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Aussie film Take My Hand: romantic, but fumbles chronic illness storyline
Chronic illness is tricky to depict onscreen – does Take My Hand get it right?
Paddington in Peru: how a little bear teaches us about kindness and family
Paddington in Peru explores themes of kindness and family in a journey to reconnect with his roots.
Would you be better off without your kids? Audrey cheekily asks the question
Audrey is a quintessentially Aussie dark comedy that questions the sacrifices of motherhood.
Woman of the Hour: reframing true crime in a post-#MeToo era
Anna Kendrick’s unflinching directorial debut, Woman of the Hour, reframes a real crime for a post-#MeToo era.
5 incredible Indian films from the 2024 Adelaide Film Festival
5 standout Indian films from the Adelaide Film Fest that redefine cinematic storytelling.
Peter Weir’s The Cars That Ate Paris – a driving force in Ozploitation filmmaking
How The Cars That Ate Paris shaped Ozploitation film culture.
The Blair Witch Project at 25: how one film changed the horror genre
The Blair Witch Project popularised the low budget 'found-footage' horror genre and inspired a generation of indie filmmakers.
Wake in Fright retains clarity after all these years
With Umbrella Entertainment announcing the restoration of Aussie film classic Wake in Fright, it’s time to reflect on the gritty…
Netflix’s A Family Affair rejects stories of sexual women as ‘bad mothers’ – but it’s a terrible film.
Starring Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron, A Family Affair fails in its mission to challenge stereotypes about sexual mothers.
‘Maternal cli-fi’: the new genre changing up the absent-mother narrative in cinema
How The End We Start From boosted maternal cli-fi, a genre spotlighting mothers in worlds destroyed by natural disasters.
