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This article was previously published in October 2022. It hasn't been updated to include such horrifying films as Talk to Me, Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism, Bring Her Back or Penny Lane is Dead,…
I Want Your Sex is a comic masterpiece with Araki sparing no one. The contemporary art world is far from groundbreaking, Erika is “over the hill” by her late 30s, Apple is fragile to the point where she “just can’t” with most things. And Elliot, poor Elliot, is a puppy who still isn’t housetrained.…
A fabulous and inventive deadpan comedy about being the squarest pegs rendered in a brilliantly odd animation style.…
The highly enjoyable and entertaining Tuner upends a lot of expectations and zigs where many other films would zag, keeping the momentum from sagging.…
Sophie Somerville is an Australian emerging filmmaker whose short films Linda 4 Eva and Peeps made waves at film festivals around the world. Now with her feature film debut Fwends, winner of the Berli…
“Australia has some great comedy,” says Kyle Marvin. “You guys are doing it right.” “Yeah,” agrees Marvin’s collaborator, Michael Angelo Corvino. “We were really disappointed not to make it over to t…
Lesbian Space Princess is the Australian film of the moment. This Adelaide-made animated film follows Saira (Shabana Azeez) as she traipses across the galaxy to save her ex-Kiki (Bernie Van Tiel) from…
Producer Tom Phillips is a bit of a mastermind at bringing great comedy together on screen. His work as writer on the excellent series Lucy & D.i.C shows he understands the importance of comedic s…
Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s Drive-Away Dolls was messy but chaotically charming. Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan’s infectious (anti)chemistry held the shenanigans together even when every…
There are some movie titles that instantly grab you. Lesbian Space Princess was one of those for me. Ever since I first heard about it, I’ve been eagerly waiting to watch it. And within the first five…
We’ve all been there — that bittersweet moment when you reconnect with an old friend. Maybe it’s someone you thought you’d never lose touch with, someone who once felt like your closest ally through l…