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Brunswick Underground Film Festival: 'We might as well help each other out’
BUFF's director Felix Hubble talks to ScreenHub about the ingenuity of today's filmmakers, and the new legacies now being written.
The Drama and anxiety cinema – why am I laughing while I feel so stressed?
When the world is going up in flames, sometimes we just want cinema that shows us the worst in people.
1000 Women in Horror – and why this dorky boy fell in love with Final Girls
Donna Davies’ documentary 1000 Women in Horror, based on the book by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, reminded me why I love the…
Proclivitas review: a promising Australian horror debut
Australian director Miley Tunnecliffe’s spooky debut feature explores the grim guilt of mistakes that drive our lives off the road.
I Swear review: beautiful, if occasionally hard to watch
Forget the BAFTAs brouhaha, the biopic I Swear speaks for itself on the challenges of living with Tourette’s syndrome.
Anemone review: Ronan Day-Lewis’ debut directorial feature is a slog
Not even Daniel Day-Lewis’ leading turn can help Anemone rise above its ploddingly verbose dialogue.
The Plague review: a creepy coming of age movie
Charlie Polinger’s debut feature The Plague understands the brutal games of teenage boys all too well.
The Bride! review: monstrously good fun
Director Maggie Gyllenhaal delivers a ferocious and feral update on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in The Bride!
The Testament of Ann Lee review: a sublime vision
Mona Fastvold trusts Amanda Seyfried with the role of a lifetime in superb The Testament of Ann Lee.
Sirât review: a tempestuous work of brilliant cinematic art
Following a father and son on a desperate journey, Sirât is a visceral study of hope and despair.