REVIEWS / KATE

Mary Elizabeth Winstead goes full-on avenging angel in this bloody entrant in the 'female assassin' genre; out now on Netflix (Click here)

WORLD CINEMA / THE PHILIPPINES

September is Philippines Film Industry Month 2021, so we looked back at the last 100 years of determined, defiant filmmakers that have shaped the often unsung Asian sector (Click here)

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"The horror...the horror..." With Candyman in cinemas and Chapelwaite on TV, Dan & Simon brave the dark recesses of their minds for a horror-focussed podcast (Click here)

REVIEWS / WITCHES OF BLACKWOOD

Kate Whitaker's sinister brew of smalltown witchery is an under-the-radar Oz indie well worth a look (Click here)

REVIEWS / WHEN I'M A MOTH

Remember that time in 1969 when Hillary Rodham worked the production line at a fish co-op in Alaska? Don't worry, directors Zachary Cotler and Magdalena Zyzak will conjure it for you in the spellbinding When I'm a Moth (click here).

INDUSTRY / NEMO HEADS NORTH AS DISNEY+ SERIES NAUTILUS DOCKS IN QUEENSLAND

The Mouse House keeps coming back to the Gold Coast! This time, streaming arm Disney+ will invest millions in a multi-arc retelling of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Click here)

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Some serious starpower in this week's Screen Watching review section - Sandra Oh, Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Hall, Nicole Kidman, Melissa McCarthy, to name just a few (Click here)

PODCAST / THE SCREEN WATCHING INTERVIEW: COURTNEY GAINS

From the malevolent 'Malachai' in Children of the Corn to being beaten up by Ann Margaret in his latest film, Queen Bees, character actor Courtney Gains has corralled some extraordinary tales of life as one of Hollywood's great support players (Click here) 

FEATURES / PREVIEW: 2021 SYDNEY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL

The COVID clampdown has forced SUFF online, but  these deperate times haven't impacted the line-up (including the kiddie creature-feature, Kratt; pictured, left). When the going gets tough, SUFF gets going (Click here) 

PODCAST / THE SCREEN WATCHING INTERVIEW: BARBARA CRAMPTON

Ever since the 'severed head' scene in the 1985 gore classic Re-Animator, Barbara Crampton has been a horror favourite. We talk to her about her latest, Jakob's Wife, and the career like few have enjoyed (Click here)

REVIEWS / YOU CANNOT KILL DAVID ARQUETTE

Having bummed out every wrestling fan in 2000, David Arquette re-enters the ring to win over his favourite sport's most devoted followers. If he takes back control of his career, too...well, that would be good (Click here).

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Lockdown be damned! Dan & Simon find lots of screens to watch - they review CODA, The Newsreader, Free Guy and Reservation Dogs; interview The Ice Road director Jonathan Hensleigh; and, preview the week ahead in streaming (Click here).

WORLD CINEMA / "I DO NOT UNDERSTAND YOUR SILENCE": A PLEA FOR HELP FROM THE AFGHAN FILM COMMUNITY

The surge of Taliban forces in the wake of America's withdrawal from the region has led to a heartbreaking plea for survival from the head of the Afghan Film Organisation (Click here)

PODCAST / THE PARAMOUNT+ AUSTRALIAN LAUNCH: A SCREEN WATCHING SPECIAL EPISODE

Dan & Simon cast an anlytical eye over Australia's latest streaming content provider (Click here)

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Remember the comic book adaptations that no one saw? Dan & Simon bring back the good memories. Plus reviews of The Suicide Squad, Hacks, Val and Mr Corman (Click here)