The Clear Eyed Cynicism of Breaker Morant
It’s the laconic cynicism of Breaker Morant that always appealed to me. History and general consensus, both critical and popular, puts Peter Weir’s Gallipoli in pole position as Australia’s Greatest W…
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The Dressmaker Review - A Rolling Tale of Revenge and Reputation
In the still of the night, a daring damsel returns to the town that exiled her decades before. Dressed in silk that stuck to her in the wind, like a rumour to a small town. She wore a gaze as strong a…
The Tracker Review - An Important, Beautiful, and Haunting Story of Indigenous Australia
For #AUSgust – the Australian Film Month – I’ve decided to write about a film that I saw for the first time only recently. It’s seventeen years old, and I have no idea why I haven’t seen it by now. It…
Palm Beach Actor Bryan Brown Interview
Andrew was able to catch up with Aussie icon, Bryan Brown, on his press tour for his new film, Palm Beach. This is a new film by Rachel Ward about a group of friends coming together to celebrate a…
Mad Max Review - Celebrating the Birth of Multiple Australian Film Icons
Powered by JustWatch 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 Aus…
Palm Beach Review - A Welcome Celebration of White Privilege
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 becaus…
Fortress Review - A Minor Australian Gothic Classic
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 Fe…
AUSgust - The Second Annual Australian Film Month is Here!
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…
Hot Mess Review - One of the Best Films of 2019
There’s been a rise in stories about millennial Sydney-siders struggling to live in the ever increasingly costly city. Early this year, the black and white Jarmusch-esque dramedy Chocolate Oyster expl…
Oi, Cobber, Where's Your Aussie Pride for Aussie Films?
The latest PwC Australian Entertainment & Media Outlook report paints a dire image for the next five years of cinematic entertainment in Australia. In the report, President and CEO of the HOYTS Gr…
Residue Short Film Director Kori Reay-Mackey and Producer Dan Thom Interview
Almost a year ago, Perth filmmakers Kori Reay-Mackey and Dan Thom launched a gofundme campaign for their short film, Residue. Now, a year on, Residue is complete and finalised, and having seen the…
Looby Filmmakers Iain Knight, Merilyn Alt, and Sean Murphy - Melbourne Documentary Film Festival Interview
One of the joys of watching films for the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, is that you're inevitably presented with some magical, hidden gem of cinema. It just so happens that the first of man…