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CinéfestOZ Film Festival 2019: MEASURE FOR MEASURE
CinéfestOZ Film Festival 2019: MEASURE FOR MEASURE

Measure For Measure is a worthy testimonial to the talents of a gifted screenwriter and actor who has left us too soon.

CinéfestOZ Film Festival 2019 Review: JUDY & PUNCH
CinéfestOZ Film Festival 2019: JUDY & PUNCH

Mirrah Foulkes’ folk tale of misogyny in the Middle Ages, Judy & Punch, is sometimes mischievous and sometimes utterly volatile, but never formulaic.

CinéfestOZ Film Festival 2019: GO!
CinéfestOZ Film Festival 2019: GO!

Go! is the perfect adversary to the rising encroachment of American animated films that dominate Australian cinemas every holiday period – it’s old fashioned for sure, but undeniably fun.

Melbourne International Film Festival 2019: Best Shorts Awards
Melbourne International Film Festival 2019 Week 3 Report: PARTICLES, SOMETHING ELSE & IRON FISTS AND KUNG FU KICKS

Alex Lines reports from Melbourne International Film Festival and reviews three more films: Particles, Something Else and Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks.

DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD: 100% In On The Joke
DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD: 100% In On The Joke

Dora and the Lost City of Gold is a lot of fun for the whole family, striking a delicate balance between making fun of the original and honoring the healthy lessons it wanted to share to kids.

PALM BEACH: How's The Serenity?
PALM BEACH: How’s The Serenity?

Palm Beach lacks a sense of purpose – that despite it brimming with a number of winning personalities, its just a shame that the film they’re in lacks one itself.

Hannah Gadsby's DOUGLAS Is A masterpiece, But How Will It Fare On Film?
Hannah Gadsby’s DOUGLAS Is A Masterpiece, But How Will It Fare On Film?

Even if Douglas doesn’t match its predecessor, the material is strong enough that it could still wind up being the second greatest stand-up film of all time.

Interview With SINGLE LADIES Co-Director Gemma Hall
Interview With SINGLE LADIES Co-Director Gemma Hall

Film Inquiry’s Alex Lines got to chat with Gemma Hall, one of the co-directors of new Australian webseries Single Ladies.

SINGLE LADIES: The Do's & Don'ts Of Dating
SINGLE LADIES: The Do’s & Don’ts Of Dating

Single Ladies never escapes its fleeting feeling, but is admirable for condensing an entire season of TV into the length of your average episode.

Interview With CINEMA SCANDINAVIA Editor-In-Chief Emma Vestrheim
Interview With CINEMA SCANDINAVIA Editor-In-Chief Emma Vestrheim

Alex Lines spoke with Emma Vestrheim, editor of Cinema Scandinavia, for her top picks ahead of The Volvo Scandinavian Film Festival.

Interview with I AM MOTHER Director Grant Sputore
Interview with I AM MOTHER Director Grant Sputore

Alex Lines spoke with director Grant Sputore about his new film I am Mother, getting picked up by Netflix, the film’s influences and how to make an original sci-fi film in 2019.

THE NIGHTINGALE: An Uncompromising Examination of the Evils of Colonialism
THE NIGHTINGALE: An Uncompromising Examination Of The Evils Of Colonialism

By using a traditional revenge movie template, Jennifer Kent reminds us that we can have no catharsis for the horrors of the past.

Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2019: TRUST MACHINE: THE STORY OF BLOCKCHAIN
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2019: TRUST MACHINE: THE STORY OF BLOCKCHAIN

Trust Machine is a perfect introduction into a very complex field, accessible and informative to those who are unfamiliar with Bitcoin and Blockchaining, but still enlightening to those who do.

We were able to talk about Damon Gameau, director of the upcoming documentary about climate change called 2040.
“I Don’t Think People Understand How Important This Moment Is” Interview With 2040 Director Damon Gameau

We were able to talk about Damon Gameau, director of the upcoming documentary about climate change called 2040.

THE CHAPERONE: The More Things Change, The More Things Stay the Same
THE CHAPERONE: The More Things Change, The More Things Stay the Same

The Chaperone is a film that’ll be gone by the month’s end, swallowed by the studio system and erased by this year’s loaded summer season.