Created by Taylor Sheridan, The Madison trades the sweeping ranch rivalries of his earlier work for something more intimate: a character-driven drama about family, grief and reinvention set against the vast landscapes of Montana. The new Paramount+ original series follows the Clyburn family — led by Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell as Stacy and Preston…
Created by Taylor Sheridan, The Madison may have been born from the creative orbit that produced Yellowstone, but it ultimately emerges as something far more intimate: a quietly devastating family drama wrapped in the sweeping visual language of the American West. Rather than leaning on the operatic power struggles that have defined Sheridan’s other series,…
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…
Bringing a beloved literary character to the screen is never simple – but in the case of Scarpetta, the journey has been particularly long. The television adaptation of Patricia Cornwell’s bestselling crime novels has been decades in the making, and now a powerhouse cast led by Nicole Kidman is finally stepping into the world of…
For decades, readers of Patricia Cornwell’s bestselling crime novels have followed the meticulous, morally driven investigations of medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta. Now, the character finally makes the leap to television in Scarpetta, with Nicole Kidman (possibly the busiest woman working in Hollywood) stepping into the blood-spattered lab coat. It’s a fitting match. Kidman brings…
When One Piece premiered on Netflix in 2023, it achieved something many believed impossible: successfully translating Eiichiro Oda’s beloved manga phenomenon into a live-action spectacle that delighted longtime fans and newcomers alike. Based on the highest-selling manga series of all time – with more than 500 million copies sold worldwide – the high-seas adventure quickly…
When One Piece debuted on Netflix in 2023, it achieved the rare feat of translating one of the world’s most beloved manga into a live-action adventure that thrilled both longtime fans and newcomers. Based on Eiichiro Oda’s record-breaking manga – with more than 500 million copies sold worldwide – the series quickly became a global…
Few adaptations have carried the weight of expectation quite like One Piece. Based on Eiichiro Oda’s record-breaking manga – the highest-selling of all time with more than 500 million copies in circulation – the series sailed onto Netflix in 2023 and quickly became a global phenomenon, topping charts in more than 75 countries and racking…
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…
When Miranda Tapsell first brought audiences into the vibrant world of Top End Wedding, it felt like a joyous corrective to the romantic comedy formula – a film bursting with culture, community and the unapologetic warmth of family. But the story doesn’t end with the fairy-tale wedding. In the new series continuation, Top End Bub,…
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…
There’s something undeniably thrilling about watching a filmmaker swing this hard. From Maggie Gyllenhaal – whose directorial debut The Lost Daughter announced a fierce and precise new voice – The Bride! arrives as a bold, operatic reimagining of Mary Shelley’s mythos. On paper, it’s intoxicating: a 1930s Chicago-set fever dream starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale,…
Twenty-six years after outrunning a suspiciously familiar masked killer, the Core Four are back in the killer’s crosshairs and no horror movie IP is safe. Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Anna Faris, and Regina Hall reunite in Scary Movie alongside returning favourites and fresh faces to slash through reboots, remakes, requels, prequels, sequels, spin-offs, elevated horror, origin…
For 80 years, the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race has occupied a rare place in Australian cultural life – a spectacle of endurance that unfolds each summer as the nation watches the fleet charge south into the Bass Strait, one of the most volatile stretches of water on earth. It is a race built on…
There’s something deliciously ironic about the fact that, in an age obsessed with spoilers, audiences are flocking to stories where many already know the ending. Prime Video’s “Crime On Prime” slate isn’t just ambitious – it’s strategic. With adaptations of novels by James Patterson, Patricia Cornwell, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Catherine Ryan Howard launching…
