Navigation
Sunday
Jul182021

FEATURES / HORROR HONOURED AMONGST CANNES 2021 WINNERS LIST


Julia Ducornau's body-horror whirlwind Titane and Justin Kurzel's mass-murderer drama Nitram featured amongst the Cannes trophy winners (Click here)

Friday
Jul162021

REVIEWS / SIR ALEX FERGUSON: NEVER GIVE IN

England's greatest manager recounts a life filled with football glory and the love of a good family in Jason Ferguson's love letter to his father (Click here) 

Saturday
Jul102021

PODCAST / SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 29

Dan & Simon review Black Widow, The Sparks Brothers, The White Lotus; recall the brilliant career of Richard Donner; and, chat with young Aussie director Christine Luby (Click here)

Saturday
Jul102021

REVIEWS / SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY

'King James' subs in for Michael Jordan in this reboot of Warner Bros franchise-wannabe, hoping for better luck 25 years after the original (Click here)

Tuesday
Jul062021

BLOG / REMEMBERING RICHARD DONNER

He emerged from television's golden era to build a resume of blockbusters filled with a humanity rare in Hollywood studio product. We remember the late, great Richard Donner (Click here)

Sunday
Jul042021

INDUSTRY / VALE KATE FERGUSON

After a brief but determined battle with cancer, the industry loses one of its most vibrant talents and ardent supporters (Click here)

Friday
Jul022021

REVIEWS / WEREWOLVES WITHIN

You don't often hear the words, "A great horror/comedy", but director Josh Ruben and star Sam Richardson have tapped that elusive vein of mirth and mayhem in their light-hearted lycanthropic romp (Click here

Sunday
Jun272021

INDUSTRY / 2021 ADG AWARDS FIND NEW HOME AT ACTORS CENTRE AUSTRALIA 

The Australian Directors' Guild are partnering with Sydney-based Actors Centre Australia for the launch of a hybrid awards show in 2021 (Click here)

Saturday
Jun262021

PODCAST / SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 26

In The Heights sets Dan and Simon on a course of surprisingly deep analysis, then it's on to our favourite Indiana Jones moments, our Joe Pantoliano interview, and lots more (Click here)

Tuesday
Jun222021

PODCAST / SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 21

Dan & Simon talk F9, Rose Byrne and Physical, Rose Matefeo and Blindspotting and Valerie Taylor: Playing with Sharks (Click here)

Tuesday
Jun222021

HORROR / ALTITUDE HIGH ON WOLF CREEK 3; RACHELE WIGGINS TO DIRECT

Sydney-based filmmaker Rachele Wiggins steps up to her first feature gig with the third instalment of the Wolf Creek franchise (Click here)

Saturday
Jun122021

WORLD CINEMA / R.I.P. BUDDHADEV DASGUPTA

A legacy of over 50 years of stunning cinematic artistry means the great Bengali filmmaker Buddhadev Dasgupta will never be forgotten (Click here). 

Saturday
Jun122021

PODCAST / SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 20

Dan & Simon ponder just what Disney are up to with their make-villains-good agenda (this week, it's Loki); consider that rare creature - an understated Christopher Walken - in Percy; and, watch as sexy Spaniards woo each other in Foodie Love. (Click here)

Friday
Jun112021

BLOG / SIX EARLYBIRD TITLES EARN SYDNEY SCIENCE FICTION FILM FEST PLACEMENT

The first wave of titles have been announced for the 2021 Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival, amongst them Andrew Jaksch's acclaimed new short, Today (pictured, left; click here)

Thursday
Jun102021

REVIEWS / LISEY'S STORY

Julianne Moore, Clive Owen, Pablo Larrain, J.J. Abrams, uniting over a script by Stephen King. Surely Lisey's Story, AppleTV+ new 8 hour limited series, is streaming content at its finest? Right...? (Click here)