Interview

Knox Gibson, Ashley Eakin: Better Angels
by J. Fletcher|07 March 2022|Features, Interviews, Post Category
One of the great embarrassments of 2022 is that sad fact that we, as a society still have to decry Nazis as being utterly contemptable. While tiki-torch wielding racists and elite Eastern-suburb private school boys continue a dangerous flirtation with...
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Tiriki Onus: Blazing The Path Forward
by J. Fletcher|04 March 2022|Features, Interviews, News, Post Category
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that this content may contain references, images and voices of deceased persons. Tiriki Onus isn’t a name traditionally associated with the filmmaking community, with the indigenous creative having previously craved a...
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Matt Reeves: Shadow of the Bat
by J. Fletcher|28 February 2022|Features, Interviews, Post Category
Arguably his most intimate character study since 2010’s Let Me In, an adaption of John Ajvide Lindqvist’s adolescent Swedish Horror novel, Matt Reeves has chosen a daring mould in which to craft The Batman. Purposefully abandoning the traditional super-hero architype,...
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George-Alex Nagle: Mate
by J. Fletcher|28 February 2022|Features, Interviews, Post Category
One of the more prestigious short film festivals in Europe would have to be the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. Established in 1979, the festival regularly draws attendance in excess of 150,000, showcasing a diverse and expansive collection of short...
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Jonathan Alley: Keeping Tracks
by J. Fletcher|24 February 2022|Features, Interviews, Post Category
As part of the 2022 Australian International Documentary Convention (AIDC), organisers recently announced a stellar line-up of screenings and sessions on the state of documentary filmmaking. The event is set to touch on a broad range of topics and styles,...
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2022 French Film Festival: Announced
by J. Fletcher|13 February 2022|Features, News, Post Category
With 2022 seeing a strong comeback for Australia’s International Film Festival circuit, the latest cinematic indulgence to return to our screens is Alliance Française French Film Festival. Marking it 33rd edition, this year boasts a remarkable line-up of filmic treats...
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Valerio Zanoli: Film with Heart
by J. Fletcher|08 February 2022|Interviews, Post Category
You’ll often hear filmmakers claim they’re looking to make to ‘make a difference’ with their art; perhaps improve upon the world with a revelatory legacy film or traverse the human condition through the eyes of the disenfranchised. Usually, these good...
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Damian Nixey: Crushing Malibu
by J. Fletcher|03 February 2022|Post Category
Back in January 2020 Australian actor James Pratt (Adopted) was actively spruiking his attachment as director on the quirky new rom-com Malibu Crush, pitched within industry circles as a Shallow Hal meets The Hangover type affair. Set around a fictional film production crew assembled by...
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Ari Gold: Adventures of Power Redux
by J. Fletcher|25 January 2022|Features, Interviews, Post Category
It’s hard to specify that elusive quality which elevates a movie into the category of Cult. Is it a successful indie that penetrates the mainstream like Rocky; a fearless commitment to absurdist content such as Flying High or Blazing Saddles;...
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Pete West & Puff ‘n’ Stuff
by J. Fletcher|16 December 2021|Features, Interviews, Post Category
As Netflix continues to submerse itself in the Australian entertainment landscape, the streamer has just dropped its first locally produced feature documentary with Puff: Wonders of the Reef, a surprising and enthralling natural history documentary that takes its audience deep into...
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