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Under the Cover of Cloud Review – A Gentle Ode to Family, Writing, and Cricket

Andrew F Peirce
December 13, 2019
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Under the Cover of Cloud is the work of multi-hyphenate writer-director-actor-producer Ted Wilson, a man who employs the best people he knows (his family) to tell this story of a recently out of work journalis...

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

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December 12, 2019
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With news that the Australian government has taken away the Department for the Arts, it's left many Australian filmmakers and artists frustrated with the whole process. The press release below is from two such...

Judy & Punch Review – A Proudly Feminist Film About Insidious Violence

Andrew F Peirce
November 24, 2019
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British journalist Krishnan Guru-Murthy became one of the most ridiculed interviewers of the decade when he pushed director Quentin Tarantino on the relationship between the violence in his films and the viole...

Hearts and Bones Review – A Humane Look Into the Ownership of Stories

Travis Johnson
October 3, 2019
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Filmmaker Ben Lawrence showed an affinity for damaged people with his acclaimed documentary, Ghosthunter, and that empathy for injury and vulnerability carries over to his first fiction feature, Hearts and Bon...

Outback Review – A Fearfully Tense Raw and Real Film

Travis Akbar
September 23, 2019
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Back in 2015 I bought my 4x4 Holden Colorado, hit the road and trekked across the Nullarbor. With little 4x4 experience and zero recovery gear, I did a few off-road tracks but took a lot of caution. After spen...

Suburban Wildlife Review – Generation Z Angst in the Suburbs of Sydney

Andrew F Peirce
September 17, 2019
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Like a comedian recycling his own jokes, I’m going to riff on the opening of my Hot Mess review as I set the scene for why Suburban Wildlife is a good film. Hot Mess and Chocolate Oyster are the step-aunt and ...

Audio Guide Review – A Promising Sign of the Future of Australian Film

Andrew F Peirce
September 17, 2019
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Short films, by their inherent nature, encourage and enforce simplicity. The challenge put forward to the filmmaker is to create a complete and concise story. Sure, some short films appear like proof of concep...

The Babadook Review – An Endlessly Haunting Film

Christopher Spencer
September 4, 2019
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What do want from a horror film? When you see a poster or a trailer for the latest wide-release horror movie, what makes you want to see it? A particular leading actor or actress? Established credibility from ...

The Nightingale Review – An intense, Breathtaking and Essential piece of Australian Film.

Simone Grogan
September 2, 2019
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The Babadook’s Jennifer Kent returns for her second directorial feature with The Nightingale - an incredibly raw depiction of Colonial era Tasmania that is relentless in its discomfort and makes for an extreme...

The Rover Review – A Violent, Lonely, and Authentically Raw Film

Jonathan Spiroff
August 26, 2019
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Post-apocalyptic cinema has been explored through, what feels like, almost every facet of reasoning for why the world might suddenly come to halt. Whether it be a nuclear holocaust or zombie uprising, the end ...
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