There’s something undeniably magical about Old Hollywood romance – and for Melbourne-based creative Cassidy Krygger, that magic has come full circle. After years of admiring the timeless charm of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Krygger has brought her own modern interpretation to life with Love in the Moonlight, a supernatural romantic comedy set to premiere…
There’s a scrappy, endearing charm running through Crash Land that feels baked into its DNA – the kind of film that knows exactly where it comes from, even if it occasionally treads familiar ground getting there. Drawing clear inspiration from the DIY chaos of Jackass and the offbeat sincerity of early-2000s indie comedies, the film…
As Ryan Gosling takes audiences on an interstellar journey in Project Hail Mary (read our full review here), out in theatres this weekend, it’s the perfect moment to reflect on a career defined by range, risk, and unforgettable performances. From heartthrob romance in The Notebook to intense drama in Half Nelson, from enigmatic antiheroes in…
Twenty years on, She’s the Man remains one of those rare teen comedies that didn’t just survive its era – it quietly outgrew it. Released in the US on March 17th, 2006, the film arrived at the tail end of a very specific wave: glossy, high-concept teen comedies built around identity swaps, social hierarchies, and…
There’s a certain chaotic magic to 2019’s Ready or Not that felt lightning-in-a-bottle – a savage, tightly wound satire wrapped in a gleefully bloody game of survival. So walking into Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, I wasn’t necessarily convinced a sequel was needed. And yet, while it doesn’t quite recapture that original bite,…
After days of blink-and-you’ll-miss-it teases, the wait is finally over — the first full trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day has arrived, ushering in a bold new era for Peter Parker. Following the record-breaking global success of Spider-Man: No Way Home, the next chapter doesn’t just pick up the pieces – it reinvents them. Set…
There’s a particular kind of horror film that doesn’t just aim to scare you – it lingers, quietly burrowing under your skin by tapping into something far more recognisable than any monster. That’s exactly what Proclivitas achieves, weaving together grief, addiction, and memory into something as emotionally raw as it is unnerving. At its centre…
There’s a quiet erosion happening on the red carpet, and it’s time someone said it out loud. To the Academy Awards and Vanity Fair: stop asking influencers to cover your most prestigious cultural events. This isn’t about snobbery. It’s about standards. The red carpet has long been a strange hybrid space – part journalism, part…
There’s something immediately appealing about the gleefully ridiculous premise of Pretty Lethal: take a troupe of young ballet dancers, strand them in the middle of nowhere after witnessing a violent crime, and then let them fight their way out using a very particular set of skills. It’s the kind of concept that sounds like a…
In an animation landscape still crowded with sequels and recycled brands, Arco feels like a small but refreshing gust of imagination. Directed by French animator Ugo Bienvenu, the film plays like a gentle throwback to the kind of children’s adventure that once trusted young audiences to grapple with big ideas – while still delivering colour,…
There’s a particular kind of comedy that thrives on chaos: a ticking clock, a doomed plan, a gathering of people who should absolutely not be in the same room together. Same Same But Different gleefully embraces that tradition, then complicates it with something far more interesting – the messy, contradictory puzzle of cultural identity. The…
When Andy Weir published Project Hail Mary, the author once again proved he had a knack for turning dense scientific problem-solving into compulsively entertaining storytelling. It was perhaps inevitable that Hollywood would come calling – and just as they did with “The Martian”, the task of translating Weir’s meticulous, deeply internal prose to the screen fell…
There’s something quietly fascinating about the way the Colleen Hoover cinematic universe has begun to take shape. What once seemed like purely BookTok-bound melodrama has, somewhat improbably, found a foothold on the big screen. The first adaptation arrived under a cloud of off-screen drama that ultimately overshadowed its success, but it also proved that unapologetically…
In Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger, Chrissy Metz steps into the role of Jessica, a sharp, New York journalist whose job is to observe the world – but whose heart is transformed by the people she meets. Our Peter Gray spoke with the actress about stepping into communities different from her own, finding…
Ryan Gosling has built a career on playing men caught between intellect and emotion, but in Project Hail Mary he delivers one of his most engaging performances yet. Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (ever the inventive duo), and adapted from the beloved novel by Andy Weir, the film turns a deeply scientific premise into…
