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The Boy and The Heron review: Miyazaki's masterful return to form
The Boy and The Heron is Hayao Miyazaki's most daring and vulnerable work yet, signalling a welcome return to form…

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off review: Netflix animation gives hero's journey an extra life
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is a surprising rehash of the hero's journey, serving as both an alternative and a complimentary…

The Convert: Guy Pearce in trailer for new historical drama
Pearce describes The Convert, a film about pre-colonial New Zealand, as 'realistic and profound'.

Godzilla Minus One review: roar and emotional
Godzilla Minus One goes back to the Kaiju's origins, and in doing so rewrites the myth to include more Japanese…

Alexei Toliopoulos talks Brollie, Sunburnt Screens, and Looking for Alibrandi
From Ozploitation to the New Wave of Horror, Alexei Toliopoulos takes a deep dive into Australian film in Brollie's 'Sunburnt…

The Other Film Festival streams free movies on ACMI this weekend
Log into ACMI's Cinema 3 for a free selection of Deaf and Disability-led films.

Ron Howard in Queensland to shoot new film Eden
Director Ron Howard returns to the Gold Coast with Eden, which starts filming in a few days.

Shit screens at Nova this summer
Don't miss the one-night screening of Shit, adapted from the play by Patricia Cornelius.

Has Aardman, the studio behind Wallace & Gromit, run out of clay for future animations?
The specific clay used in Aardman's Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit may not exist in a few years' time.

NITV to broadcast in HD for the first time this December
NITV is making the switch to HD next month, following the likes of ABC and SBS who broadcast in both…