Filmmakers have been using the time-loop genre as a narrative device for decades, but none have come close to matching the nostalgic adoration of Harold Ramis’ Groundhog Day, starring Bill Murray as a depressed and cynical weatherman forced to relive a bad day. In Australia, we’ve had our own share of time-related films, from the…
Veteran Australian actor Arthur Angel has taken on many roles over his decades-long career—convicts, bushrangers, mystical warriors, and more. But in his latest film Fear Below, Angel dives into dangerous new territory… literally. Set in post-war Australia, Fear Below follows a rag-tag team of divers attempting to recover a sunken car from a river, only…
In the haunting new short film Zombie, Claire (played with mounting intensity by Jessica Husband) sits alone on a wind-beaten Victorian cliffside, listening to a voicemail from her partner Ted. What unfolds is an impressive meditation on love, grief, and the blurry line between holding on and letting go. Written by Jessica and co-directed with…
Welcome to the latest episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast. Over a decade in the making, the fully independent science fiction feature film Space/Time is now available via VoD release after a successful but limited cinema run around the country. In this episode, I’m joined by the film’s director and co-writer, Michael O’Halloran, and co-writer…
UPDATE: This interview was originally published on June 11, 2025. Birthright will screen at The Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival 2026 on Thursday, 2 July. Details here. If you’re a younger Australian currently wading through this country’s nightmarish property market, you’d be forgiven for mistaking Birthright for a documentary. Of course, that’s a stretch—but only…
When actress Maria Schneider spoke out about her traumatic experience filming an unscripted sex scene with Marlon Brando in Last Tango in Paris, it shocked the film world and sparked global conversations about consent in cinema. Her story has now inspired Australian filmmaker Kate Blackmore’s debut feature documentary, Make It Look Real. Blending documentary and…
Having been born in the 1980s and lived my entire life in Western Australia, the devastating legacy of the Wittenoom asbestos mines has always loomed large. This environmental and human tragedy, where more than three million tonnes of deadly mineral waste were dumped over 60 years ago, remains the largest contaminated site in the Southern…
From amateur porno filmmaker Gary in Mr. Inbetween, to Leslie ‘Squizzy’ Taylor in the original Underbelly series, to Neck in Broke, Ditch in Down Under, and Warney in Packed to the Rafters, Australian character actor Justin Rosniak has been bringing depth, authenticity, and relatability to both the big and small screen for decades. In his…
The obvious question most people will ask about The Surfer is: “Is it an Australian film?” It’s written by Thomas Martin and directed by Lorcan Finnegan – two Irish lads – shot by a Polish cinematographer, produced by Australian Robert Connolly, and stars American actor Nicolas Cage in the lead role. While the film is…
In this episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast I’m joined by The Aegean writer, director and co-producer Jacob Richardson to discuss his sweeping and ambitious new film. The Aegean follows Hector (Costas Mandylor), a widowed Greek fisherman who feels the weight of his age in a world that has started to forget him. Everything changes…
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