Australia

FISHERMAN'S FRIENDS: A Beautiful and Melodic Tale of Friendship
FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS: A Beautiful And Melodic Tale Of Friendship

Fisherman’s Friends eagerly invites its audience in and provides a worthwhile and heartwarming story that will have you humming along.

THE GREAT Season 1: Brutal, Raunchy, and Relevant
THE GREAT Season 1: Brutal, Raunchy & Relevant

Proving that history is still relevant to the present, The Great is a unique period drama that is part entertaining, brutal, and raunchy all at once.

BABYTEETH: Bittersweet Symphony
BABYTEETH: Bittersweet Symphony

A stellar debut packed with poignant performances, the beautiful Babyteeth announces Shannon Murphy as a director who deserves our full attention.

CARMENTIS: When The Sun Goes Down

Carmentis never runs out of ways to use the subversive potential of the sci-fi genre to articulate the loneliness and disorientation that haunt the film’s main character.

Digital Down Under: How The Coronavirus Couldn’t Stop Australia’s Film Festivals

Even if audiences choose to return, will the festivals be there for them, or will we see a paradigmatic shift to these industry events lodging themselves online permanently?

Interview with Sydney South African Film Festival 2020 Director Claire Jankelson
Interview With Sydney South African Film Festival 2020 Director Claire Jankelson

We spoke with Sydney South African Film Festival director Claire Jankelson about the fest’s lineup, the distinctive qualities of South African cinema and how the festival has reinvented itself within COVID-19 restrictions.

SXSW 2019 Review: ALICE: Empowering for Women, Enlightening for Everyone
SXSW 2019 Review: ALICE: Empowering For Women, Enlightening For Everyone

Alice is a film that should enlighten anybody, because it’s about society as much as it is about Alice herself.

HEARTS & BONES: The Decisive Moment
HEARTS & BONES: The Decisive Moment

With Hearts & Bones being one of many bypassing a theatrical release and going straight to digital, let’s hope that those at home make time for this dignified drama.

TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG: A History Of Violence
TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG: A History Of Violence

True History of the Kelly Gang wants us to sympathize with a murderer who suffered great trauma from birth to death. It’s unfortunate that the film’s most critical moments fall flat.

Director Justin Kurzel Talks TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG
Director Justin Kurzel Talks TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG

We spoke with True History of the Kelly Gang director Justin Kurzel about Ned Kelly’s significance to Australian culture and how his adaptation of the story is unique from those that have come before.

THE LEUNIG FRAGMENTS: The Product Of A Reluctant Subject
THE LEUNIG FRAGMENTS: The Product Of A Reluctant Subject

The concept of a documentary feature exploring Michael Leuni, such an eminent figure of Australian culture, was promising, but eventually disappoints.

SXSW 2020: THE BOY WHO SOLD THE WORLD
SXSW 2020: THE BOY WHO SOLD THE WORLD

The Boy Who Sold the World is a captivating documentary looking into the world behind the technology of apps, and the minds of the youth who are set on changing the world.

Interview With Annie Murtagh-Monks, Casting Director For THE HEIGHTS: SEASON TWO
Interview With Annie Murtagh-Monks, Casting Director For THE HEIGHTS Season 2

No stranger to an complex casting call, Annie Murtagh-Monks has a storied history in casting for Australian TV shows and films. We spoke with her about her work for The Heights.

Interview: Owen Trevor, Director of GO!

Ahead of Go!’s Australian theatrical release, we had the chance to talk with Owen Trevor about his new film Go!, how his experiences with Top Gear informed his approach to his feature-length debut and the influence of video games in his professional work.

THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG: The Fate Of Father Figures
THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG: The Fate Of Father Figures

The True History of the Kelly Gang is often punishing and resistant to facile translation, but there’s no denying the merciless power that Justin Kurzel brings.