Have you ever noticed how many flicks have a passing, momentary or even not insignificant shot of the starry sky overlaid with dialogue, anticipation, or perhaps nothing at all? Have you taken those scenes for […]
A STAR IS BORN
Most movies are made by movie stars for people who are not movie stars. Most movies. Now the third American remake of a story with more than one iconic interpretation, characters in Bradley Cooper’s version, […]
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E42: SCIFI FILM FESTIVAL’S SIMON FOSTER & A STAR IS BORN
Where we chat all things SciFi Film Festival with Program Director Simon Foster – at Event Cinemas George Street from Oct 18-21 – and fight about whether A Star Is Born lives up […]
BLIND MAN DEATH STARE – FILMONIK MELBOURNE
Produced as part of Filmonik Kabaret 2018 in Bakehouse Studios, Melbourne
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E41: SF3 SMARTFONE FLICK FEST & WHAT IS DEMOCRACY’S ASTRA TAYLOR
Where we review the best smartphone filmmaking on offer at the SF3 Gala and chat all things What is Democracy with Director Astra Taylor, screening at the Antenna Documentary Film Festival – tune […]
SF3 GALA 2018 SHOWS WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH AN IPHONE OR SAMSUNG
“Smartphone filmmaking has come a long way – thank you for supporting the democratisation of filmmaking” SF3 SmartFone Flick Fest co-founders Angela Blake and Alison Crew welcomed the Festival’s largest-ever crowd to last night’s Gala, […]
A SIMPLE FAVOR
A Simple Favor is a lot of things. It’s a thriller, a mystery and a comedy but, importantly, it is not a parody. Watching this, and you really should stop reading this (spoiler-free) review (but […]
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E40: SF3 FINALISTS REN THACKHAM & LAUREN ORRELL + A SIMPLE FAVOUR
Where we chat all things smartphone filmmaking with SmartFone Flick Fest SF3 finalists Lauren Orrell & Ren Thackham & more than simply favour ‘A Simple Favour’ – Wednesdays 7:30PM on 2SER and subscribe […]
MANDY
Nicolas Cage: The Movie is here. That’s right, internet; you spoke, and the film Gods heard you. For this is not a film about a couple (Cage and Andrea Riseborough) and their quiet sojourn in […]
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E39: QUEERSCREEN FESTIVAL DIRECTOR LISA ROSE & SYDNEY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL REVIEWS
Where we chat all things Queerscreen 2018 with Festival Director Lisa Rose and fight about favourite flicks from our weird and wonderful weekends at the Sydney Underground Film Festival – Subscribe to the […]
THE GREEN FOG
If you’re an Alfred Hitchcock fan, you’ve probably noticed that Vertigo has gone up in the public’s estimation. Jumping from #61 to #9 on the American Film Institute’s latest Top 100 list, the film is […]
THE BILL MURRAY STORIES: LIFE LESSONS LEARNT FROM A MYTHICAL MAN
“If we’re kind and polite, the world will be right.” There’s a reason Paddington 2 has been a monster success, and it’s the same reason why The Bill Murray Stories will resonate stronger than it might have in years […]
‘POWER MERI’ WORLD PREMIERE TO TAKE PLACE AT PASIFIKA FILM FESTIVAL
“At a time when women’s sport in Australia is enjoying unprecedented growth, exposure and opportunity, I hope the film will inspire women and girls in Australia to follow their dreams in sport or in life.” […]
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E38: SYDNEY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL DIRECTOR STEFAN POPESCU
Where we pause our fighting to chat all things weird and wonderful at Sydney Underground Film Festival with Festival Director Stefan Popescu – kicking off this weekend at Marrickville’s Factory Theatre – tune in […]
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E37: SYDNEY LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL & CRAZY RICH ASIANS
Where we chat with Sydney Latin American Film Festival Programmer Gisselle Gallego and fight about all things Crazy Rich Asians – in cinemas now! Wednesdays 7:30PM on 2SER
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E36: KINO SYDNEY & SHORT FILMMAKING
Where we pause fighting to chat all things short filmmaking and collaboration with Kino Sydney’s Bryan Fisher and Christina Maras, and then resume fighting about Danny Boyle getting on the bad side of […]
CALAMITY JANE
Shows are almost always better when you can barely tell the difference between the stage and the stands – Calamity Jane is no exception. Moseying across town from the Hayes Theatre to Belvoir, the new […]
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E35: THE MEG, CRAZY RICH ASIANS, BLAZE, FIRST REFORMED, WEST OF SUNSHINE & MIRAI
Where we fight about Ethan Hawke behind and in front of the camera, giant sharks that should have remained extinct, rich folk who are both crazy and Asian, the latest Australian fare and […]
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E34: MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL & BODIED
Where we fight about the fightingest film ever, Bodied, and what you can look forward to in cinemas and else from the Melbourne International Film Festival with Another Bloody Movie Podcast’s Sean Coates […]
MOBY DICK
There are many advantages to books – they paint a picture for us, while permitting us to dive deep into our imaginations. Sport for Jove’s production of Moby Dick manages this with aplomb in this […]
NELL GWYNN
Chemistry can make or break a play – here, thankfully, they nailed it. The New Theatre’s latest production, Nell Gwynn, is an exemplar of rags to riches stories, here chronicling the rise of ‘low-born’ Nell (Bishanyia […]
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E33: MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL & ON CHESIL BEACH
Where we fight about the many, many top MIFF flicks and Saoirse Ronan’s return to the world of Ian McEwan with Sean Coates from Another Bloody Movie Podcast – Wednesdays 7:30PM on 2SER
