Brandon Cronenberg Dives Into the Infinity Pool
With his latest release Infinity Pool Brandon Cronenberg cements his place in that pantheon of cinematic extremism that questions what it is to be human and what humanity is capable of. Nadine Whitney…
The War Nurses Author Anthea Hodgson Talks About Bringing Lost Stories of Perth’s Nurses to Life in This Interview
Anthea Hodgson is a Perth based author who reminds readers of the importance of remembering the stories of the many nurses who supported soldiers and fought during World War II with her latest novel T…
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Review - James Gunn Gives a Heroes Send Off to the Guardians While Pleasing the Case for All Creatures Great and Small
This review contains mild spoilers. It’s been a long and winding road to come to the end of the story of James Gunn’s rag-tag group of miscreants turned heroes. Audiences will no doubt not need a rec…
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Imprint Bluray Review - A Deeply Underrated Film Released On a Must Own Disc
Mike Hodges only made nine features yet is revered as an essential British filmmaker. Although he dabbled in other genres (for example pulp sci-fi with Flash Gordon, horror in his uncredited Omen II,…
The Inspection Review – Jeremy Pope Shines in Elegance Bratton’s Boot Camp Drama
Queer filmmaker Elegance Bratton utilises biographical elements in his film The Inspection. Where the line between fact and fiction blurs is something Bratton mostly leaves up to the audience; but wha…
40 Years of KOYAANISQATSI - review
“If we dig precious things from the land, we will invite disaster.” “Near the Day of Purification, there will be cobwebs spun back and forth in the sky” “A container of ashes might one day be thrown…
Cairo Conspiracy (Walad min al-Janna) Review -Strips Away at Faith and Politics in Contemporary Egypt
Egypt’s recent history is one of revolution, counter-revolution, and state and religious oppression. Censorship means that films about contemporary Egypt are never to be negative of critical of the cu…
Sisi & I (Sisi & Ich) Review – A Radical Portrayal of The Empress Elisabeth of Austria’s Life
Sisi & I will be playing at the German Film Festival all through May 2023 at your local Palace Cinemas. The Empress Elisabeth of Austria’s life is well documented, scrutinised, and mourned over.…
SBS Reveal Cast for Provocative New Australian Drama Anthology – Erotic Stories
PRESS RELEASE Erotic Stories, SBS’s bold and transgressive new original anthology drama series, has commenced production in Sydney with a stellar ensemble cast including Golden Globe Best Actress nom…
The Sydney Film Festival Celebrates Jane Campion This Season
There are few directors as essential to the Australasian region as Jane Campion. Perhaps best known for The Piano and The Power of the Dog, for which she has received two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awa…
Beau Is Afraid Review – A Carnival of Dreams, Nightmares, and Mothers
When Ari Aster was a boy, his mother took him to watch The Piano Teacher; a psychosexual drama with twists of sex, loneliness, cruelty, and an overbearing mother. He has since declared that this was o…
Evil Dead Rise Review - A Gleefully Violent, Sickeningly Twisted and Torturous Film
The Evil Dead franchise is one that has been through a number of interesting iterations through its time in the pop culture zeitgeist. Beginning in 1981 with Sam Raimi’s impeccable trilogy of The Evil…