Film Review: 1% (2017)
byIn his debut feature, Australian director Stephen McCallum has explored the violent frontiers of the wild west, but not in the usual sense. 1%,…
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Film Review: Goldstone (2016)
byFilmmaker Ivan Sen returns to the world of his previous film Mystery Road with his new thriller Goldstone, which continues the adventures of Aboriginal detective…
Film Review: Burnt (2015)
byBradley Cooper + food. Who could ask for anything more? While our television screens remain saturated with cooking competitions, cinema is slowly getting in…
Film Review: Cut Snake (2014)
byMore than a full year after it debuted at MIFF, Cut Snake finally has its cinematic release in Australia. A gritty local crime thriller…
Film Review: The Rover (2014)
byIt has been four years since David Michôd’s auspicious debut feature film Animal Kingdom was released, but now he is back with The Rover,…
Film Review: Adoration (2013)
byOriginally premiering at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival as Two Mothers, before being released elsewhere under the (much better title) Adore, this Australian-set drama comes back to our shores with the new title Adoration.
Film Review: Killing Them Softly (2012)
byJackie Cogan (Brad Pitt) is the go to man when you need things sorted out. He is called upon when an illegal mob poker game…
Thievish Thursdays: Animal Kingdom (2010)
byFilm Blerg’s companion piece to The Straits (airing Thursday nights on ABC) focuses on crime in the Australian media. Week 3 of Thievish Thursdays looks…
Film Review: Snowtown (2011)
byJames Madden. There is something about being in a film screening with at least 50 people. When I was younger, I preferred it when…
Film Blerg’s Top 10 of 2010
byDespite not being a giant fan of the perennial Top 10 lists that are spewed out at the conclusion of each year, I will…