Film Review: Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020)
byIn the grand tradition of fictional detectives, Miss Phryne Fisher is second to none. A private lady detective, she made herself useful driving an…
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Film Review: Animals (2019)
bySince the critical success of her debut feature 52 Tuesdays, Adelaide filmmaker Sophie Hyde has had her fingers in many pies, including this SBS…
Film Review: Storm Boy (2019)
byBased on Colin Thiele’s children’s book, which gave us the Australian classic from 1976, Shawn Seet’s remake of Storm Boy is a decent adaptation which…
Film Review: Jirga (2018)
byBefore this review properly starts, a Public Service Announcement for the filmgoing community. Do not – under any circumstances – watch the trailer for…
Film Review: Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible (2017)
by“There are no rules in filmmaking. Only sins. The cardinal sin is dullness” – Frank Capra Jill Bilcock has been editing films for over…
Film Review: Midnight Oil: 1984 (2018)
byMidnight Oil: 1984, focuses on the year 1984, a time fans could tell you that the iconic album (no. 5) Red Sails in the…
Film Review: The Gateway (2018)
byLocally grown science fiction is a seldom seen thing in Australia. Apart from a few series on ABC3 and a few films dropped in…
Film Review: Gurrumul (2017)
byGurrumul is an Australian documentary celebrating the life of musician Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, who started out on the keyboards, guitars and percussion with Yothu…
Film Review: Better Watch Out (2016)
byBetter Watch Out, directed by Chris Peckover, is an Australian/American horror comedy set at Christmas time. Perhaps it does put up a little more cheer than…
Film Review: Jigsaw (2017)
byBelieve it or not, the last Saw film came out seven years ago. It seems like it was only recently that we’d get a…