“It’s a story about Martin taking a big look at his life after a dire medical diagnosis that forced some real change… when I walked into his life I was dropped into a place where […]
Category: Festivals
‘Transmilitary’ Directors on the Award-Winning Doco
Gabe Silverman and Fiona Dawson discuss the origins and impact of their powerful documentary, and its connection to the controversial Trump administration ban on trans people serving in the military
Dirty God
In a Festival beset by unnecessary controversies and ill-considered depictions of violence, Dirty God showed us how well it can be done
Ant Timpson talks ‘Come to Daddy’ and the new thriller-comedy’s International Premiere
“As a fan making a film I wanted to make something that I knew would resonate with people who are savvy and maybe a little bit discerning”
The Unknown Saint
There’s no better place for dry humour than the desert. Couldn’t resist
Hail Satan?
Possibly the only Sydney Film Festival title ever to feature a question mark
Majhid Heath talks Australian Indigenous Horror Anthology ‘Dark Place’
“Five wickedly twisted tales from the next generation of Aboriginal Writer/Directors all looking at the post-colonial Aboriginal experience through the horror genre”
Parasite
Hundreds of films screen every year at the Sydney Film Festival and you can’t always rely on the best one, or close to it, getting it’s dues
Teona Strugar Mitevska talks ‘God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya’
“It’s a story of a woman who defies the rules of the establishment, of the Church, of the State. She goes against them all in order to redefine herself in her own terms, the way […]
Standing Up For Sonny
Everyone involved in this movie wants you to like it, so, so much
Film Fight Club S3E19: Sydney Film Festival wrap
Where we fight about our favourites, highlights, lowlights and trends from this year’s Sydney Film Festival and SFF flicks you can catch in cinemas soon!
RJ Mitte talks ‘Standing Up For Sonny’
Standing Up For Sonny is about Travis who is really reluctant to have a life and ends up getting a roommate who forces him to get out
The Dead Don’t Die
What a waste of everyone’s time.
Us, the cast, Jim Jarmusch; everyone except Tilda Swinton who here made magic all on her lonesome
Film Fight Club S3E18: Sydney Film Festival
Where we fight all things Sydney Film Festival, the many, many films we’ve seen in the past few days
Sacha Polak and Vicky Knight talk ‘Dirty God’
“It’s completely changed the way I am and the way I see myself doing this movie”
FILM FIGHT CLUB S317: SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL
Where we fight all things #SydFilmFest, what we’re seeing and what to look out for with Film Club’s Ian Barr & 2SER’s Stephen Hill
JUDY and PUNCH & THE NIGHTINGALE
Note: Plot point discussions follow for Judy and Punch and The Nightingale It’s incredibly disquieting that two revenge flicks, both supported by Australian State funding agencies, both starring Damon Herriman in the role of an […]
MIRRAH FOULKES ON ‘JUDY AND PUNCH’ AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
“It’s a pretty unusual film, it’s a fictionalised origin story about the infamous Punch and Judy puppet play”
PAIN AND GLORY
We don’t deserve Pedro Almodovar; thank God he disagrees
APOLLO 11
The Apollo 11 mission might be one of the last things that might typically call for a suspense-ridden retelling. Thankfully, the filmmakers didn’t listen
FILM FIGHT CLUB S3E16: SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL
Where we fight about all things Sydney Film Festival, what we’re seeing and what you should see with the Film in Revolt crew and 2SER’s Stephen Hill
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