REVIEWS / CLAW

LA-based Aussie director Gerald Rascionato hits all the right beasty beats in his new horror/comedy monster movie, Claw (Click here)

PODCAST / SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 17

Dan and Simon review Army of The Dead, Songbird and Son of the South; interview The Walrus & The Whistleblower director, Nathalie Bibeau; and, peer deep into the Discovery/WarnerMedia merger (Click here)

INDUSTRY / THE BOY FROM OZ: THE BLOKE WHO CALLS STRAYA HOME

Scriptwriter and film critic Anthony O'Connor has added novelist to his many talents with the release of his raucous post-apocalyptic yarn, Straya (Click here)

BLOG / PREVIEW: 2021 IRANIAN FILM FESTIVAL

Ten of the Iranian film community's finest films paints a picture of a sector applying insight and artistry to the experience of the population (Click here)

PODCAST / SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 16

Dan and Simon go 'off-site', bringing their review of Spiral: From the Book of Saw from a cinema foyer. Plus the latest from Angelina Jolie, Ewan McGregor, Barry Jenkins and Amy Adams, plus lots more (Click here)

REVIEWS / CENTRAL PARK

Can all those slasher-in-the-woods tropes work just as well in The Big Apple's leafy green haven? Justin Reinsilber slice'n'dice thriller gives it that ol' college try (Click here) 

PODCAST / SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 15

Dan and Simon offer up their own 'Best Sitcoms of All Time' list; interview Weston Cage Coppola on his new film and life as 'Son of Nick'; and review new works from Anne Hathaway, Hilary Swank and Justin Theroux (Click here) 

HORROR / WHEN ALEX MET BONNIE: NEW TALENT, NEW TECH IN PROYAS' FUTURE

Director Alex Proyas found a new energy while working with actress Bonnie Ferguson. Their latest short film, Mask of The Evil Apparition, premieres this week for cast and crew (Click here) 

WORLD CINEMA / PREVIEW: 2021 SOUTH AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL

The South African Film Festival will present a unique and engaging collection of nine documentaries, five features and two short films when it returns in 2021 (click here)

REVIEWS / THE 93RD ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS

Ratings nosedived, as was expected, but more importantly - did AMPAS read the mood of the nation and present an Oscar evening with grace and (mostly) good taste? (Click here)

PODCAST / SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 14

Simon and Dan cast a post-ceremony eye over The Oscar-cast, as well as reviewing the latest from Jason Statham, Robin Wright, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Aisling Bea (click here)

REVIEWS / BELLINGEN: THE PROMISED LAND

A 50 year-old feud between 'hippies' and 'rednecks' is captured with stunning clarity in Peter Geddes rough-hewn counter-culture epic doco, Bellingen: The Promised Land (click here).

INDUSTRY / NEXTWAVE HONOUREES ANNOUNCED AT SWIFF GALA CEREMONY

Student filmmakers, each with a unique vision for cinematic storytelling, got a taste of award season thrills at the Nextwave Youth Film Awards in Coffs Harbour this week (Click here).

REVIEWS / APE CANYON

A brother-&-sister cryptozoological quest plays funny but takes a bittersweet turn in this under-the-radar U.S. indie (Click here)

WORLD CINEMA / PREVIEW: 2021 BRUSSELS INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL

Famous for their raucous audience participation screenings, the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival set themselves a fresh challenge when COVID-19 forced them into the virtual realm - maintain the madness! (Click here)