Best Australian Films of 2019
As 2019 comes to an end, we take a look back at the year of Australian films that we’ve just had. Now, I’m going to admit, this list might be a little more controversial than some of my previous Best…
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Koko: A Red Dog Story Review - This Canine Flick is an Easy Best in Show
Australian cinema isn’t known for franchises. Sure, there’s been Crocodile Dundee and the Mad Max films, but that’s about it. Which is part of the reason why the Red Dog film is such an odd film to ha…
Eight Questions With Suzi Q Director Liam Firmager - Idols, Rock Goddesses, and Aussies Telling American Stories
Director Liam Firmager has created multiple documentaries about various fascinating subjects, from the Peter Brock bio Brock: King of the Mountain, to the look at one hit sensation Ricky T with Ricky!…
Martha: A Picture Story Director Selina Miles Interview
Andrew caught up with director Selina Miles to talk about her excellent documentary, Martha: A Picture Story, which is all about the life and career of photojournalist Martha Cooper. It's an excel…
Martha: A Picture Story Review - One of the Most Infectiously Joyous Documentaries of the Year
One of the great joys about films is the way that they end up surprising you. Take the joyous Japanese food-western film Tampopo for example. On its surface, it’s just a story about how to make the be…
Suzi Q Review - A Good Documentary About a Music Icon
Aussie director Liam Firmager may seem like an odd choice to bring a documentary about the iconic singer-songwriter Suzi Quatro, but as we find out over the films runtime, it may not be that odd given…
Happy Sad Man Review - The Most Important Film You'll See This Year
Happy Sad Man may be the most important film you’ll see this year. Director Genevieve Bailey turns the camera on five men and shows us who they are behind their smiling faces. These are men who look…
In My Blood it Runs Review - An Important and Educational Documentary
Back in August of 2019, Pauline Hanson decided she’d travel to the NT to climb Uluru, regardless of what Anangu people wanted. In a great form of irony, Hanson got stuck and had to be rescued, swiftly…
It All Started With a Stale Sandwich Review - A Grand Celebration of the Importance of Public Art
If you stand over a certain grate on a fairly innocuous concrete island in Times Square, New York City, you’ll experience something unique and memorable. This grate looks exactly like every other subw…
City of Gold Review - The Welcome Arrogance of the Knowledgeable Critic
I first became aware of Jonathan Gold through film critics Dave White and Alonso Duralde on their podcast, Linoleum Knife. While they had discussed Gold on the show prior to his death in 2018, it was…
The Ouroboros of Human Destruction: Acid Forest, Aquarela, Anthropocene: The Human Epoch Review
A stretch of forest on the border of Lithuania and Russia stands naked and bare, the leaves of the trees have been seared off by the caustic shit that cascades down from the cormorants that call the f…
Maybe It's Luck? Review - An Essential Time Capsule About Frenetic Perth Punk Rock
Perth’s Revelation Film Festival has been host to some truly brilliant Aussie rockumentaries, with Mat de Koning’s kick ass Meal Tickets and Travis Beard’s raucous Rockabul both blasting the roof off…