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True History of the Kelly Gang Review – The War Between Ned Kelly the Man and Ned Kelly the Idea Writ Large

January 23, 2020

Early on in the proceedings of Justin Kurzel’s iconoclastic take on Australia’s favourite outlaw legend, young Ned Kelly (Orlando Schwerdt) watches furtively as his mother, Ellen (Essie Davis doing a feral rif...

The Peanut Butter Falcon Review – A Rare Treat About the Restorative Power of Friendship

David Giannini

January 16, 2020

Reviews

Cinema history is thick with examples of the buddy comedy. It has become a genre unto itself. Whether it is two cops, like Lethal Weapon, or enemies turned friends in White Men Can’t Jump, the formula is tried...

Judy Review – Zellweger Dazzles in Poignant Biopic

Simone Grogan

January 13, 2020

Reviews

Judy relays the final year of the late, exceedingly great Judy Garland and her reluctant relocation from LA to London. It’s a touching homage to the bittersweet life of performance and stardom, founded ultimat...

Portrait of a Lady on Fire Review – A Film You Want to Fall in Love With

Christopher Spencer

January 10, 2020

Reviews

Written and directed by Céline Sciamma, Portrait of a Lady on Fire stars Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel as Marianne and Héloïse, a painter and her unknowing subject, respectively. Marianne is sent to the isla...

Bombshell Review – Great Performances Fail to Give This One Purpose

Christopher Spencer

January 8, 2020

Reviews

Directed by Jay Roach, Bombshell stars Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly, Nicole Kidman as Gretchen Carlson, and Margot Robbie as Kayla Pospisil: three women who used to work for FOX News and who were, among many...

The Witcher Review – Essential Viewing for Fantasy Fans

Jonathan Spiroff

December 28, 2019

Reviews

When looking out at the television landscape in 2019, it’s difficult to avoid a streamer or network without a flagship fantasy series currently being aired, or deep in development. Amazon is preparing serie...

Andrew’s Top Films of 2019

Andrew F Peirce

December 27, 2019

Culture

The year of 2019 contained some of the best films in years, with more than a handful fo these being some of the best of the decade. Because I’m based in Australia, some of these films may have been released el...

Sorry We Missed You Review – Flawed, but Still Vitally Important

Christopher Spencer

December 19, 2019

Reviews

Directed by Ken Loach, Sorry We Missed You stars Kris Hitchen, Debbie Honeywood, Rhys Stone, and Katie Proctor as a family fighting an uphill straggle against debt since the 2008 financial crisis. The dad Rick...

Marriage Story Review – A Story of Flawed People Trying to Be Civil in a Time of Trauma

Christopher Spencer

December 17, 2019

Reviews

Written and directed by Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story stars Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson as Charlie and Nicole, respectively, a couple going through a coast-to-coast divorce that involves their 8-year-ol...

The Good Liar Review – A Solid Surface Level Mystery

Christopher Spencer

December 9, 2019

Reviews

Directed by Bill Condon, The Good Liar stars Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren as Roy and Betty, two pensioners who meet on online dating. Secrets are being kept from one another, and the truth gets increasingly c...

The 2019 AACTA Award Predictions

Top Five Movies That Will Make You Want to Start Cooking at Home

Perth Comedy Festival Welcomes Over 65 Comedians for 2020 Lineup

Spice World Leads the Final Rooftop Movies Program for Summer 2020

Unknown Pleasures: Australian Independent Cinema Screenings

International Filmmakers Flock to Mardi Gras: Queer Screen’s 27th Mardi Gras Film Festival: 13 – 27 February 2020

Cloudy River to Premiere at Queer Screen’s 27th Mardi Gras Film Festival

Revelation Film Festival & City of Vincent Offer $15,000 in Short Film Production Grants

Cale Street Festival Program Announced

New Aussie film Wild Butterfly Reveals Claire Murray’s Devastating Untold Story

Happy Sad Man Screenings Roll On in Sydney

In My Blood it Runs Gets Theatrical Release with Q&A Screenings in Aus

Thelma Plum Headlines Global Beats and Eats 2020

Redmond Theatre Brings Fringe Fun to Perth’s Northern Suburbs

The Kid Who Would Be King Review

Ugly Delicious Season 2 Review – An Essential Show About the Conversation Between Food Culture and Us

Dark Waters Review – Competently Made, but Dreary and Limp

The Wishmas Tree Review – A Timely Celebration of Australian Wildlife

The Leunig Fragments Review – An Elegy Stage Managed By Its Subject

The Invisible Man Review – An Important Look at Moving Forward After Trauma

Gay Chorus Deep South Review – Did Airbnb Productions Just Create the Perfect Emotional Advertisement?

Top End Wedding Miranda Tapsell and Gwilym Lee Interview

An Interview With Henry Rollins: Politics. People. Travel.

Interview with The Leunig Fragments Director Kasimir Burgess – On Idols, Filmmaking, and Becoming Michael Leunig

Hour of Power Comedians Katie Lees and Grace Rouvray Interview

Interview with Me and My Left Brain Writer/Director/Actor Alex Lykos

H is for Happiness Interview with Director John Sheedy and Star Daisy Axon

Interview with H is for Happiness Writer Lisa Hoppe

True History of the Kelly Gang Review – The War Between Ned Kelly the Man and Ned Kelly the Idea Writ Large

The Peanut Butter Falcon Review – A Rare Treat About the Restorative Power of Friendship

Judy Review – Zellweger Dazzles in Poignant Biopic

Portrait of a Lady on Fire Review – A Film You Want to Fall in Love With

Bombshell Review – Great Performances Fail to Give This One Purpose

The Witcher Review – Essential Viewing for Fantasy Fans

Andrew’s Top Films of 2019

Marriage Story Review – A Story of Flawed People Trying to Be Civil in a Time of Trauma

The Good Liar Review – A Solid Surface Level Mystery

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