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Film Review: Beast; Daniel MacPherson anchors effective MMA drama

Beast doesn’t pretend to break new ground. It moves along a well-worn path – fall from grace, one last shot, the hope of redemption – but what sets it apart is how seriously it treats that journey. Directed by Tyler Atkins, working off Russell Crowe and David Frigerio‘s script, the film is less interested in…

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Interview: Tyler Atkins on directing Beast, violence as communication, and creative transformations

Beast hits with more than just brute force. Beneath the bone-crunching action is a story about restraint, identity, and the internal battles that don’t end when the fight does. Academy Award winner Russell Crowe steps into the role of a seasoned trainer, guiding Daniel MacPherson’s Patton James – a fighter pulled back into a world…

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Interview: Tyler Atkins on writing and directing Bosch & Rockit; “I wanted it to be a raw piece of Australian cinema.”

When you meet Tyler Atkins you’re immediately aware you’re in the presence of someone calm, intelligent, and confident in their own surroundings.  But, as Peter Gray learned, it took some time to get to that place for the Australian filmmaker, especially within the crafting of his feature debut, Bosch & Rockit. After first meeting earlier…

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Film Review: Bosch & Rockit is a spirited and emotional film that succeeds off its own scrappiness

A meditative presence, a sometimes-actor, and now writer/director, Tyler Atkins seems to revel in the difficulty of categorisation.  And it’s that loose scrappiness that shapes his feature-length debut, Bosch & Rockit, a spirited and emotional film that’s equally as uneasy to singularly designate. Based on Atkins’ own childhood, the film flirts with multiple genre temperaments…

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Win a double in-season pass to see Bosch & Rockit starring Luke Hemsworth

Thanks to Madman Films we have 10 double in-season passes (Admit 2) to see the new Australian comedy/drama Bosch & Rockit, starring Luke Hemsworth, Isabel Lucas and Rasmus King. In the late summer along the Australian coast, young father Bosch hits the road in a hurry to avoid a run in with the law. In…

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Luke Hemsworth and Lincoln Lewis close the festivities of the 2022 Gold Coast Film Festival

Bringing to a close 12 days of cinema celebration, the 20th annual Gold Coast Film Festival went out in suitable style with festival ambassador Lincoln Lewis, and actors Luke Hemsworth, Isabel Lucas, Rasmus King and director Tyler Atkins, there to celebrate the premiere of Bosch & Rockit, a soaring true story based on Atkins’ own…

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