Film & TV

The director of Suicide Squad and End of Watch, David Ayer has joined the ever-expanding catalogue of Netflix Originals with his new film Bright, written by Max Landis (Chronicle) and starring Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Lucy Fry and Noomi Rapace, set to premiere on the streaming service later this year. Set in an alternate present-day where humans, orcs, elves…

Although short, the debut teaser trailer for new Netflix Original Film Okja will have you hooked. Directed by South Korean visionary Bong Joon Ho (Snowpiercer) comes a mysterious adventure following a young girl named Mija, where the stakes are high to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend – a massive animal named ‘Okja’. Watch…

Pawno is a character driven ensemble film set in the diverse and multicultural suburb of Footscray. It revolves around one day in the lives of twelve characters. The film is set in an ageing Pawnbrokers shop and at the core of the story beats a romance, yet love is rarely simple. Within a day, lives…

The British are known for their heavy suspense filled drama series and Foxtel’s BBC First Australia are delivering us quite a few. One of these, Series 2 of The Missing, returns with a brand new case and an almost entirely new cast. For more about this series you can read our interview with lead actor David Morrissey. We were…

Miss Sloane could be renamed, “Ms Stone.” The film is about an ambitious and icy woman who acts as a lobbyist for a firm that is advocating on behalf of a gun control bill in the States. It’s a tense, political drama with as many power-plays, twists, turns and slights of hand as The Ides…

“…There’s no living with a killing. There’s no going back from one. Right or wrong. It’s a brand. A brand sticks” 17 years ago, the world was introduced to Bryan Singer’s X-Men Universe and with it came the arrival of Wolverine portrayed by Australia’s own Hugh Jackman. It was his breakout Hollywood role and his…

Obedience and groupthink were cogs of a never-ending machine which kept Nazism running in the sinister era of Hitler. Husbands would churn trough factory work in the name of their Fuhrer, housewives would do all they were allowed to in order to support the regime, and their sons would fight and coldly die, scared and…

As the 30th anniversary of the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) approaches, a final round of speakers have been announced today for the documentary and factual screen industry event. Co-founder of satirical media empire The Chaser, Julian Morrow joins AIDC 2017’s up-to-the-minute session Political Documentary in a Post-Truth World, presented by Screen NSW. Morrow will moderate a panel featuring AACTA Award-winning…

Despite not winning anything of its three Oscar Nominations, Hidden Figures still topped the week’s box office ladder, earning $2.75m. Sitting in the top spot for the 2nd week in a row is a good place for this film to be in, as people find out more and more about the three women involved in…

The Iris’ Larry Heath sits down with Aaron McGrath & Angourie Rice to talk Jasper Jones‘ big screen adaptation. We find out if either of them have actually read the book, learn more about their roles in the film and talk about their experiences filming in Pemberton, WA. Jasper Jones hits Australian cinemas this Thursday,…

Berserk and the Band of the Hawk bases its narrative on the popular and long-running manga series of the same name. It’s only natural that such a franchise would eventually be adopted into the gaming sphere. Further, Berserk‘s gory and action-oriented nature seem like they’d be the perfect ingredients for a Dynasty Warriors style beat…

A new drama series starring Hugo Weaving and based on Elliot Perlman’s critically acclaimed novel will air on ABC and iView this April. Seven Types of Ambiguity is described as “an exploration of the complicated emotional terrain of relationships and the risks people will go to in the name of love.” The synopsis from ABC reads:…

In a moment that is sure to go down as one of the more embarrassing in Oscar History, the wrong winner was announced for Best Picture at the 89th Annual Academy Awards today, as Bonnie and Clyde’s Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway revealed the winner as La La Land, before Moonlight eventually accepted the prize. The…

A recent statement made by FromSoftware president Hedetaka Miyazaki has indicated that Dark Souls III could be the final chapter in the series, so forthcoming DLC The Ringed City could be our last chance to dip into the unforgiving world that has been so thoughtfully spun for hardcore gamers these past few years. Of course…

We don’t get many films set in small Australian towns in the mid-60s, and though this is the era applied to the story of Jasper Jones, what unfolds is far from exclusive to any one period. Through a cleverly winding and well-paced tale, adapted by director Rachel Perkins from Craig Silvey’s best-selling novel, Jasper Jones…

