023. Tickets are available here. There are many iconic photographs from WWII, from the patriotic to the w…
Fast X Review - An Exhausting Ride From a Franchise That Refuses to Die
Once upon a time there was a little film released in 2001 titled The Fast and the Furious which was essentially a riff on Point Break with street racing, not surfing, and small heists of consumer elec…
Trained to See: Three Women and The War (Drei Frauen und der Krieg) Review
Trained to See will be screening at the Castlemaine Documentary Festival on Saturday 17 June 2023. Tickets are available here. There are many iconic photographs from WWII, from the patriotic to the w…
Marlowe Review – Neil Jordan’s Philip Marlowe Would Have Raymond Chandler Spinning in His Grave
Philip Marlowes are a little like Tom Ripleys in that several actors have played the part and although there are fan favourites (Humphrey Bogart, Robert Mitchum, Elliot Gould for Marlowe and Matt Damo…
Shirley Barrett, Tony Ayres And Dot West Receive Aftrs Honorary Degrees
PRESS RELEASE Leading First Nations media executive Dot West, OAM, acclaimed director, the late Shirley Barrett, and award-winning showrunner, writer and director Tony Ayres have been conferred honor…
The Narrow Bridge Director Ester Takac Talks About Documenting Immense Bravery in This Interview
Note that this interview contains mentions of extreme violence and trauma. Australian director Esther Takac’s profoundly humanist documentary The Narrow Bridge brings together people who have lost lo…
Till the End of the Night (Bis ans Ende der Nacht) Review – A Murky Thriller With Barely a Thrill in Sight
Thea Ehre is a force to be reckoned with. Having won the Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance at the 2023 Berlinale, it seems unanimously agreed upon that Till the End of the Night (Bis ans End…
Limbo Review - Ivan Sen Crafts a Stunning Symbolic Neo-Noir in the Otherworldly Limbo
Ivan Sen is a master of the Australian neo-noir. With both Mystery Road and Goldstone audiences were introduced to Aboriginal Detective Jay Swan (Aaron Pedersen) a man whose position as a member of th…
Queer Screen Goes to Cannes with Five Films
PRESS RELEASE Queer Screen ‘Goes to Cannes’ and will be packing five work-in-progress productions to represent at the acclaimed Marché du Film, occurring in conjunction with the 76th Cannes Film Fest…
Alena Lodkina’s Surreal New Film Petrol Invites the Audience to Be a Creative Viewer
Petrol is currently screening around Australia with Q&A screenings. Visit petrolfilm.com for more information. Alena Lodkina’s second feature Petrol is a film that has been referred to by critics…