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Thursday
Jul292021

REVIEWS / THE DEEP HOUSE

Can the 'enfant terrible' of France's new wave of naughties horror still deliver the goods in the underwater ghost story, The Deep House? (Click here

Sunday
Jul252021

PODCAST / SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 31

Dan & Simon review M. Night's new Old, the anxiety-cinema classic Shiva Baby and rehashed 80s favourites, Turner & Hooch and Masters of the Universe (Click here)

Sunday
Jul252021

MEDIA / FIVE FANTASTIC TRAILERS FROM FANTASIA FEST 2021

25 years of genre programming has laid the groundwork for this year's Fantasia Festival line-up. Here's five (including Philippe McKie's Dreams of Fire, pictured left) that have caught our attention (Click here)

Sunday
Jul182021

PODCAST / SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 30

For #30, Dan & Simon cast an eye over Space Jam A New Legacy, Dr Death and Ms Represented; consider the Emmy nominations; and, recall the first time they watched the adventures of Johnny Utah (Click here)

Sunday
Jul182021

FEATURES / HORROR HONOURED AMONGST CANNES 2021 WINNERS LIST


Julia Ducornau's body-horror whirlwind Titane and Justin Kurzel's mass-murderer drama Nitram featured amongst the Cannes trophy winners (Click here)

Friday
Jul162021

REVIEWS / SIR ALEX FERGUSON: NEVER GIVE IN

England's greatest manager recounts a life filled with football glory and the love of a good family in Jason Ferguson's love letter to his father (Click here) 

Saturday
Jul102021

PODCAST / SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 29

Dan & Simon review Black Widow, The Sparks Brothers, The White Lotus; recall the brilliant career of Richard Donner; and, chat with young Aussie director Christine Luby (Click here)

Saturday
Jul102021

REVIEWS / SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY

'King James' subs in for Michael Jordan in this reboot of Warner Bros franchise-wannabe, hoping for better luck 25 years after the original (Click here)

Tuesday
Jul062021

BLOG / REMEMBERING RICHARD DONNER

He emerged from television's golden era to build a resume of blockbusters filled with a humanity rare in Hollywood studio product. We remember the late, great Richard Donner (Click here)

Sunday
Jul042021

INDUSTRY / VALE KATE FERGUSON

After a brief but determined battle with cancer, the industry loses one of its most vibrant talents and ardent supporters (Click here)

Friday
Jul022021

REVIEWS / WEREWOLVES WITHIN

You don't often hear the words, "A great horror/comedy", but director Josh Ruben and star Sam Richardson have tapped that elusive vein of mirth and mayhem in their light-hearted lycanthropic romp (Click here

Sunday
Jun272021

INDUSTRY / 2021 ADG AWARDS FIND NEW HOME AT ACTORS CENTRE AUSTRALIA 

The Australian Directors' Guild are partnering with Sydney-based Actors Centre Australia for the launch of a hybrid awards show in 2021 (Click here)

Saturday
Jun262021

PODCAST / SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 26

In The Heights sets Dan and Simon on a course of surprisingly deep analysis, then it's on to our favourite Indiana Jones moments, our Joe Pantoliano interview, and lots more (Click here)

Tuesday
Jun222021

PODCAST / SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 21

Dan & Simon talk F9, Rose Byrne and Physical, Rose Matefeo and Blindspotting and Valerie Taylor: Playing with Sharks (Click here)

Tuesday
Jun222021

HORROR / ALTITUDE HIGH ON WOLF CREEK 3; RACHELE WIGGINS TO DIRECT

Sydney-based filmmaker Rachele Wiggins steps up to her first feature gig with the third instalment of the Wolf Creek franchise (Click here)