Angel of Mine Director Kim Farrant Interview
Travis Akbar catches up with Angel of Mine director, Kim Farrant, to discuss the process of making the film. Read Travis' thoughts on the film here: Inspired by the 2008 French film Mark of an A…
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Below Cinefest Oz Review - A Stripped-Back, Pitch-Black Sci-Fi Farce
Every so often you come across a film that fits your sensibilities so closely that you suspect it’s somehow fallen through a crack in reality from a neighbouring universe in which you yourself are a f…
H is for Happiness Cinefest Oz Review - An Immediate Australian Classic
Powered by JustWatch H is for Happiness feels like a rare film. It’s so genuine and tender with its comedy and humanity that it can’t help but feel like an anomaly in the landscape of cinema. Su…
Buoyancy Cinefest Oz Review - A Brutal Exploration of Modern Slavery
I’ll preface this review by saying that of late, I’ve been attempting to watch films with as little prior knowledge as possible. After all, trailers and plot synopses give away so much of the film, di…
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…
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…