This isn’t the easiest film to like. A quasi documentary based on the memoir by writer director Bill Bennett about his pilgrimage along ‘the way’ to Santiago de Compostela.
Continue readingThe Way, My Way (2024)
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
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Having seen two exemplary films exploring war and the nature of evil just the day before (Civil War and Zone of Interest), I felt unprepared for the kaleidoscopic onslaught of the latest iteration of the Mad Max saga.
Continue readingThe Road to Patagonia (2024)
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I feel enchanted by this unexpected emotional journey from the top of Alaska to the tip of Patagonia.
Continue readingFlathead (2024)
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If you like a documentary that is about giving the subjects agency in how their story is told, then Flathead is not for you.
Continue readingCommunity to Commercial – Restored Australian Music Videos
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Ray Argall introduced this showing of his personal collection of films from the 80s that he has been restoring.
Continue readingLike My Brother (2024)
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The Moogai (2024)
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Director Jon Bell has expanded his award-winning short film of the same name into a feature horror that enjoyably blends horror tropes with Indigenous history.
Continue readingAudrey (2024)
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I love this kind of film. It’s like a black and bleak Hunt for the Wilderpeople but where parenting isn’t a grizzled old man getting a second chance. With sex toys.
Continue readingTop End Wedding (2019)
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This is a heartwarming romcom about falling in love with Country, culture and family.
Continue readingYou’ll Never Find Me (2023)
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Sometimes you want a horror experience that’s visceral and uncomplicated and the debut feature by South Australian directors Indianna Bell and Josiah Allen gives that in spades.
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