Go! Review - A Fun Family Friendly Crowd Pleaser
Powered by JustWatch 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.…
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Without a Tracey World Premiere at Mardi Gras Film Festival
It was only just the other day when I was talking about the changes in the Australian film and TV landscape, with short films and webseries flourishing. The shorter formats have allowed for some fasci…
Two Heads Creek Review - Classist Ocker Comedy Fails to Impress
There’s a style of comedy fairly common in Australian culture that really gets my back up, and it’s classist ocker comedy. You know the type: take a small Australian community – generally rural but o…
Nekrotronic Review - Ozploitation Ghostbusters Has Rough Edges but Has a Fierce Desire to Entertain
A few years on from their gleefully gross zombie flick Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, sibling directing team Kiah and Tristan Roache-Turner bring us their second feature, Nekrotronic(also known as Nekrom…
Interview with Me and My Left Brain Writer/Director/Actor Alex Lykos
In 2019, I was fortunate enough to meet and run a Q&A with the exceptionally talent writer/director/actor Alex Lykos. After the run of his film Me and My Left Brain around Australia, I got back in…
H is for Happiness Interview with Director John Sheedy and Star Daisy Axon
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…
2020: The Future of Australian Arts Needs Your Help Right Now
Another year, another doom and gloom report for the state of Australian arts. I’m writing this before the box office wrap up reports have been written, but at a glance, it’s obvious that Australian f…
Under the Cover of Cloud Review - A Gentle Ode to Family, Writing, and Cricket
Powered by JustWatch 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…
Cultural and Gender Diverse Film 'Streets of Colour' Seeks Crowdfunding Support
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…
Creative Soul Management Launches Today - An Exciting New Talent Agency for Australia
When we sit down to watch a movie or a TV show, we see a complete piece of art. Yet, when we watch the latest episode of The Heights, or Mystery Road, or when we watch Judy & Punch in a cinema, we…
Koko: A Red Dog Story Interview with Directors Aaron McCann and Dominic Pearce
Prepare yourself for a bit of effusive praise. If you haven't already seen, I quite love Koko: A Red Dog Story, calling it a 'dogsterpiece' and naming it the second best Australian film of…
Standing Up for Sunny Interviews - RJ Mitte & Philippa Northeast
Coming in at number nine on my Best Australian Films of 2019 list is Steve Vidler's Standing Up for Sunny. I was already fortunate enough to chat to Steve about making the film, and was triply for…