Astonishing Grace: James J. Robinson on his stunning debut film First Light
It is a really personal story, because every single character within the film is like a part of myself that is kind of in constant argument with itself.…
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Sugar (C)rush: Natalie Erika James on agony and ecstasy in Saccharine
I hope Saccharine prompts people to really interrogate that for themselves and how they relate to culture, that diet culture within their own bodies.…
Agnieszka Holland on her search for Franz Kafka
Franz: Becoming Kafka drops breadcrumbs for the audience to follow to go on their own search for an author who shapeshifts in our understanding; and in adopting that openness and style, Holland has made a stunning literary biographical work.…
David Cronenberg Embraces AI in His New Film, The Shrouds
This article was original published in 2024. Few filmmakers have explored the human condition through technology and biology as David Cronenberg. Long a fan of blending experimental technology with t…
Andrew Dominik: Truth & Myth
Andrew Dominik has long occupied an unusual position in Australian cinema. After his breakthrough with Chopper in 2000, Dominik’s career has been forged almost entirely in the glare of American myth.…
Giles Chan on literalising emotions in Jellyfish & Interview
Giles Chan's Jellyfish was one of the cinematic revelations that I experienced during 2025. It's a film about a man, Henry, played with grounded depression by Aidan Rynne, who earns mone…
Geraldine Hakewill on voicing single mum Lucy in the adaptation of Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia
Even though we're only five days into the new year, one of the standout shows for 2026 is the ABC adaptation of Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia. This glorious animation carries a s…
Kate Winslet on why her directorial debut Goodbye June needed to be set at Christmas time
Academy award winning actor Kate Winslet makes the leap to directing duties with her feature debut film Goodbye June. Kate has talked about what reading her son Joe Anders script meant to her, and why…
In this interview, Sophie Somerville invites you to become Fwends with her delightful feature film debut
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…
Maggie Miles & Trisha Morton-Thomas on honouring the remarkable homecoming of a legend with Journey Home, David Gulpilil
In this podcast, Nadine Whitney speaks with documentarians Maggie Miles & Trisha Morton-Thomas about the extraordinary documentary Journey Home, David Gulpilil. Journey Home, David Gulpilil is a…
SXSW Sydney Interview: Adrian Ortega, Sarah Nicolazzo & Max Nappo on their familial drama Westgate
Writer-Director Adrian Ortega's Westgate follows Netta (Sarah Nicolazzo) and her son Julian (Max Nappo) as she embarks on a torturous day of navigating hospitals, family, cultural prejudices, and…
Inside A House of Dynamite: Kathryn Bigelow and her cast on the sobering reality of this explosive thriller
Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite tracks the response to an unattributed nuclear warhead that is destined to land on an American city. The film moves in three terrifying segments replaying the sam…