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The Clear Eyed Cynicism of Breaker Morant

August 22, 2019

It’s the laconic cynicism of Breaker Morant that always appealed to me. History and general consensus, both critical and popular, puts Peter Weir’s Gallipoli in pole position as Australia’s Greatest War Movie ...

Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan Review – A Boots-On-The-Ground Aussie War Story

Travis Johnson

June 19, 2019

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It’s been 40 years since Australian cinema explored the combat soldier’s experience of the Vietnam War. While David Caesar’s Dirty Deeds (2002) featured a brief early interlude in the field with Sam Worthingto...

3.5

Overlord Review

Travis Akbar

December 16, 2018

Reviews

In 2004 Zack Snyder released his remake of Dawn of the Dead. It was a great film. One of the positives for me was that it was straight into it – not flinching for a moment after the first neck being torn apart...

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Andrew Peirce

February 26, 2018

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With the Christopher Nolan epic Dunkirk, and Gary Oldman’s capital A Acting in Darkest Hour, you’d be forgiven for having completely missed Lone Scherfig’s addition to the Battle of Dunkirk tales that were show...

3.5

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

Andrew Peirce

May 12, 2016

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If there’s a running theme through the films of directing duo Glenn Ficara and John Requa, it’s that of characters finding their place in the world. Whether it be Jim Carrey’s con-man Steven Russell in the crim...

Top 100 Mondo Posters - Part Ten - 10-1

What is This Website About? and the Importance of Supporting Critics

The Best Australian Films of the Decade – 2010-2019

David Wenham – All Round Cool Guy, and One of the Greats

Production commences in Brisbane on Young Adult feature film Swimming For Gold

CinefestOz Film Festival Announces the Jury Member Lineup Including Alex Dimitriades and Ben Young

AUSgust – The Second Annual Australian Film Month is Here!

Celebrate International Podcast Day With These Great Podcasts

Ian Hale joins Wingman Pictures International

September’s Australian Revelations Screening is None Other Than Animal Kingdom

Double Trouble at Girls School Cinema with a Spielberg Double and More…

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

New Esports Viewing Experience to Launch in Perth

3 Million Steps Later, Belinda Arrives at Perth’s Parliament House with 300 Supporters

Caniba Review

Downton Abbey Review – An Elaborate Film with Impeccable Performances

Pimped Review – A Film Searching for a Reason to Exist

The Faceless Man Review – An Unfortunate Miss, but Not Without Promise

Below Cinefest Oz Review – A Stripped-Back, Pitch-Black Sci-Fi Farce

In My Blood it Runs Review – An Important and Educational Documentary

It Chapter Two Review – An Eagerly Unsettling Affair

Dog's Best Friend Director Eryn Wilson Interview

Angel of Mine Director Kim Farrant Interview

Palm Beach Actor Bryan Brown Interview

Call Connect and Stakeout Films Directors Indianna Bell and Josiah Allen Interview

Tommy Emmanuel: The Endless Road Filmmakers Jaime Lewis and Jeremy Dylan and Tommy Emmanuel Interviews

Strange Tenants: Ska’d For Life Director Fiona Cochrane Interview

Homefront Filmmakers Michael Wilkins and Amanda Gibson Interview

The Clear Eyed Cynicism of Breaker Morant

Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan Review – A Boots-On-The-Ground Aussie War Story

Overlord Review

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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

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