REVIEWS / SKYFALL

Shaken by violence and stirred into action, a reborn 007 deals with memory and legacy in Sam Mendes' deep, dark and absorbing Bond opus. (Click pic)

REVIEWS / LE GUETTEUR (THE LOOKOUT)

Two of French cinema's biggest stars get down and dirty in Michele Placido's atmospheric but uneven thriller. (Click pic)

HORROR / NECRO-NOVACASTRIANS: NEWCASTLE'S DAY OF THE DEAD

A celebration of zombie culture has spawned Australia's latest genre short film festival in that thriving necropolis, Newcastle. (Click pic)

REVIEWS / MARIJINE (MARIJA'S OWN)

Fact and fiction are blurred to mixed effect in Croatian director Zeljko Sukova's heartfelt ode to her family's late matriarch. (Click pic)

REVIEWS / THE MASTER

Masterful work from America's finest young director or an ambitious but flawed folly? (Click pic)

REVIEWS / LE PRENOM (WHAT'S IN A NAME?)

A tacky joke sets in motion an evening of jibes, backstabbing and bitter truths in this blackly-comic French farce. (Click pic)

FEATURES / HEARTS, MINDS AND TIME: THE COLIN TREVORROW INTERVIEW

We talk to Colin Trevorrow about his debut film, the uplifting time-travel drama Safety Not Guaranteed, and the struggle it faced to win over a jaded movie-going demographic. (Click pic).

FEATURES / THE BEST OF LARRY COHEN

With the great B-movie master due on Australian shores for a series of professional appearances, we take a debate-creating look at the career of Larry Cohen. (Click pic)

REVIEWS / SAVE YOUR LEGS

A new Australian film celebrates the traditions of our national game and the mateship that makes playing it a rite of passage for our men. (Click pic)

REVIEWS / LOOPER

The Matrix, Inception...could Rian Johnson's Looper be the next super-smart sci-fi thriller to score big with both critics and audiences alike? Is it really that good? (Click pic)

INDUSTRY / COCKATOO ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL PUFFS UP ITS FEATHERS

Two industry stalwarts have officially announced an exciting new film festival venture....in the middle of Sydney harbour. (Click pic).

FEATURES / INNOCENCE AND LEGACY: THE CATE SHORTLAND INTERVIEW

In a frank, far-reaching interview, Australian director Cate Shortland discusses her new film Lore, the dark memories that Germans face daily and Australia's denial of its own shameful history. (Click pic)

REVIEWS / MENTAL

PJ Hogan's return to the gaudy world of suburban eccentricity proves particularly wacky and frustratingly unwieldy. (Click pic)

REVIEWS / KATH & KIMDERELLA

Australian television's favourite suburban mum and daughter are afforded big-screen space and European locales in a film that stretches the conceit to breaking point. (Click pic)

BLOG / ANIMATION IN BLACK AND WHITE: ARE HOLLYWOOD CARTOONS RACIST?

Madagascar 3 represents the latest Hollywood animated hit that draws upon racial stereotyping to entertain our kids. Just how badly entrenched is this trend? (Click pic)