Author: Peter Gray

If Britney Spears were to perform in Australia, these are the stages that would make sense. When Britney Spears recently captioned an Instagram post with the words “I will never perform in the U.S. again…but I hope to be sitting on a stool…performing with my son…in the UK and AUSTRALIA very soon,” it was inevitable…

After we teased Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa’s long-awaited action-comedy team-up The Wrecking Crew last year with first-look images, Prime Video has now unveiled the film’s first full-length trailer – and it’s every bit the explosive good time we were hoping for. Set against the sun-soaked streets of Hawaii, the film finally unites two of…

Rose McGowan has been speaking again – quietly, painfully, and with a clarity that still cuts. On the latest episode of Paul C. Brunson’s We Need To Talk podcast, the actress and activist reflected on the cost of telling the truth in an industry that rarely forgives women who do. Now 52, McGowan, one of…

Thanks to Sony Pictures Australia, we have 5 double in-season passes (Admit 2) to see Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson in the thrilling new action pic Mercy, in Australian theatres from January 22nd, 2026. In the near future, a detective (Chris Pratt) stands on trial accused of murdering his wife. He has 90 minutes to…

Thanks to Sony Pictures Australia, we have 5 double in-season passes (Admit 2) to see Ralph Fiennes in the epic sequel 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, exclusively in Australian theatres from January 15th, 2026. Expanding upon the world created by Danny Boyle and Alex Garland in 28 YEARS LATER – but turning that world…

Europa! Europa Film Festival is set to return for its fifth year in early 2026, expanding its footprint further than ever before. Alongside its established Melbourne and Sydney screenings, the festival will debut in Brisbane, Hobart and Auckland, bringing a month-long celebration of European cinema to new audiences across the region. Running from 19th February…

When Hostel was released theatrically in 2006 (it technically debuted in 2005 at the Toronto International Film Festival), it arrived like a blunt instrument. Audiences recoiled, critics argued, and the term “torture porn” entered the mainstream horror lexicon almost overnight. Directed by Eli Roth and produced by Quentin Tarantino, Hostel quickly became a lightning rod…

The Alliance Française French Film Festival is gearing up for another major year, offering audiences an early taste of what’s to come in 2026 with the announcement of seven standout titles from its upcoming program. After drawing a record-breaking crowd of nearly 199,000 attendees in 2025, the festival – now firmly established as Australia’s largest…

Fans can rejoicify and return to the Emerald City as Wicked: For Good, the epic conclusion to the untold story of the witches of Oz, arrives on digital platforms today (January 6th). After debuting at #1 at the global box office and earning a thrillifying USD $223 million, the film surpassed Part One as the…

When Christy Martin exploded into the public consciousness in the 1990s, she didn’t just change the visibility of women’s boxing – she redefined what strength could look like when it refused to be contained. Christy revisits that seismic rise through the eyes of those tasked with bringing her story to the screen: Sydney Sweeney, whose…

In Christy, writer-director David Michôd turns his gaze away from the brittle myths of masculine bravado that have long defined his work, and towards a woman whose strength was forged in public, pressure and pain. The film charts the life of boxing trailblazer Christy Martin not as a sports legend alone, but as someone who…

Sydney Sweeney has really been doing a commendable job of proving that, as an actress, she’s so much more than what we see on Euphoria.  Whilst there have been the expected streaming filmic choices (a Netflix horror effort, an Amazon sex thriller) and a dip into the superhero subsect (farewell Madame Web, we hardly knew…

2025 has proven to be a year of cinematic surprises, a period where filmmakers pushed boundaries, challenged expectations, and delivered stories that linger long after the credits roll. From pulse-pounding thrillers that leave you breathless, to intimate dramas that pierce the heart with quiet, unflinching honesty, this year’s films navigated extremes – emotional, visual, and…

Until the Sky Falls Quiet is not an easy film to watch, and that is precisely why it matters. Filmed largely in real time and through the doctors’ own cameras, directors Erica Yen-Chin Long and Jason Korr deliver a raw, urgent documentary that refuses distance or comfort. Following Western Sydney doctors Dr Siraj Sira and…

Between continents, contracts, and curtain calls, Barry Conrad has found himself standing at the threshold of a bold new chapter. In the space of just a few months, he went from rehearsal rooms in Australia to stepping into New York for meetings – landing in time to attend the Tony Awards the very next day…

