Whether the late Harry Dean Stanton intended Lucky to be his last film, he and audiences alike could not have been given a better send-off to an all-time great character actor. This thoughtful drama from first-time director John Carroll Lynch bids us to ponder life’s ultimate questions and the fate that is bestowed upon us […]
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Films like Wake in Fright, Picnic at Hanging Rock or Priscilla, Queen of the Desert are the “masterpieces” off Australia cinema that usually get thrown around when the topic of conversation arises. However, while recognised as such in its own right, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith isn’t as well known to mainstream audiences. Hopefully that
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Since I first ventured into the world of Italian horror with Dario Argento’s bizarre, insect-infested Phenomena, my experience with the foreign genre has been a mixed but nonetheless memorable experience. Suspiria has undeniably stood out, as it did for countless fans and in celebration of its 40th anniversary, Umbrella Entertainment have pulled out all the
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I can’t imagine a lot of people jumping up and down for this DVD, but as a keen fan of ‘70s science fiction, Umbrella Entertainment has made an exceptional choice by adding The Andromeda Strain to their library. Based on Michael Crichton’s 1969 novel of the same name, a group of scientists are faced with
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You probably didn’t know that not only is The Return of Captain Invincible an Australian film, but our very first superhero movie (not to mention a rare hybrid musical to boot). Dwelling in the abysses of alcoholism, a retired Captain Invincible, played by American actor Alan Arkin, has been living in Australia long since his
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Based on one of the most extraordinary cases in parapsychology, The Entity is a supernatural thriller that has experienced somewhat of a resurgence in recent years due to the wave of true story-inspired horror films like The Conjuring. Sidney J. Furie’s classic returns to Blu-ray in what can only be described as a world-class release
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Last week, an unexpectedly short day at work left me with some free time, so I sat down to watch a little horror film by the name of Bite, via Umbrella Entertainment’s On Demand streaming service. This fifth feature by Canadian director Chad Archibald is a cautionary tale about bride-to-be Casey, who is bitten by
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Never has there been a history lesson in film so wildly entertaining, thanks to Australian filmmaker Mark Hartley, who in recent years has put together two exceptional documentary features that explore the goings-on behind two distinctive and ethically questionable eras of cinema. Together for the first time and presented in high-definition, Umbrella Entertainment have packaged
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