With one of the most inspiring mission statements I’ve ever read, Film Masters, a relatively new label based in the United States, has curated a damn near perfect set of four movies from radioactive mutation to literal “big brain energy.” Monster Mayhem Collection spans only two years, from 1957 to 1958, but it’s a snapshot […]
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In this age of prestige television that more often than not rivals cinema, it’s hard to remember that the small screen was once regarded as the lesser of two formats. However, American networks went to considerable efforts during the 70s and 80s to bring a theatrical flair to primetime. Imprint Television has put together a
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It’s often very hard to predict what Imprint will pull out of their hat each month. Still, I don’t think there was any foresight over the February release of King David on Blu-ray, starring Richard Gere and directed by Australia’s very own Bruce Beresford. It’s a biblical drama so random on the surface that it
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Following an impressive international tour, independent comedy/drama Fwends (fun use of Gen-Z spelling) is now streaming. Old friends, Jessie and Em, reunite for a weekend, and circumstances force them to pull an all-nighter, wandering the streets and suburbs of Melbourne. When I first started going to Melbourne on my own, my idea of the city’s
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Five months before Kurt Russell had to ‘Escape from New York’, down south, Kim Basinger was trying to escape from Texas in the blue-collar drama, Hard Country, which was released on Blu-ray even further south in Australia back on February 25th. It’s about a small-town girl, a story not unfamiliar, with ambitions to get the
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Up until I first saw the trailer for High Road to China many years ago, I wasn’t very enlightened to genre clones, but this post-Raiders of the Lost Ark classic couldn’t be more obvious, and it’s available now on Blu-ray from Imprint Films. Produced by legendary Hong Kong-based production company Golden Harvest, this continent-hopping adventure
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Earlier this month, the inaugural Gippsland International Film Festival was held over three days at three separate locations across West Gippsland, Victoria. Presenting a diverse selection of short films, this event was a passion project for local filmmakers, Alana Auden and Edward Yates. I was able to attend the fifth and final session inside the
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My fascination with cathedrals was born from an early memory of watching Anthony Hopkins play Quasimodo on television, that and Tim Burton’s Batman. I’m not a particularly spiritual person, but the buildings always make me feel removed from the outside world, due to a profound sense of peace upon entering. That same comforting feeling came
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With a demand for movies at a runtime of 90 minutes or less, due to what might be the most inconvenient work shift ever, of 1 pm to 9 pm, Dolly came at the perfect time. Directed by and co-written by Rod Blackhurst (Night Swim and Amanda Knox), this harrowing new release follows a young woman
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The first adaptation of Tony Hillerman’s Leaphorn & Chee book series came in 1991 as The Dark Winds, which was later described as a “false start” by executive producer Robert Redford. The classic movie star clashed creatively with documentary filmmaker Errol Morris during what would be the director’s fiction debut, but he ultimately left before
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