Branded To Kill (1967)
Everyone has a cinema aesthetic they’d secretly like to live inside. Tim Burton’s gothic whimsy? Michael Bay’s hyper-saturated blockbuster... read more...
Warren Miller's Off The Grid
Does THIS fill you with awe? Does THIS make you laugh? And do you not want to end up doing THIS this winter?Well if you answered YES to all three questions... read more...
The Us Vs. John Lennon
Is there a modern day equivalent to John Lennon? Musically, maybe, but John Lennon the muso/peace activist? We think not.In the 1970s, after the Beatles... read more...
Summer Rain
Antonio Banderas’, ‘Summer Rain’ treads new ground since his directing debut of ‘Crazy in Alabama’, the fluffy romantic comedy of 1999.... read more...
Entourage
Seriously, if you’re not onto this yet it’s just a travesty. Being the junkies for TV that we are, we download the things as soon as they hit the screens... read more...
Half Nelson
Oh Captain my Captain! There are no victims in this classroom! Everyone complains about Hollywood’s love of remakes, but no one bats an eyelid at... read more...
VICE Guide to Travel
According to Ernie Dingo and the Northern Territory tourism board, ‘You’ll never never know, if you never never go”. It’s catchy. We’ll probably... read more...
Paris, Je T'aime
Anthologies work because they’re so soothing for those with short attention spans. If you don’t like one chunk? Wait a few minutes, and you’ll... read more...
Newtown Flicks Festival
We’re a bit over Tropfest. The films are all pretty good, but by the time we actually get to see them, our bums are numb from sitting on drought-affected... read more...
300
Frank Miller’s vaguely-historical comic of 300 Spartans fighting an entire Persian army in 480 BC is so swift and brutal that it’s almost... read more...
The Lives Of Others
Cinema and surveillance go hand in hand. In fact, someone really needs to put together a Surveillance Film Festival: Coppola’s The Conversation, Tony... read more...
Kino #2 Sydney
The films at Tropfest were good, but not that good right? I mean if you had entered, dude, it would have been amazing. So why not put your money where... read more...
The Notorious Bettie Page
This biopic traces Bettie Page’s life through religious childhood, bondage and fetish modelling, her 1955 Playboy centrefold and being targeted by a... read more...
The Science of Sleep
In The Science Of Sleep, Stéphane hosts a talkshow in his dreams which is filmed on a cardboard set inside his head with windows that look out of his... read more...
Cashback
Gifted Brit Sean Ellis successfully expands his 2004 oscar-nominated short into a playful indie feature. Art student Ben Willis fights an insomnia-inducing... read more...
For Your Consideration
When Christopher Guest – writer of THIS IS SPINAL TAP and WAITING FOR GUFFMAN – releases a new film, you can’t help but feel both excited... read more...
Marie Antoinette
Oh Sophia… I feel like we have broken up. And it has got nothing to do with that guy from Phoenix either. You sucked me in with your soft cinematic... read more...
Rooftop Cinema
We wouldn’t normally do this, but it seems that everyone is getting all jet-set these days. So although we may be stuck here for while if you get... read more...
Dario Argento Films
Ok, so we all know that horror movies are cool, have always been cool and will remain cool till the end of time… Why? We don’t know, but it’s... read more...
Pan's Labyrinth
Back when we actually were kids and not just pretending to be, escapism took the form of movies and books as opposed to beer, while darkness and excitement... read more...
10th Japanese Film Festival
The Japanese Film Festival celebrates the diversity of a country with arich cinematic tradition. Films include the picturedAlways – Sunset on Third... read more...
Breakfast on Pluto
After four years off to write a novel, Neil Jordan has come out of the study to bring Breakfast on Pluto out of the closet. Adapted from Patrick McCabe’s... read more...
C.R.A.Z.Y
With a soundtrack that draws upon the vintage croon of Patsy Cline and David Bowie, C.R.A.Z.Y leaves you with the uplifting sense that no matter how tough... read more...