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Rogue Review – A Fun Creature Feature That Loves its Genre Roots

Jonathan Spiroff
August 15, 2019
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Creature features have made something of a comeback in recent years, whether it be the surprisingly solid alligator tale Crawl, or the outrageous, but admittedly entertaining Jason Statham blockbuster The Meg,...

Treaty Documentary Series Review – Essential Viewing

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August 12, 2019
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What does the word ‘traditional’ mean? Long-lasting? Habitual? Conventional? Customary? At the very least, nothing should stump tradition. For example, when a random white guy says because he and his father on...

Mad Max Review – Celebrating the Birth of Multiple Australian Film Icons

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August 9, 2019
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It’s been forty years since the brainchild of director George Miller burst onto cinema screens, with a baby-faced and leather-clad Mel Gibson hunting bikers in a lawless Australia. Mad Max is a landmark in Aus...

It All Started With a Stale Sandwich Review – A Grand Celebration of the Importance of Public Art

Andrew Peirce
August 8, 2019
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If you stand over a certain grate on a fairly innocuous concrete island in Times Square, New York City, you’ll experience something unique and memorable. This grate looks exactly like every other subway grate ...

Dot and the Kangaroo Review – A Kids Film with a Timeless Conservation Message

Andrew Peirce
August 6, 2019
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To the CHILDREN OF AUSTRALIA In the hope of enlisting their sympathies for the many Beautiful and frolicsome creatures of their fair land; Whose extinction through ruthless destruction is surely being accom...

The Pyjama Girl Case Review – Australia’s Sole Giallo Film is a Depressing Affair

Andrew Peirce
August 3, 2019
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It’s always fascinating to see how non-Australian directors handle Australian stories. What views do they bring to Australia, and how do those views inform the Australian story they intend to tell? Ted Kotchef...

Palm Beach Review – A Welcome Celebration of White Privilege

Andrew Peirce
August 2, 2019
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For the majority of film reviewers in Australia, Palm Beach is not a film aimed at them. With a huge wealth of older reviewers having been costed out of the industry due to decreasing wages and because of no-c...

Fortress Review – A Minor Australian Gothic Classic

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August 1, 2019
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Actor and filmmaker Rachel Ward is currently collecting praise and criticism for her second feature film as director, the boomers-on-a-weekend-binge dramedy Palm Beach, which opened the Sydney Film Festival th...

One Night the Moon Review – A Thematically Relevant Outback Opera

Andrew Peirce
July 31, 2019
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Amidst the deceptive darkness of the wide open outback, the moon hangs high in the sky like a beacon, luring a young girl from her bedroom and into a world she knows little about. Startled out of her slumber, ...

AUSgust – The Second Annual Australian Film Month is Here!

Andrew Peirce
July 29, 2019
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A year ago we kicked off the first annual celebration of Australian films – AUSgust. A whole month dedicated to Australian cinema and the brilliant work that has been made throughout the years. Just like l...
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