REVIEWS / KONG: SKULL ISLAND

The latest incarnation of the mighty monkey king is a CGI romp that offers big stars earning big dollars in the name of big thrills (Click here)

FEATURES / JASPER JONES: THE RACHEL PERKINS INTERVIEW

One of Australia's most revered directing talents, Rachel Perkins has undertaken the daunting task of bring cinematic life to a home grown literary phenomenon, Jasper Jone (Click here)

FEATURES / DARCY GLADWIN AND THE MUSINGS OF A WEB PROPHET

New Zealand filmmaker Darcy Gladwin explores the relationship between the internet, religion and elephants in his head-scratching psych-out, Godplex (Click here)

BLOG / REMEMBERING BILL PAXTON

The beloved actor, an audience favourite for roles in Aliens, True Lies, Titanic and Twister, passed away due to complications from surgery. He was 61 (Click here)

FEATURES / AUSTRALIAN STORY: THE JENNY WU INTERVIEW

On the cusp of stardom, actress Jenny Wu talks about craft, career and seeking works, like Kriv Stenders' Australia Day and the Sydney Theatre Co.'s production of Chimerica, that deconstruct stereotypes (click here).

INDUSTRY / FEMALE EMPOWERMENT DRAMA DENIED RELEASE BY INDIAN CENSORS

Alankrita Shrivastava's pro-feminist comedy/drama Lipstick Under My Burkha has incurred the patriarchal wrath of the Indian censorship establishment (Click here).

BLOG / NEW ALIEN:COVENANT PLOT, PICS REVEALED TO GLOBAL FAN BASE.

An official photo of the cast on the set of Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant has set the internet on fire and poses the question, "Just what do we know about one of the most anticipated films of 2017?" (Click here)

REVIEWS / GIVEN

A family undertakes a global odyssey to teach their 6 year-old son the virtues of his planet and its people in Jess Bianchi's Given (Click here)

REVIEWS / UNDER THE GUN

The gun-control debate is examined with precision and clarity in Stephanie Soechtig's call-to-arms activism doc, Under The Gun (Click here).

REVIEWS / ROUGH STUFF

First-time director Jonathan Adams recalls the spirit of the great Australian storyteller in his down and dirty bush yarn, Rough Stuff (click here).

REVIEWS / I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO

OSCARS 2017: Raoul Peck's supremely eloquent and angry recounting of the great unpublished work of James Baldwin is the the film to beat in the Best Documentary category (Click here).

FEATURES / TRUE BLUE HOUND BOUND FOR BERLIN RED CARPET.

BERLINALE 2017: Producer Nelson Woss and head animal trainer Zelie Bullen recall the production of the hit sequel Red Dog True Blue, a journey that has taken them from Western Australia's desert Pilbarra region to the Berlin Film Festival. (Click here).

MEDIA / TRAILERS, SHORTS AND FIRST-LOOKS

The images of Andrei Tarkovsky; new trailers from Natalie Portman and Sigourney Weaver; revelations from the 2017 Oscar nominees; and, in honour of the late John Hurt, a 'making of...' glimpse behind his infamous demise in Alien (Click here).

HORROR / GLASGOW FRIGHTFEST WARMS TO HOT OZ HORROR

FRIGHTFEST 2017: Three Australian films, including the World Premiere of Steven Kastrissios' enigmatic sophomire effort Bloodlands, are set to shock Scottish genre fans attending the Glasgow leg of the UK horror celebration, FrightFest (Click here).

FEATURES / A.M.P.A.S. ADRESSES DIVERSITY DETRACTORS WITH 2017 OSCARS NOMS.

OSCARS 2017: The award season reaches its zenith with the announcement overnight of the 2017 Academy Award nominations (Click here).