Nightstream Film Festival (NFF) - A brutal beginning, including a sixteenth birthday, a seance, and a death-by-bookshelf set the scene for Alison's Birthday, a 1981 Ozsploitation film from the mind of Ian Coughlan. Despite the tragedy and the terrifying message of impending doom (seemingly sent by the spirit of her dead father), Alison (Joanne Samuel) [...]

SUNDANCE 2021 PREMIERE - Quirky, charming GNT pokes fun at modern influencer culture, the pros and cons of neo-feminism, and “keeping up with the Joneses”... or should I say, “The Joans.”  Four minutes of raucous fun, directed, written, and animated by the dynamic duo of Sara Hirner and Rosemary Vasquez-Brown, GNT combines a unique visual [...]

Revenge gets a new name with latest vigilante justice film Guilt. Strong performances and an engaging “tried-and-true” concept battled thin storylines and slow pacing, but thankfully the performances and compelling concept won the day making Guilt worth the view.   Guilt follows Jessie (Janet Shay), a psychiatrist turned vengeance extraordinaire. Her earlier professional years consisted of focusing [...]

FANTASIA FILM FESTIVAL 2020 SCREENING - I suppose a film like MORGANA should come with a content warning - and therefore so should my review. If raw, unashamed sexuality is a problem for you, MORGANA isn’t the film for you. There’s overt sexual imagery and language, discussion of female anatomy, female desires, and plenty of [...]

Continuance Pictures has selected the Top 25 script submissions for the first Continue Short Film Initiative, which aims to establish a platform for Australian talent and provide opportunities for emerging filmmakers everywhere. Unexpectedly, the Continue initiative proved popular internationally, with filmmakers from all corners of the globe submitting their film and television scripts. A third [...]

A couples' camping trip turns into a frightening ordeal when they stumble across the scene of a horrific crime. "Nerve-wracking" is an oft-used (and oft-abused) phrase you encounter when reading about horror movies.  I don't think I've ever used that phrase before in my reviews (feel free to prove me wrong), but here we are: [...]

Monster Fest, Australia’s premier genre film festival celebrating cult, horror and the fantastic, returns for its seventh edition November 22-26, 2017 at the Lido Cinemas in Melbourne, mounted with the support of Screen Australia. These dates include the festival’s industry component, The Swinburne University Media and Communication Monster Academy, which will kick off the festival [...]