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Film Review: Frank dark comedic bliss

Frank (Michael Fassbender) is eccentric with boundless creative energy and has the making of a very famous musician. He is however, trapped within an enormous novelty head constructed of papier-mâché. We follow Frank… Read More

Kumiko The Treasure Hunter – Film Review

Carol Bowditch checks out the quirky charm of Kumiko The Treasure Hunter, which is showing at this year’s Sydney Film Festival: A 29 year-old Japanese woman called Kumiko waddles with determination through the tundra of a… Read More

Visitors (Die Besucher) – Film review

Visitors (Die Besucher) directed by Constanze Knoche, was screened in Sydney recently as part of the annual Audi Festival of German Films. Somethingyousaid.com’s Chloe Mayne gives it the once-over: Visitors is the kind of… Read More

Europa Report DVD Giveaway

Thanks to our buddies at eOne Hopscotch, we’re giving away five copies of must-see sci fi thriller Europa Report FOR FREE to our Australia based readers. Europa Report is a unique blend of documentary, alternative history and science… Read More

Sarah Bishop interview by Oliver Heath

Sarah Bishop stars in, and is a producer of, the independent Australian thriller feature ‘Crushed’. She is currently crowd funding to finish post-production. At a time when many “indie” features have multi-million dollar… Read More

Film review: Nebraska is truly special

Damian Galbarini checks out the new film from Alexander Payne, the director of ‘Sideways’ and ‘The Descendants’: We open to a smoggy, traffic-congested freeway, appearing all the more desolate when drenched in black and white… Read More

Tracks double pass movie Giveaway

Hey, remember last month when we rubbed shoulders with swoonworthy Australian actress Mia Wasikowska at the Premiere of upcoming movie Tracks? Oh, wait, did we accidentally forget to invite you? Oops. Our bad.… Read More

Mistaken for Strangers Movie Review

Highly-acclaimed indie band The National are currently touring Australia. Preview screenings of Mistaken for Strangers, a documentary shining a light on the band, are coinciding nicely with the tour. We sent Heather Vousden… Read More

The Past (Le Passé) – Movie Review

Melissa Oey reviews The Past, the newest movie from Asghar Farhadi, the director responsible for the Academy Award winning film, A Separation: After having left Marie (Bérénice Bejo) and her two daughters four years ago, Ahmad… Read More

Dallas Buyers Club – Movie Review

Matthew McConaughey’s film career started with great promise with performances in Dazed and Confused and Amistad marking him out as one-to-watch, before his career descended into a decade-long stint of leaning against his… Read More

Movie Giveaway: Get The Rise on DVD

In conjunction with our buddies at eOne Hopscotch, we’re giving away five copies of The Rise FOR FREE to our Australia based readers. The British movie is an exhilarating, moving and often hilarious story of loyalty,… Read More

Movie Review: 12 Years a Slave

There are certain true stories that everybody knows. We’ve surely all read Anne Frank’s Diary, or at least have a reasonable knowledge of its subject-matter. Conversely, there are some you feel astonished/ashamed not… Read More