Television
Box Office: no wonder Netflix is doing well
Not much around at the moment and the figures reflect the fact. Jill Bilcock has a blink of attention even…
Brief: SAFC builds new jobs, engages in different ways
Shifting from Arts to an Industry portfolio, the SAFC is making interesting appointments.
Review: The Equalizer 2, Sony Pictures
Denzel Washington makes his first sequel in this vigilante effort, but The Equalizer 2 only slightly improves on its predecessor.
Box Office - 16 July 2018: tripping over tentpoles as holidays end
Some commercial English language films get a hard time in our cinemas, as micro budgeted local films arrive for an…
Suresh Ayyar, alive still in his work
For an artist, death is not final if the work lives on beyond personal memory. Editor Suresh Ayyar's friends search…
Review: Madeline’s Madeline, Revelation Perth International Film Festival
An astonishing debut performance drives this expressionistic coming-of-age film, toying with life, art and everything in-between.
Rolf de Heer - a chasm of difference between an Australian story and an Australian storyteller
Rolf de Heer is a remarkable filmmaker, Dutch born, probing deeply Australian stories, honoured internationally. Here he talks about the…
Review: Beast, Revelation Perth International Film Festival
A taut character study as well as a psychological thriller, this superbly acted film examines beasts and beauty on several…
Iranian cinema - sharply modern, fed by tradition
In art cinema land, Iranian films can be arresting, varied, mischievous and enigmatic. An email interview provides a glimpse of…
Review: Skyscraper, Universal Pictures
Dwayne Johnson takes on the world’s tallest building, a sky-high fire and generic villains in this derivative action effort.