Song Sung Blue brings a gentle, often disarming dignity to the art of imitation. Inspired by Greg Kohs’ 2008 documentary of the same name, it largely sidesteps the trap of becoming a jukebox curio thanks to Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson’s open-hearted performances, which ground the film in emotional sincerity rather than novelty. What begins…

Against the thunder of the Western Front, The Choral listens instead for something quieter – the fragile, defiant sound of people choosing to sing. Set in Ramsden, Yorkshire in 1916, the film unfolds as a community hollowed out by war attempts to hold itself together through music, recruiting boys to replace the men who have…

Set in 1916 during World War I, The Choral takes a look at a certain group of community who, in their time of hardship, come together to uphold a tradition that serves as a spiritual lifting. The choral society at the centre of the film have come to a crossroads.  Their choral director has been…

The Copenhagen Test arrives without the usual genre fanfare. There are no grandiose set pieces or relentless action beats demanding attention (at least not initially), with the series instead drawing viewers in quietly, building tension through atmosphere, psychology, and a creeping sense of dread. It’s a sci-fi espionage thriller that understands restraint can be more…

For more than a decade, Call the Midwife has made a virtue of quiet heroism – finding revolution not just in the streets, but in delivery rooms, kitchens, and moments of unspoken care. As the multi-award-winning drama returns with its Christmas special and the forthcoming Series 15, Poplar enters 1971: a year of upheaval and…

There’s something uniquely disorienting about realising a movie like Anaconda is old enough to be rebooted. The 1997 original – equal parts jungle pulp, star-studded curiosity, and cable TV staple – belongs to a very specific era of studio excess. So when this new Anaconda announces itself not just as a reboot but as a…

Thanks to Sony Pictures Australia, we have 5 double in-season passes (Admit 2) to see Ralph Fiennes in the The Choral, in Australian theatres from New Years Day, January 1st, 2026. 1916. As war rages on the Western Front, the Choral Society in Ramsden, Yorkshire has lost most of its men to the army. The…

Like all twist-laced thrillers based on successful (if trashy) novels, to some there’ll be a level of expectation walking into a feature like The Housemaid. Thankfully, even if you are initiated with the turns and curveballs that author Freida McFadden laid out in her novel of the same name, screenwriter Rebecca Sonnenshine (The Boys, The…

As outlandish as it sounds, in the early 1990s in Japan a rental family service (レンタル家族), or professional stand-in service, was founded to provide clients with actors who portray friends, family members, or coworkers for social events such as weddings, or to provide platonic companionship. In a city as big as Tokyo the idea of loneliness is…

In Rental Family, connection is never simple – it’s negotiated, performed, and deeply felt in the spaces between what’s said and what’s withheld. Takehiro Hira and Mari Yamamoto bring quiet precision and emotional intelligence to a film that lives in those in-between moments, portraying characters shaped as much by restraint as by longing. As Brendan…

In an age defined by curated selves and digital distance, Rental Family asks a quietly radical question: what if connection – even borrowed connection – could still save us? Directed with tender restraint by Hikari and anchored by a deeply humane performance from Brendan Fraser, the film follows a drifting American actor who finds work…

There’s a point every December when the sleigh bells start to feel a little too loud and the familiar holiday classics blur together. You’ve seen the same heartwarming arcs, the same snowy kisses, the same miraculous last-minute transformations. Sometimes you want a Christmas movie that doesn’t insist on comfort. You want something stranger, sharper, or…

Every great Batman era begins the same way: with skepticism. Michael Keaton was dismissed for his comedic inclinations. Ben Affleck was written off as a miscast action star. Robert Pattinson was mocked for his Twilight past. Even Heath Ledger’s casting within the Batman franchise was met with intense trepidation before he ultimately redefined The Joker….

Amazon MGM Studios have unveiled a series of first-look stills for The Wrecking Crew, their action-comedy starring Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa, which is set to premiere on Prime Video on January 28th, 2026. Born from one of Bautista’s own tweets – he posted on X in 2021 “Just going to throw this out into the atmosphere and…

Quiet, searching, and deeply felt, The History of Sound unfolds like a folk song passed carefully from hand to hand. Set in the aftermath of the First World War, Oliver Hermanus’ adaptation of Ben Shattuck’s short story traces the intimate bond between two young music students, Lionel and David, as their shared devotion to folk…