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Usually, at this time of year, I would be presenting a list of my favourite films of the previous year. In the past, I’ve created a separate Best Australian Films list and a combined overall Best Film…
Before Wednesday the 9th of December, I had never been to anything close to a film festival. I’ve seen my fair share of “festival darlings”, but I’ve always wanted to experience being on the ground-fl…
It is day six and Mads Mikkelsen drinks himself into a stupor but, you know, for science, in Another Round, while award-winning documentarian Gianfranco Rosi looks at life during wartime with Notturno…
Powered by JustWatch To explore Kirsten Johnson’s immersive Cameraperson is to witness a unique, powerful memoir unfolding and unfurling. The core concept is deceptively simple: the entirety of…
Powered by JustWatch Paris Hilton, formerly the most famous person in the world. With This Is Paris, the documentary format breaks the character facade portrayed by the 00’s icon, revealing her…
Powered by JustWatch Music documentaries come in various forms. There’s the rise-fall-rise film that provides a warts and all perspective of a loved band across their career - see Dig! -, or the…
Kriv Stenders never sleeps. When he’s not telling tales of Red Dog in the Pilbara, he’s bringing Australian soldiers stories to life with films like Danger Close. In between, he’s reworking Australia…
The lyrics to Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s magnificent song, Ever New, are few, but no less important: Welcome the spring The summer rain Softly turned to sing again Welcome the bud The summer blooming f…
I was halfway through The Plastic House before I realised there hadn’t actually been any dialogue yet. The last time I watched a documentary like this, I was not a fan, but with this documentary, I fo…
Powered by JustWatch Mark my word, Dylan River is one of the most important creative artists working in Australia right now. When he’s not helping his dad, Warwick Thornton, shoot masterpieces l…
The short is that The Walrus and the Whistleblower is interesting. The 2020 documentary which is directed by Nathalie Bibeau follows former ‘Marineland’ trainer Phil Demers as he tries to rescue a Wa…
I need to start this review by saying, in all honesty, I did not come out of watching Crypto Rush with much more of an understanding of crypto currency before I went in. So please don’t ask me about i…