TERMINATOR GENISYS cleverly sets up an alternate canon for the franchise, but as a standalone film it is mostly convoluted and disappointing.
Area 51
Oren Peli’s long shelved follow-up to Paranormal Activity is a fun and proficient, if gimmicky, rendition of a hokey premise and a ridiculous extraterrestrial-focused plot.
Queensland Film Festival Announces Inaugural Program
Queensland Film Festival has announced their inaugural program, featuring festival favourites from the last few years and the world premiere of a striking Australian feature.
Peter De Rome: Grandfather of Gay Porn
An intriguing exploration of the master of underground gay porn in the ’60s and ’70s, Ethan Reid’s debut is the tale of a master of his craft and makes a solid argument for the analysis of pornography as a form of art.
Jurassic World
The latest in the long-stagnant Jurassic franchise is far from a return to form after the mixed Jurassic Park 3, and is a lackluster big-budget Hollywood debut from Colin Trevorrow of Safety Not Guaranteed fame.
Breaking A Monster – A Conversation With Director Luke Meyer
We spoke to BREAKING A MONSTER director Luke Meyer about working with the band Unlocking The Truth, the modern music industry, his mode of documentary filmmaking, and documenting conspiracy theorists.
54: The Director’s Cut
Mark Christopher’s re-queered cut of 54 (aka STUDIO 54) is a marked improvement on the somewhat butchered theatrical original.
Among The Believers
A look at the rise and spread of Radical Islamism, and the socio-economic and political instigators that have allowed such a movement to flourish, AMONG THE BELIEVERS is a proficient and informative documentary, targeted at a Western audience.
The Smell of Us
Larry Clark’s latest is an aesthetically rich and intellectually stimulating experience that is hindered by a reliance on a traditional narrative arc and classical filmic tropes.
The Invitation
Karyn Kusama’s first feature film in six years is a fantastic return to form, an uneasy genre flick which sees eleven friends attend a seriously weird dinner party at the house of an acquaintance who has been absent from their lives for two years.