Best Film Posters of 2019
Gosh, I can’t believe it’s been five years since I kicked off doing my Best Film Posters of the year list. There’s been some exceptional art created over the years, and 2019 delivered some truly brilliant piec...
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 Australia...
The 2019 AACTA Award Predictions
If you took a cursory glance at the list of films nominated for the 2019 AACTA Awards, you’d be forgiven for thinking that there were only five films released this year. With The Nightingale, Hotel Mumbai, The...
The Nightingale Sweeps 2019 AACTA Nominations, While Screenplay Category is Shafted
Jennifer Kent’s The
Nightingale reigns supreme with a total of fifteen nominations for the 2019
AACTA Awards. The colonial set film is closely followed by Hotel Mumbai and The King
which have thirteen nominati...
The Nightingale Review – An intense, Breathtaking and Essential piece of Australian Film.
The Babadook’s Jennifer Kent returns for her second directorial feature with The Nightingale - an incredibly raw depiction of Colonial era Tasmania that is relentless in its discomfort and makes for an extreme...
AUSgust – The Second Annual Australian Film Month is Here!
A year ago we kicked off the first annual celebration of Australian films – AUSgust. A whole month dedicated to Australian cinema and the brilliant work that has been made throughout the years.
Just like l...
This is Not a Holiday: Sexual Violence in Cinema
Trigger warning: This review discusses sexual violence and sexual assault.
Deep within Isabella
Eklöf’s caustic affair, Holiday,
there is one of the most brutal, horrific, horrendously real acts of ...
The Nightingale Trailer Has Already Run a Cold Shower for You
Jennifer Kent's career could have followed a completely different path than it did after the massive success of The Babadook. At one point, Kent was on the short list to direct Wonder Woman, only to knock down...
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The Nightingale – Adelaide Film Festival Review
In 2014 Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook was released. The
ultra-creepy Australian film was her first feature and it was the highest of
quality. The film won a host of awards as did the director. It’s a hard film
...