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Julia Ducournau – Raw

HUNGRY FOR HORROR – French film director Julia Ducournau explains why her new horror film Raw is good for feminism ...
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John Pilger: The Coming War on China

The Coming War on China – John Pilger Interview (luxury edit) MAN OF PRINCIPLE: Veteran documentary maker John Pilger reveals ...
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Latest Movies & Streaming

  • Bloated to the point of self-parody, ‘John Wick 4’ drenches fans with cascades of signature shoot-em-up action, some of which is quite good

  • Knockout, new-wave horror with ‘Pearl’; Bill Nighy superb in ‘Living’

  • Bland and starved of ideas, ‘Shazam 2’ delivers more of the same-same

  • Chris Rock rocks Will Smith in ‘Selective Outrage’; Andrea Riseborough shines as an alcoholic mother in ‘To Leslie’; “Champions’ is a contrived, cliché-driven attempt at an uplifting sports comedy; ‘Scream VI’ delivers the bloody goods

  • After a strong start, well-meaning Civil Rights drama ‘Till’ becomes too strident and self-righteous for its own good

Latest Interviews

  • EXHIBITION Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse @ NGV – Showcasing one of the most creative and controversial fashion designers of the 20th century – Overview & Review

  • Having spent 10 years making it, director Rob Murphy discusses ‘Splice Here’, his love letter to old-school film and the impact the onset of digital has had on the defiant community of projectionists

  • REVIEW/INTERVIEW: ‘Surrogate’, another taut Aussie tale of terror; director David Willing discusses the film’s style and the disciplines of making a low-budget movie

  • Blending Gen Z themes with an old-school sensibility and a love of practical gore effects for the knockout horror-comedy ‘Sissy’ – Interview with writer/directors Hannah Barlow & Kane Senes

  • An unfiltered post-gig interview with Australian comedian Amos Gill: now based in the US he explains why he left, why he’s gone off doing festivals and where he stands on left-leaning stand-up comedy

Latest Articles & Commentary

  • Oscars 95: The Aftermath – Here’s a comprehensive debrief of the ceremony, which was surprisingly smooth and beautifully produced

  • Oscars 95 – Your definitive guide to who’s going to take what, and why

  • COMMENT: So, Cate Blanchett, here’s the skinny – No Oscar For You; Molly Meldrum needs to shape up, not shut up

  • Notes on the News of 2022 – a concise wrap-up of the events that defined the year – the big, the small and the silly

  • The Year in Film – 30 films that told the story of 2022

Latest Comedy

  • An unfiltered post-gig interview with Australian comedian Amos Gill: now based in the US he explains why he left, why he’s gone off doing festivals and where he stands on left-leaning stand-up comedy

  • In ‘Disgraceful’, Lucy Best recounts her naughty personal history, confronting issues of anxiety & misplaced shame; review/interview

  • “Comedy is my way of making us all feel human together, because you can’t laugh with someone and hate them at the same time.”: Alice Fraser review & interview

  • Hard work still feels like play and experience has made stress a smaller issue for comedy festival fixture Simon Taylor: review/interview

  • In ‘Young, Dumb and Full of Mum’ Rose Callaghan discovers how having a child involves changing more than nappies: review & interview

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