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Go! Review – A Fun Family Friendly Crowd Pleaser

Andrew F Peirce
January 16, 2020
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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...

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...

Standing Up for Sunny Cinefest Oz Review – A Genuinely Hilarious Treat of a Film

Andrew F Peirce
September 26, 2019
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In Standing Up for Sunny, RJ Mitte stars as Travis, a socially isolated, perennially grumpy, guy living with cerebral palsy. He has a major gripe with the world: the fact that there are other people in it. Tra...

The Naked Wanderer Review – A Bland Tourism Advertisement Gussied Up as a Film

Andrew F Peirce
September 23, 2019
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Coming hot on the heels of Breath and Jasper Jones, and getting the jump on Dirt Music, The Naked Wanderer is the latest West Australian tourism ad campaign masquerading as a film. But, unlike Breath and Jaspe...

What is This Website About? and the Importance of Supporting Critics

Andrew F Peirce
September 8, 2019
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At the end of Rachel Ward’s Directors Chair discussion at 2019’s Cinefest Oz, she was asked a question about what advice she would give her younger self. Her response, just like the rest of her talk, was frank...

H is for Happiness Cinefest Oz Review – An Immediate Australian Classic

Andrew F Peirce
September 4, 2019
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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. Sure, this is a kids film, but you’d b...

CinefestOz Film Festival Announces the Jury Member Lineup Including Alex Dimitriades and Ben Young

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August 8, 2019
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CinefestOZ Film Festival has revealed the full line up of jury members who will vote on the prestigious $100,000 Film Prize, which recognises the best Australian feature film. Marta Dusseldorp, Gle...

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