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The new film from Stan manages to bend the rules of the Christmas genre without breaking them.
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.
Before the Mad Max franchise began, The Cars That Ate Paris was Australia’s first ‘car crash’ film. It would become a uniquely Australian film genre.
Directed by John Sheedy and adapted from the book of the same name by Craig Silvey, Runt is will appeal to older children and young adolescents.
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.
Kathryn Joy’s father murdered their mother. A new Australian documentary traces eight years of a journey of self-discovery, through Kathryn tracing their family’s violent history.
The new film could be considered a huge achievement in Australian animation – even if it does lack adult appeal.
The Mad Max films are set in an arid, barren, apocalyptic world known in the movies as ‘the wasteland’ – what does this tell us about the Australian environment?
With its occult themes, ’70s nostalgia and some AI controversy thrown into the mix, it’s easy to see why the film was a US box-office success.
The new Australian war epic is a young man’s production in more than one sense of the word.
The film tells the story of Troy Lovegrove, a seven-year-old Australian boy who became HIV-infected during birth.
New independent Aussie film Christmess is emotionally engrossing and satisfying in its combination of melancholy tinged with the vague outlines of hope.
Arkie was created by illustrator Nathan Jurevicius 21 years ago. She has evolved into graphic novels, games, toys – and now an animated feature.
Aussiewood sprinkled its star dust at this year’s 80th Golden Globes with five nominations and an acting win for Cate Blanchett.
Undercover cop narratives are usually full of anxiety, but The Stranger goes a step further, focusing on the trauma and darkness of the job.
Uncle Jack Charles had a remarkable career of truth-telling across theatre, screen and books.
Our expert shares the five films from the Melbourne International Film Festival that have stuck with him.
Ken Cameron’s film of Helen Garner’s Monkey Grip is dark, yearning, weird – and incredibly sexy – writes Ronnie Scott.
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Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Lecturer, Media, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor in Cinema Studies, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Illustration and Animation, Adelaide University ; University of Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer, Media Studies and Production, University of Southern Queensland
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Executive Director, Compton School
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Lecturer in Theatre, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of English Literature, University of Southern Queensland
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Director of Learning and Teaching, School of Arts., Western Sydney University
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Professor, Film, Screen, Animation, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, College of Creative Arts, Design and Humanities, Adelaide University
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Senior Lecturer School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Monash University
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Film Producer at The Picture Tank, recent AFTRS Masters graduate, Australian Film, Television and Radio School
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Academic tutor, school of design, The University of Melbourne