Australia

ZELOS: An Unconventional Tale Of Infidelity
ZELOS: An Unconventional Tale Of Infidelity

Zelos is definitely not your typical romantic comedy and it’s an extremely complicated film, full of obstacles that a majority of people can relate to.

STORM BOY: A Flash From the Past
STORM BOY: A Flash From The Past

Storm Boy, an adaptation of a beloved 70’s Australian children’s book, succumbs to the powers of its own nostalgia.

Monsterfest VII: NIGHTMARE CINEMA
Monsterfest VII: NIGHTMARE CINEMA

Nightmare Cinema is the perfect anthology movie, with each short containing enough wild ideas and moments to hook in an audience no matter what kind of horror they like.

"Its Really Bloody Exhausting, But Really Rewarding At The Same Time": Interview With BOOK WEEK Director & Writer Heath Davis
“Its Really Bloody Exhausting, But Really Rewarding At The Same Time”: Interview With BOOK WEEK Director & Writer Heath Davis

We spoke with Australian director Heath Davis about his new comedy Book Week, the state of the Australian film industry and how to get younger audiences to engage with classic books and movies.

In Melbourne, Australia This Week: Monster Fest VII: The Homecoming
In Melbourne, Australia This Week: Monster Fest VII: The Homecoming

Monster Fest comes to Melbourne’s Cinema Nova from Thursday November 22nd to November 25th for Monster Fest VII: The Homecoming.

BOOK WEEK: An Interesting Study Of The Fallen Artist
BOOK WEEK: An Interesting Study Of The Fallen Artist

Australian comedy Book Week provides an intriguing look at a man in peril and examines the place of literature in a contemporary context.

DYING TO LIVE: The Waiting Game
DYING TO LIVE: The Waiting Game

Richard Todd’s Dying to Live is a sincere portrait of the state of Australian organ donation, a weirdly taboo topic with the highest of stakes.

57 LAWSON: Stories From The Poets Corner Flats
57 LAWSON: Stories From The Poets Corner Flats

Ben Ferris’ experimental docu-drama hybrid 57 Lawson has aged as an important archive of a brief period of time, a lyrical tribute to Australia’s often ignored lower class population.

SACRED HEART: Wrestles With Our Inner Demons

Australian writer-director Kosta Nikas’ Sacred Heart is a mature, thoughtful, and dramatic piece of filmmaking for a first-time feature director.

CinefestOz 2018 Festival Report: JIRGA, 1% and THE MERGER
CinefestOz 2018 Film Festival Report: Reaching Distance & Documentaries

In this report from Western Australia’s CinefestOz, we cover everything from budget sci-fi to LGBTQ documentaries.

CinefestOz: LADIES IN BLACK: Beresford's Bare Minimum
LADIES IN BLACK: Beresford’s Bare Minimum

Failing to push boundries, Ladies in Black is the definition of someone delivering the bare minimum in film direction, where the simple monotony of Aussie contempories doesnt cut it anymore.

CinefestOz 2018 Festival Report: JIRGA, 1% and THE MERGER
CinefestOz 2018 Festival Report: JIRGA, 1% & THE MERGER

Alex Lines recaps some of the films he was able to see at the CinefestOz 2018 Film Festival in southern Western Australia: Jirga, 1% and The Merger.

LIVING UNIVERSE: Written In The Stars
LIVING UNIVERSE: Written In The Stars

Vincent Amouroux and Alex Barry’s Living Universe is an encouraging sign that science is progressing in ways which continue to benefit humanity as a whole.

MIFF 2018: I Used to be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story
MIFF 2018 Review: I USED TO BE NORMAL: A Boyband Fangirl Story

I Used to Be Normal is a heartwarming reaffirmation of the power of fandom, a heartwarming, non-judgemental documentary that’s not just for boyband fans.

Melbourne International Film Festival 2018: The First Weekend Report
MIFF 2018 Week One Report: Tales Of Ghosts, Wars & Refugees

For MIFF Week One, Alex Lines reviews several films he was able to see, including Agnieszka Smoczynska’s new film, Matteo Garrone’s Dogman, and more.