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True History of the Kelly Gang Review – The War Between Ned Kelly the Man and Ned Kelly the Idea Writ Large

January 23, 2020

Early on in the proceedings of Justin Kurzel’s iconoclastic take on Australia’s favourite outlaw legend, young Ned Kelly (Orlando Schwerdt) watches furtively as his mother, Ellen (Essie Davis doing a feral rif...

Go! Review – A Fun Family Friendly Crowd Pleaser

Andrew F Peirce

January 16, 2020

Reviews

There’s something completely charming about one of the directors of the TV series Top Gear taking the experiences they learned on the series and applying it to a kids film. One would think the logical move wou...

H is for Happiness Interview with Director John Sheedy and Star Daisy Axon

Andrew F Peirce

January 4, 2020

Banter

If you've been following the site for a bit, you'll have noticed I'm a fairly major fan of the new Aussie film, H is for Happiness. I adore it completely, and was fortunate enough to chat with director Joh...

Andrew’s Top Films of 2019

Andrew F Peirce

December 27, 2019

Culture

The year of 2019 contained some of the best films in years, with more than a handful fo these being some of the best of the decade. Because I’m based in Australia, some of these films may have been released el...

Best Australian Films of 2019

Andrew F Peirce

December 3, 2019

Culture

As 2019 comes to an end, we take a look back at the year of Australian films that we’ve just had. Now, I’m going to admit, this list might be a little more controversial than some of my previous Best Australia...

Filmink Presents Launches in Australia as an Exciting New Film Distributor

Andrew F Peirce

November 29, 2019

Culture

Sometimes you get a press release that just makes sense. Well, today is such a day. Dov Kornits and Lou Balletti are branching out from the realm of the magazine origins of Filmink and the subsequent onlin...

Lauren Elliott Launches Galactic Baby

Andrew F Peirce

November 11, 2019

Unity

The news about WA entertainment rolls on with the exciting launch of the Western Australian production company, Galactic Baby. This is beyond exciting news for anyone who has been paying attention to Lauren’s ...

WA Made Film Festival Call Out for Submissions

Andrew F Peirce

November 11, 2019

Unity

There is no person more dedicated and excited about Australian film than West Aussie bloke Matthew Eeles. When I started writing about Australian film, the one website that I’d look to for information and news...

The 2019 AACTA Award Predictions

Andrew F Peirce

November 8, 2019

Culture

If you took a cursory glance at the list of films nominated for the 2019 AACTA Awards, you’d be forgiven for thinking that there were only five films released this year. With The Nightingale, Hotel Mumbai, The...

Happy Sad Man Review – The Most Important Film You’ll See This Year

Andrew F Peirce

November 5, 2019

Reviews

Happy Sad Man may be the most important film you’ll see this year. Director Genevieve Bailey turns the camera on five men and shows us who they are behind their smiling faces. These are men who look o...

Netflix's 'The King' to Release at The Backlot Perth

Hot Mess Coming To Cinemas And Digital Platforms

Cale Street Festival Returns in February

Without a Tracey World Premiere at Mardi Gras Film Festival

Best Film Posters of 2019

2020: The Future of Australian Arts Needs Your Help Right Now

Andrew’s Top Films of 2019

November's Australian Revelations Screening is an Animated Wonder

Joaquin Phoenix Needs to Make His Oscar Glory a Climate Emergency Moment

The Fires of Australia: The Importance of Being a Public Servant

Cultural and Gender Diverse Film ‘Streets of Colour’ Seeks Crowdfunding Support

December Newsletter – An End of Year Thanks to All

#SaveRadioADL – Radio Adelaide Needs Your Help!

Arts Community Still Blue For Manus And Nauru

Jurassic World Review

Just Mercy Review – Confronting, Puts an Unexpected Emotional Weight on Your Shoulders

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Review – Nice Guys Finish First in this Sorta-Biopic of Mister Rogers

Jojo Rabbit Review – A Deep, Satirical Conversation About the Effects of Fascism

True History of the Kelly Gang Review – The War Between Ned Kelly the Man and Ned Kelly the Idea Writ Large

Underwater Review – K-Stew’s Heavy Breathing Cannot Salvage this Empty Vessel

Hour Of Power – With Katie Lees And Grace Rouvray Review

AUSgust, Border Politics Director Judy Rymer & Julian Burnside Interview, Elefant Traks 20th Anniversary, Behrouz Boochani's Book - Not A Knife

Hour of Power Comedians Katie Lees and Grace Rouvray Interview

Interview with Me and My Left Brain Writer/Director/Actor Alex Lykos

H is for Happiness Interview with Director John Sheedy and Star Daisy Axon

Interview with H is for Happiness Writer Lisa Hoppe

Interview with KGB Actor Bjorn Stewart

Koko: A Red Dog Story Interview with Directors Aaron McCann and Dominic Pearce

True History of the Kelly Gang Review – The War Between Ned Kelly the Man and Ned Kelly the Idea Writ Large

Go! Review – A Fun Family Friendly Crowd Pleaser

H is for Happiness Interview with Director John Sheedy and Star Daisy Axon

Andrew’s Top Films of 2019

Best Australian Films of 2019

Filmink Presents Launches in Australia as an Exciting New Film Distributor

Lauren Elliott Launches Galactic Baby

WA Made Film Festival Call Out for Submissions

The 2019 AACTA Award Predictions

Happy Sad Man Review – The Most Important Film You’ll See This Year

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