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Film Review: Sovereign; Nick Offerman dominates quietly intense, masculine drama

An uncomfortable drama inspired by true events, Sovereign is a quiet, muscular outing from first-time feature filmmaker Christian Swegal, featuring a terrifying, layered turn from Nick Offerman at its core that speaks to the actor’s undeniable presence. Jerry and Joseph Kane were a father-son duo of anti-government extremists; Jerry was a self-proclaimed “sovereign citizen” who…

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Interview: Nick Offerman on his new film Sovereign, toxic ideology, and being an optimist in a divisive world climate

Inspired by true events, Sovereign stars Nick Offerman as Jerry Kane, a radicalised “sovereign citizen” who, with his 16-year-old son Joseph (Jacob Tremblay), gunned down two West Memphis police officers in 2010, sparking a deadly manhunt. Directed by Christian Swegal, and also starring Dennis Quaid, Nancy Travis and Martha Plimpton, Sovereign draws chilling parallels to…

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Interview: Jocelyn Moorhouse on directing The Fabulous Four; “It was beautiful and exciting, and a little scary to meet my heroes.”

Australian director Jocelyn Moorhouse is no stranger to working with some of the industry’s finest actresses.  But what about the most fabulous? Starring Susan Sarandon, Bette Midler, Megan Mullally and Sheryl Lee Ralph, The Fabulous Four is an uproarious comedy about a group of life-long friends (Sarandon, Mullally, and Ralph) who travel to Key West,…

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Win a double in-season pass to the ensemble comedy The Fabulous Four

Thanks to Transmission Films we have 5 double in-season passes (Admit 2) to see the new ensemble comedy The Fabulous Four, starring Susan Sarandon, Bette Midler, Megan Mullally and Sheryl Lee Ralph, in Australian cinemas from August 1st, 2024. If three’s a crowd, four’s a party! THE FABULOUS FOUR is an uproarious comedy about a…

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Summering is an appealing, if safe, drama about the bonds of female adolescence: Sundance Film Festival Review

Comparisons to Rob Reiner’s 1986 coming-of-age drama Stand By Me will be inevitable when discussing James Ponsoldt‘s Summering; the Sundance fixture returning to the festival following his last effort, the critically mauled 2017 Tom Hanks vehicle The Circle, the first of his filmography to not screen at the festival.  The dark elements, thematic inclinations, and…

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