Hopefully a film that won’t just become infamous for its lack of being seen – after it previewed one single screening at 2022’s Toronto International Film Festival it was withdrawn due to “rights issues” – The People’s Joker is a bold, bonkers debut feature from Vera Drew that reimagines the mythology of a slew of…
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1979. It’s the end of an era, and everything is about to change. A global beauty pageant is converging on a small town, and for three families, the drama unfolding on the world stage is nothing compared to what they’re going through. Tony and Judy are married and sit on opposite sides of an ugly…
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New Line Cinema, the studio that brought you The Notebook, and the unhinged creators of Barbarian cordially invite you to experience a new kind of love story… Written and directed by Drew Hancock, Companion stars Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Harvey Guillén, and Rupert Friend, and, if this cryptic trailer is anything…
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Far from your average mother-daughter flick, Audrey is a twisted, razor sharp comedy both gloriously absurd and strangely relatable. Following its acclaimed US debut at Austin’s prestigious SXSW festival, where it impressed audiences with its acerbic humour and high-stakes deception, New Zealand’s funniest export leads the charge, alongside Australian screen veterans and emerging stars, proving…
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Packed full with Australian and Queensland premiere titles, including highly anticipated films out of the Cannes, Berlin and Toronto International Film Festivals, as well as two retrospective program stands, The New Farm Queer Film Festival returns with its biggest and best program yet, running from October 3rd to the 13th. Programmed by Sean Tayler and…
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In the same way that it was quite the baffling result that 2019’s Joker “laughed” its way to a billion dollar haul at the box office, Joker: Folie à Deux and all its “Fuck you” energy to WB fandom and mainstream appeal is a strikingly anti-audience effort that deserves praise for being so bold with its…
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A five-part short form black comedy series presented by Screen Australia, Buried is a mum-noir comedy thriller created and written by Miriam Glaser & Charlotte George, directed by George, produced by Fran Derham and starring Glaser as Abi, a single mum who accidentally kills a stranger on her morning school run. With this violent incident,…
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Thanks to polished cinematography, bloody, brutal violence, and another fierce performance from Samara Weaving that furthers her chokehold on horror at large, Azrael transcends any tropes it may flirt with and forges through as a strong example within the post-apocalyptic subsect of the genre. A visceral survivalist actioner with biblical undertones, the Azrael of the title…
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Operating as a double entendre for both the literal titular roadside placement and the relationships within Jason Buxton‘s tense drama, Sharp Corner lays focus on the vehicular and emotional torture put forth by a series of fatal crashes that take place on a suburban front lawn that kisses the edge of a tight curvature on…
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When it comes to depicting real-life violence on screen, Australian director Justin Kurzel has an enviable history of such. His 2011 debut, Snowtown, was a harrowing re-enactment of the South Australian body-in-a-barrel murders that plagued the 90s for close to a decade. In 2021 he represented the 1996 Port Arthur Massacre through the psychologically taxing…
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No stranger to the action genre already due to her work in No Time To Die, The Gray Man, and Ghosted, Ana de Armas looks to take on her biggest, most brutal challenge yet with the forthcoming release of Ballerina; officially titled From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, so as to remind us what…
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Prime Video has today unveiled the official trailer for the highly anticipated crime thriller series Cross, starring Aldis Hodge as Alex Cross, a complex, twisted, pulse-pounding thriller created by showrunner and executive producer Ben Watkins, based upon the characters from James Patterson‘s best-selling “Alex Cross” book series. Alex Cross is a detective and forensic psychologist,…
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Between such culture-defining videos as “The Boy Is Mine” by Brandy and Monica, Eminem and Rihanna’s “Love the Way You Lie”, Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood”, and, arguably, the piste de résistance that is “Toxic” by Britney Spears, Joseph Kahn has solidified himself as a music video director that transcends mere lyrical inspiration. As a film…
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For the 16th consecutive year, NOVA Employment proudly presents the Focus on Ability Short Film Festival, a vibrant festival which invites filmmakers to celebrate the abilities of people with disabilities, sharing powerful stories that can captivate audiences around the globe. This year has been nothing short of spectacular, with generous sponsors contributing over $100,000 in…
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“You keep dancing with the devil, one day he’s gonna follow you home.” Written and directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Ryan Coogler, Sinners stars Michael B. Jordan in a dual role as twin brothers, trying to leave their troubled past behind, returning to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater…
