Cargo Review
Back in 2013, after short film festival Tropfest, Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling offered the short film Cargo to the world. The YouTube release went off and the film currently holds over 14 million vie…
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I Kill Giants Review
I am generally an optimist. I try to find around a way around the negatives by focusing on the positives, but, as most of you would probably know, that is not always possible. Having said that, the fi…
Rip Tide Review
For a country that’s well known for its sun drenched beaches, with waves that roll on forever, Australia surprisingly doesn’t have that many surfing films. On top of this, the surfing films that do ex…
Jungle Review
Jungle is a film about a group of three friends (Radcliffe, Russel, Jackson) whom wish to explore and photograph places that no one has ever been before. Their opportunity comes in the form of a shady…
Not Quite Hollywood Blu-Ray Review
Mark Hartley’s essential Not Quite Hollywood came at a point in Australian cinema history when it seemed like the faith in the Australian film industry was waning. In the early 2000’s, the quality of…
Drive In Delirium Volume 1 & 2 Blu-Ray Review
Remember back in the day when you’d slap a weathered VHS into your trusty behemoth of a VHS player, and as soon as you hit play you’d be presented with a static-esque black screen, and the customary a…
Long Weekend - Blu-Ray/DVD Review
If you haven’t seen Long Weekend – a true classic in Australian cinema – then this new Umbrella release is the way to go. One of the stereotypes of Australia as a country is that everything is out to…
Body Melt - Blu-Ray/DVD Review
Ok, I have to be honest, I had never heard of Philip Brophy’s insane body horror comedy Body Melt prior to this release. I mean, I’d seen the bug nuts crazy cover for the standard DVD version before,…
The Man From Hong Kong - Blu-Ray/DVD Review
Powered by JustWatch Welcome to the first monthly DVD/Blu-Ray review rundown. The idea of this particular column is to highlight notable Australian media releases that have launched in the 4-6 w…