The 9 Months That Made You is an informative and entertaining documentary series. It traces how we grow from a single cell and form into a human baby. This series is presented by Dr Michael Mosley and is produced and directed by Nicola Cook (Horizon). Through a series of excellent animations and case studies we…

Having already won himself a trophy at the Hollywood Film Awards and the Seattle Film Critics Awards for Doctor Strange‘s Visual Effects, VFX Supervisor Stef Ceretti is up for an Oscar tomorrow – the second time the French native has been up for the accolade (the first being for another Marvel film – Guardians of…

While at a special function to celebrate the Aussies nominated for Academy Awards in Los Angeles, our very own Jaime Lewis sat down with Greig Fraser, who has received an Oscar nomination as Director of Photography for Lion – one of three Australian films (alongside Tanna and Hacksaw Ridge), which is enjoying a slew of…

From the beginning, it is immediately apparent that For Honor is a special game. Games of this caliber that not only present intricate and diverse mechanics that allow for fluid moment-to-moment gameplay, but remain addictive and fulfilling at the same time, expecting players to tackle its mechanics with both persistence and patience.  For Honor puts players…

Mass Effect: Andromeda is going to be one hell of a game. From the moment I was introduced to the space-bound crew of the Ark Hyperion, hurtling as we were to realms unknown, I knew I was in this for the long haul. I will admit to having little prior experience with the Mass Effect…

Things are certainly in full swing now. After last weeks return that still put our main group at a severe disadvantage with those pesky Saviours, the road to war has finally tipped in favour of our heroes. Although neither Negan nor Simon showed up to exercise their off-the-wall brand of villainy, The Walking Dead still…

Beyond the Walls tells the story of a young speech therapist who moves into a townhouse she has mysteriously inherited. She discovers hallways and rooms that suddenly appear then disappear, filling her with terror. Her ever-shifting house is also manipulating other occupants, interweaving space-time continuums that lead Lisa on an initiatory journey into the deepest…

So it looks as though Australian audiences want more than light S&M in the bedroom, with Hidden Figures, the Taraji P. Henson film about female African-American mathematicians at NASA, taking the top spot this week. In its opening week, it made $3.25m and beat out Fifty Shades Darker for no. 1. Like many of the…

For some, it’s the last real taste of innocence, and the first real taste of life. But for everyone, it’s the time that memories are made of. Rob Reiner’s nostalgic classic Stand By Me is back on the big screen at Event Cinemas George St March 3rd, it’s one of those treasures absolutely not to…

Starting in March 2017, when the nights are cooling down and when it’s pure pleasure to crawl under the blanket, Mov’In Bed takes the outdoor cinema experience to the next level. No more sore back, no more sore neck, no more need to use your backpack as a pillow. Watch a movie in the comfort…

Directed by Ridley Scott, filmed in Australia and featuring a stellar international cast – including no less than five Aussies in key roles* – you can say we’re more than a little excited about the release of the latest film in the Alien saga – Alien: Covenant. To whet our appetite, 20th Century Fox have…

If there’s one thing everybody can say about this film, it is that the film is punchy. Studio comedies have been very underwhelming the past few years, especially from studios like Warner Brothers (the less said about Hot Pursuit, the better), regardless of the comedic talent involved. So when I heard about this film that…

The 2017 Alliance Française French Film Festival is enjoying its 28th anniversary this year, and to celebrate we have TEN double, single session passes (valid nationally) on offer. Featuring a fabulous line-up of 45 films, the Festival showcases the very best of contemporary French Cinema and will screen at Palace Cinemas around Australian from March…

Darlinghurst bar The Long Goodbye has a rabid obsession with Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Or so it would seem as they prepare to host Buffy Night on March 8. Celebrating 20 years of the iconic cult hit, the bar will be serving themed drinks including “Corpse Reviver no. 2”, “Blood and Sand”, “Bloody Mary” and…

Australians in Film has announced that applications have now opened for 9th annual Heath Ledger Scholarship, awarded to Australian rising actors from ages 18-35 who demonstrate a long and potential career. The scholarship is dedicated to the legacy of Australian actor Heath Ledger, whose extraordinary commitment to the craft of acting, most notably in his…