Sam Neill Archives

Dean Spanley Review – One Moment You are Running Along, the Next You Are No More: To Lose a Dog is To Know Grief

September 2, 2020

Powered by JustWatch This review contains discussions of death and trauma. I’ve written this review countless times in my head over the years since my first viewing of Toa Fraser’...

The Daughter Review – A Powerful and Atmospheric Film that Lingers and Disturbs

Nadine Whitney

May 25, 2020

Reviews

The Daughter is an exquisite rendering of Henrik Ibsen’s The Wild Duck set in a small logging community in rural NSW, Simon Stone’s first feature is remarkably assured as it transposes Ibsen’s tragedy to a sma...

Perth’s Australian Revelations 2020 Season Launches with a Film That’s Out of This World

Andrew F Peirce

March 9, 2020

Culture

It’s insane to think that it’s been twenty years since the iconic Aussie film, The Dish, arrived on screens around the world. It’s even madder to think that it’s been fifty-one years since the events of t...

Ride Like a Girl Review – A Misguided Slice of Racing Industry Propaganda

Andrew F Peirce

November 24, 2019

Reviews

Rachel Griffiths directorial debut, Ride Like a Girl, will end up as being the highest grossing (domestic) Australian film of 2019. This is the retelling of the story of Michelle Payne, the first woman to ride...

Palm Beach Review – A Welcome Celebration of White Privilege

Andrew F Peirce

August 2, 2019

Reviews

For the majority of film reviewers in Australia, Palm Beach is not a film aimed at them. With a huge wealth of older reviewers having been costed out of the industry due to decreasing wages and because of no-c...

Rams Are Loose in Western Australia with Michael Caton and Sam Neill

Andrew F Peirce

October 2, 2018

Culture

In news that'll excite anybody with a heartbeat - eternally watchable actors Michael Caton and Sam Neill will be joining up in the remake of the Icelandic film Rams (Hrútar), to be directed by Jeremy Sims. ...

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Death in Brunswick Review

Andrew F Peirce

February 27, 2016

Reviews

For a long while now, Australian comedies have been regularly considered our weakest of film genres. Sure, everybody loves The Castle, a couple of lines from Crocodile Dundee are oft-quoted and Muriel’s Wedding...

Gregor Jordan's Dirt Music Expands its Cast Across the West

Celebrate World Wombat Day with new ‘Aussie-mation’ Combat Wombat

Mace Francis Orchestra Celebrates 15 Years with a Big Band Show in Perth

Aussie Comedy Hot Mess Picked up by Netflix

For the Sake of the Climate and Indigenous Culture: It’s Time for Australian Arts to Break Up with Mining

What’s Going on with the AACTA’s: Are Australia’s Academy Awards OK?

A Preview of the 64th BFI London Film Festival: Steve McQueen, Frances McDormand, and a Bit of Talking Heads

Ian Hale joins Wingman Pictures International

Grassroots Initiative to Tackle Loneliness and Help Local Businesses this Victorian Christmas

International Art Exhibition Come Silent Auction Gives Light to Refugees Affected by COVID-19

Australian Cinema in ISO Zoom Panel

Piper Doon – the Scotsman is Nae More

Revelation Film Festival WA Film Callout

Mojo’s Bar is Closed but With Your Help They Can Reopen When the Time is Right

The Cleaners Review

64th BFI London Film Festival Diary – Day Eight: African Apocalypse, Ultraviolence Reviews

64th BFI London Film Festival Diary – Day Seven: American Utopia, Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and Legendary Tapes Reviews

64th BFI London Film Festival Diary – Day Six: Another Round, Notturno

64th BFI London Film Festival Diary – Day Five: One Night in Miami, The Intruder Reviews

64th BFI London Film Festival Diary – Day Four: Wolfwalkers, Wildfire Reviews

64th BFI London Film Festival Diary – Day Three: Never Gonna Snow Again, Undine Reviews

Our Law Producer Taryne Laffar Interview - Indigenous Voices, Producing in Australia

International Podcast Day 2020: It’s All About Filmmaking!

Roger Ward Interview – Aussie Film Icon from Turkey Shoot, The Faceless Man, Mad Max and More

The Pact Director Peter Blackburn on Theatre, Creativity in Lockdown, and Support

A Chat with Nathan Phillips – Blood Vessel, Acting in Australia, and Living with Yowies

The Pact: Closer Than You Think – Rose Flanagan Talks About the Phoenix-Like Webseries in the Midst of Covid

The Plastic House: Allison Chhorn’s Documentary is a Simple, Beautiful, Effective Ode to Change

Dean Spanley Review – One Moment You are Running Along, the Next You Are No More: To Lose a Dog is To Know Grief

The Daughter Review – A Powerful and Atmospheric Film that Lingers and Disturbs

Perth’s Australian Revelations 2020 Season Launches with a Film That’s Out of This World

Ride Like a Girl Review – A Misguided Slice of Racing Industry Propaganda

Palm Beach Review – A Welcome Celebration of White Privilege

Rams Are Loose in Western Australia with Michael Caton and Sam Neill

Death in Brunswick Review

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