2020

SMALL AXE: ALEX WHEATLE: Growing Up, Rising Up
SMALL AXE: ALEX WHEATLE: Growing Up, Rising Up

Alex Wheatle is yet another strong showing from Steve McQueen and company, and one that feels more personal than the rest.

WILD MOUNTAIN THYME: It's A Thyme All Right
WILD MOUNTAIN THYME: It’s A Thyme All Right

A genuinely unusual movie that will elicit a genuinely unusual reaction, Wild Mountain Thyme is shockingly terrible.

KILL IT AND LEAVE THIS TOWN: A Markedly Somber & Mesmerizing Animated Journey
KILL IT AND LEAVE THIS TOWN: A Markedly Somber & Mesmerizing Animated Journey

Mariusz Wilczynski’s Kill It and Leave This Town is art in its purest form; sincere, evocative, and intimate.

Who Wants to Live Forever? Vlad Kozlov and the Cast of IMMORTALIST and the Fiction of Science
Who Wants to Live Forever? Vlad Kozlov and the Cast of IMMORTALIST and the Fiction of Science

Jim Dixon sat down to interview with director Vladislav Kozlov and the cast of their upcoming film, Immortalist.

THE QUEEN´S GAMBIT MINISERIES: A Striking But Unfulfilling Match
THE QUEEN´S GAMBIT MINISERIES: A Striking But Unfulfilling Match

The Queen’s Gambit is stunning and exhilaratingly enjoyable, but it ultimately leaves me as a viewer just wanting more of it as a whole.

DEAR SANTA: Capturing The Spirit Of Christmas And Community
DEAR SANTA: Capturing The Spirit Of Christmas And Community

Dear Santa is a film that proves love and charity are all around, showing that Christmas is not just for children, but for the communities and the heart.

MANK: David Fincher Makes His Long-Awaited Return
MANK: David Fincher Makes His Long-Awaited Return

While Mank isn’t David Fincher’s best work, it certainly places quite high in his repertoire.

THE VENTURES: STARS ON GUITARS: A Well-Meaning Retrospective
THE VENTURES: STARS ON GUITARS: A Well-Meaning Retrospective

While we always talk about The Beatles and The Beach Boys, but the impactful legacy of The Ventures deserve their due.

Revelation Perth Film Festival 2020: THE XROSSING
Revelation Perth Film Festival 2020: THE XROSSING

The Xrossing steadily forms into a heartbreaking variation on familiar story beats that blends regional melodrama with a hard-edged crime-thriller.

THE JINKX & DELA HOLIDAY SPECIAL: Filled With Queer Christmas Cheer, These Queens Deliver The Goodies
THE JINKX & DELA HOLIDAY SPECIAL: Filled With Queer Christmas Cheer, These Queens Deliver The Goodies

The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Special is a labor of yuletide love that shows the raw creativity and determination of queer performers.

"There Is No Reason For Us To Identify With Things That Divide Us": Interview With Karim Saleh, Star Of LUXOR
“There Is No Reason For Us To Identify With Things That Divide Us”: Interview With Karim Saleh, Star Of LUXOR

“I’m sorry I’m late”, I say when I’m connected through to Karim Saleh. We’re here…

FATMAN: A Noel-istic Misfire
FATMAN: A Noel-istic Misfire

Fatman is an exhausting, vile, depressingly boring movie which might have been kinda funny as a skit or short.

Black Bear: Good Bark, Little Bite
BLACK BEAR: Strong Bark, Little Bite

Black Bear goes to such lengths to get across a mundane idea that even its lack of meaning is forgivable in light of its wild viewing experience.

Monster Fest 2020: POSSESSOR
Monster Fest 2020: POSSESSOR

As part of Melbourne’s annual Monster Fest, we got a look at one of the films in the lineup: Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor.

HILLBILLY ELEGY: Our Annual “Movie to Get Mad About” Is Here!
HILLBILLY ELEGY: Our Annual “Movie to Get Mad About” Is Here!

In context to its insufferably self-congratulatory source, Hillbilly Elegy might be the least-bad adaptation one could hope for, for whatever that’s worth.