The new documentary Tina Arena: Unravel Me celebrates the groundbreaking Australian performer’s 50 year career.
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This arresting drama follows the relationships between three couples holidaying on a farmstay in rural New South Wales.
The Deb is an enjoyable Australian comedy with characteristically crude humour. It’s a shame it’s not as good a musical as it is a comedy.
More than 100 years ago, a master pearl diver in Broome set up what is now the world’s oldest still-running open-air cinema.
Jon Bell’s film is a blend of parental anxiety, Indigenous lore and class tensions – and the first half had me thinking it might earn its place in Australia’s horror ranks.
The new show, centred on power struggles in Australia’s Top End, joins a spate of successful Australian commissions released by the streamer this year.
The Western Australian director’s new film, inspired in part by his own life experiences, offers a raw look at addiction, sacrifice and the limits of familial love.
The film, set in Australia, explores love, loss and life’s imperfections against some very recognisable backdrops.
Director Paul Goldman’s film could have shone a new light on the more difficult aspects of Australian masculinity. Sadly, it ends up feeling contrived.
The lavender painted bus named ‘Priscilla’ continues to pick up new fans while never going out of favour with its legion of original devotees, 30 years after its release.
New Australian documentary, The Blind Sea, follows vision-impaired surfer Matt Formston preparing to surf the notoriously dangerous Nazaré beach break.
Thanks to the internet, there is no shortage of information about films. But Margaret and David have left a hole that is hard to fill.
New Aussie horror Birdeater feels like it’s a new entry in this New Wave, filtered through an anarchic Australian sensibility. But after 40 minutes it fizzles out.
There is a glaring absence of Indigenous people and culture at the heart of the Mad Max films.
Even when Furiosa doesn’t speak, the new films are a huge step forward for the portrayal of women’s stories in the Mad Max world.
I have spent the last two years researching the cultures and practices of cinema-going. Here’s what people tell me.
For its many strengths, the film may divide audiences with its chaotic, surreal final act.
From Dance Academy to Wentworth, Australian TV experienced a boom of queer representation over the 2000s and 2010s.
New Australian film The Rooster is a small character study of two fragile men, and a powerful examination of isolation and moving on.
While there is nothing particularly surprising in Five Blind Dates, it is nevertheless a really refreshing film.
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