Jess goes day sailing with some friends, a fun jaunt that is meant to last a few hours, and give her a needed break from her autistic son. Then! The ship is caught in a sudden, vicious storm and capsized. And! The survivors are stuck clinging to their overturned vessel, in the middle of theocean. But wait! Here comes a large, old fashioned, weirdly underpopulated, passenger liner. And lurking somewhere in the corridors…. what? Continue reading Triangle (2009)
In mid nineties Paris, something cool was percolating: ‘Garage’, a scene where cool dorks played modern disco and stayed out all night to party. Among the players: ‘Daft Punk’, a DJ duo on their way to global superstardom. And in their shadow: ‘Cheers’, a less talented duo on their way somewhere else. Continue reading Eden (2014)
In a castle on a stark, lonely island, an unhappily married couple circle each other. Their dreary routine is broken by the arrival of two strangers; a loutish pair of criminals on the the run from a job gone wrong. While the crims wait for their boss, the mysterious ‘Katelbach’, to arrive, the characters probe and snipe at each other; revealing secrets, playing psychological games, and behaving very oddly. Continue reading Cul-de-Sac (1966)
Sarah is a reluctant attendee at her older sister’s wedding. She’s the family black sheep, her life is rocky, and on wedding day she wakes up in bed with someone she shouldn’t have. But as she waits for the reception to end so she can split, a diversion arrives; easy going Nyles, a fellow outcast with a good sense of humour and some funky dance moves. And, an uncanny ability to know every single thing that’s about to happen. Continue reading Palm Springs (2020)
Australia is a socially conservative place. And while most people who live here would assume our media is pretty uncensored, we ban films surprisingly often. Here are 11 movies that were banned in Australia, including some surprising choices. Continue reading 11 Films That Were Banned in Australia
Clyde Barrow is a petty criminal, just released from jail. Bonnie Parker is a pretty, aimless young woman who crosses his path. Five minutes into the movie they’re in a stolen car and on the move, ready to kick off an escalating crime spree that takes them from small town nobodies to modern day myths. Continue reading Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Ethan Hunt is back. And he’s heading to Sydney – for no obvious reason (tax breaks?) – to try and foil a plan that has something to do with a deadly flu-like virus. Mission Impossible 2: 20 years old, more topical than ever! Continue reading Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)
In small town Ireland, a lonely driving instructor tries to ignore her supernatural gifts. She sees the dead, can communicate with them, but her ‘talents’ inadvertantly lead to the death of her father, and now she wants a normal life. Then a young girl is kidnapped by a satanically inclined rockstar, and the girl’s dorky single dad needs help; time to exorcise those demons, literal and figurative. Continue reading Extra Ordinary (2019)
In 1974 Christine Chubbuck, a news presenter on a local Florida TV network, shot herself during the evening broadcast, committing suicide live on air. The incident was the inspiration for the classic 1976 film ‘Network’, but has mostly receded into history. In 2016 a young actress, Kate Lynn Sheil, prepares to play Chubbuck in an unusual recreation of her life and death. Continue reading Kate Plays Christine (2016)
Jack Terry is a sound engineer working for a low rent studio. While collecting audio samples for an upcoming horror film, he inadvertantly records a car accident. Later, he realises he has actually captured a murder; now he has an eyewitness to protect, a psycho to dodge, and your classic deep state conspiracy to uncover. Continue reading Blow Out (1981)
