In this second part of Going Off, ‘Prestige & Profits’, we detail how financing in the Australian film industry works, what gets funded, and what role prestige titles play in the perception of the modern Australian cultural image.
The BBQ is a low-key Australian family comedy that aspires to be 2018’s answer to 90’s Oz comedy classic The Castle, but it’s too pedestrian to follow in that films footsteps.
Though occasionally unsurprising, Better Watch out is a strong alternative to the regular holiday viewing because of the nasty genre thrills it delivers whilst being wickedly funny.
Australian critic, Alex Lines, delves into the Australian film industry and the problems it faces in a three-part web-series. Part one: What even is an Australian film?