Few environments capture the fragile hierarchies of adolescence quite like summer camp. Friendships form quickly, loyalties shift overnight, and the unspoken rules of belonging can be as ruthless as they are invisible. The Plague taps directly into that volatile world, following a 12-year-old boy who becomes entangled in a cruel camp tradition targeting an outcast…
Cruelty has always been a rite of passage in coming-of-age stories, but few films capture the quiet terror of adolescent social hierarchies as vividly as The Plague. Set at a water polo summer camp in the summer of 2003, writer-director Charlie Polinger’s striking debut transforms the awkward, anxiety-ridden world of early teenage boyhood into something…
For producer Jenna MacMillan, stepping behind the camera for the first time wasn’t about abandoning what she already knew, it was about trusting herself to lead the story. With The Snake, her offbeat directorial debut premiering in competition at this year’s SXSW Film & TV Festival, MacMillan brings writer-star Susan Kent’s sharp, darkly funny script…
A murder mystery usually begins with a body. In Kill Me, it begins with a question: what if the detective and the victim were the same person? Blending a darkly comic whodunit with an unexpectedly candid exploration of depression, the film follows Jimmy (Charlie Day), who begins investigating his own attempted murder, unsure whether he’s…
Thanks to Kismet Movies, we have 3 double digital in-season passes (Admit 2) to see the Academy Award-nominated animated adventure Arco, in Australian theatres from March 12th, 2026, featuring the voices of Will Ferrell, America Ferrera, Natalie Portman, Mark Ruffalo, Flea and Andy Samberg. A magical and beautifully animated journey through time, ARCO is a…
Blacktown City Mayor Brad Bunting has welcomed the NSW Government’s decision to begin the search for a second major film studio in Greater Sydney, saying Western Sydney is perfectly positioned to help drive the next phase of Australia’s screen industry growth. The NSW Government has committed up to $100 million towards the development of a…
A delightfully off-kilter new Australian film is about to arrive, with the first trailer now unveiled for Alphabet Lane, set to open in Australian cinemas on April 23rd, 2026. Written and directed by James Litchfield in his striking feature debut, the film pairs Tilda Cobham-Hervey (Apple Cider Vinegar, Jimpa) and Nicholas Denton (Talamasca, Dangerous Liaisons)…
Thanks to StudioCanal Australia and Think Tank Communications, we have 5 double in-season passes (Admit 2) to see Glen Powell in the wicked new comedy How To Make A Killing, now screening in Australian cinemas. Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, blue-collar Becket Redfellow (Glen Powell) will stop at nothing to reclaim his…
From Sony Pictures Animation – the powerhouse behind Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – comes GOAT, a high-energy, all-animal sports comedy about a small dreamer trying to muscle his way into a game built for giants. Set in the roarball arena, where claws are sharp and egos sharper, the film follows undersized underdog Will as he…
When The Fabulous Baker Boys arrived in 1989, it carried the modest shape of a character drama: two weary lounge musicians drifting through a career of half-empty hotel bars and forgotten standards. What transformed the film into something electric was the arrival of Michelle Pfeiffer as Susie Diamond – a character who, in lesser hands,…
Rumours are swirling that the Jason Bourne franchise could be gearing up for another reboot – this time without Matt Damon, the actor who defined the role across the majority of the series; The Bourne Identity in 2002, The Bourne Supremacy in 2004, The Bourne Ultimatum in 2007, and Jason Bourne in 2016, with only…
During the final stage of U.S. Army Ranger selection, a routine training exercise mutates into something far more dangerous in War Machine – a survival thriller that hits the ground running and never lets up. Speaking with director Patrick Hughes and star Alan Ritchson, our Peter Gray unpacked the film’s pulse-pounding rhythm, from meticulously engineered…
There’s something undeniably infectious about GOAT. It moves at the speed of a sugar high and rarely stops to breathe, which is either part of its charm or its greatest flaw depending on your tolerance for chaos. At its core, this animated sports comedy follows a scrappy young underdog (or under-goat, technically) – Will Harris…
When Cédric Klapisch makes a film about time, he doesn’t treat it as something fixed or distant. Instead, it becomes something fluid – memories bleeding into the present, generations speaking to each other across decades. His latest film, Colours of Time, screening at the Alliance Française French Film Festival, begins with a simple discovery: in…
Gold Coast Film Festival returns from 22nd April to 3rd May, 2026, and if this year’s opening and closing night films are anything to go by, it’s shaping up to be one of its most emotionally charged editions yet. Fresh from critical acclaim at the Berlin Film Festival, Warwick Thornton’s Wolfram will open the festival…