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After teasing a mysterious project over the last few days with cryptic social media messages, Lady Gaga has announced the release of Harlequin, a 13-song strong LP that’ll serve as the musical accompaniment to the film Joker: Folie à Deux, the anticipated sequel to the Oscar-winning Joker, in which she stars as Lee, a reimagining…
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Following its winning over audiences at both this year’s Sundance and Sydney Film Festivals, My Old Ass is arriving in Australian theatres this week for all to witness Megan Park‘s “deliriously sweet, always charming, oft-hilarious venture.” (You can read the rest of our review here). Featuring a stand-out performance from Maisy Stella, My Old Ass…
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Though there is a high-concept present in the narrative forming of My Old Ass – shroom induced time travel could be the easiest elevator pitch summary (so, a high-concept if ever there was one) – Megan Park‘s deliriously sweet, always charming, oft-hilarious venture is, at its core, an uncomplicated affair that simply wants to make…
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Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) 2024 is proud to announce the inclusion of two of the most acclaimed films from this year’s Venice Film Festival in its program. A Special Presentation of The Room Next Door and The Brutalist – winners of the prestigious Gold and Silver Lion awards – will be featured as part…
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South by Southwest Sydney (SXSW Sydney) is thrilled to roll out the purple carpet for its Headliners, announcing today five films that embrace the signature bold, genre-focused storytelling of the SXSW Sydney 2024 Screen Festival, presented by IHG Hotels & Resorts. Colin Daniels, Managing Director, SXSW Sydney said: “We are incredibly excited to unveil our Screen…
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What would you ask your older self? Thanks to Warner Bros. Australia you can find out! To celebrate the release of My Old Ass, in Australian theatres from September 26th, 2024, starring Aubrey Plaza, we have 5 digital double passes (Admit 2) to giveaway. In this fresh coming-of-age story, an 18th birthday mushroom trip brings…
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The mission to save Christmas is on. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Red One is a must-see action-comedy event that delivers a fresh twist on Christmas for the holiday season. Directed by Jake Kasdan, who has previously teamed with Johnson on the blockbuster Jumanji movies, this multigenerational global spectacle features such megawatt stars as Chris Evans and…
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A vision wholly unrealised is the biggest downfall against Hold Your Breath. With its gothic horror temperament, dustbowl 1930s Oklahoma landscape and an emotionally anchored performance from Sarah Paulson at its core, Karrie Crouse and Will Joines‘ isolating, atmospheric thriller has the potential, but unfortunately not the power needed to convey its core themes. The…
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So often across cinematic history has it been proven that fact is stranger than fiction, and in the case of Ron Howard‘s Eden, the crazier humanity proves themselves to be, the more seeped in reality their stories are. And it’s what makes Eden – arguably Howard’s most exciting project in over a decade – all…
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Towards the end of the new Australian musical The Deb there’s an uplifting song-and-dance sequence to a ditty titled “Pretty Strong”, and that’s an acceptable enough term to describe Rebel Wilson‘s directorial debut. The comedienne makes for a serviceable presence behind the camera as she injects an infectiousness and often-home-grown-specific humour into the proceedings of…
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Part dog, part man, all hero. From DreamWorks Animation, creators of the beloved blockbuster franchises Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon and The Boss Baby, comes the canine-crime-fighting film adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s New York Times bestselling literary phenomenon: Dog Man. When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are…
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Following its premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize and its female ensemble (Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón and Selena Gomez) won the Best Actress award, there was considerable hype surrounding the TIFF presence of Emilia Pérez, a Spanish-language, crime thriller-cum-musical that was recently crowned the runner-up in the…
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Whether you loved him or hated him as part of Take That or on his own accord as a brash soloist, Robbie Williams, particularly in the 1990s, was a figure you couldn’t escape. Similar to the cultural impact of Geri Halliwell exiting the Spice Girls or Zayn Malik bidding adieu to One Direction, Williams’ exit…
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As much as Halina Reijn‘s Babygirl is an erotic thriller about the power play dynamic of a high-strung female CEO and the young, confident intern who infiltrates her deepest sexual desires, the Bodies, Bodies, Bodies filmmaker ultimately has created a film about the power of communication. Communication in its most carnal form is what draws…
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Described as his most personal work yet, Luca Guadagnino‘s Queer is an adaptation of William S. Burrough‘s 1985 novel of the same name; though published in the 80s, it was written between 1951 and 1953. Guadagnino has made a career out of telling vastly opposing stories with each of his productions – Call Me By…
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