Microbudget indie Everything Grows in Eden reviewed by Annette Basile. Everything Grows in Eden screens at the Brunswick Underground Film Festival

Gavagai is a superb metatextual drama, according to Cain Noble-Davies' review. Gavagai is screening at the German Film Festival

Italian novelist Cristiana Astori delves into the world of horror, Jess Franco, Quentin Tarantino and enigmatic actress Soledad Miranda

Hello Betty is the Swiss true story of fictional kitchen guru, Betty Bossi, reviewed by Mitchell Jordan Hello Betty is screening now at the German Film Festival

C is for ClubInk Our May movie of the month is H IS FOR HAWK, with every member of ClubInk, our amazing movie club, receiving a double pass to this great new movie based on a true story and starring Claire Foy and Brendan Gleeson H is for Hawk is in cinemas 28 May

Stephen King reckons that 1979 curio Tourist Trap “wields an eerie spooky power”, but what does our reviewer Anthony O'Connor think of this Blu-ray release? Read on to find out puppets 👇

Is LIFE COULD BE A DREAM Australia's own It Ends with Us? Cain Noble-Davies reviews Jasmin Tarasin's Life Could be a Dream starring Maeve Dermody, in cinemas 14 May

This week's salute to the work of creatives who have never truly received the credit that they deserve: writer/director Ken Wiederhorn, who helmed Shock Waves, Eyes Of A Stranger, Return Of The Living Dead II and A House In The Hills

This week's forgotten made-for-TV movie: the compelling wilderness thriller Relentless, starring Will Sampson, Larry Wilcox, John Hillerman, Monte Markham and Marianna Hill

The full trailer for Apple TV's CAPE FEAR

Lewis Khan's latest column posits that TikTok offers ways for filmmakers to fund their films!

Don't miss FRANZ: BECOMING KAFKA according to Mark Demetrius' review. Franz: Becoming Kafka is in cinemas 21 May

A Private Life is "a nimble, well-scripted crime drama set in Paris, what’s not to like?" according to Julian Wood's review. A Private Life, starring Jodie Foster is in cinemas 14 May

An Anthony Bourdain biopic directed by Matt Johnson (BlueBerry)! Where do we sign?

John Travolta's Propellor: One-Way Night Coach is ready for take-off

Mark Lipkin, the writer/director of thriller PELVERATA embraced the location of their shoot in Tasmania, making the land itself and the spirits within it, an essential character of the film. Here, he writes about the experience ahead of the film's premiere screening in Melbourne.

A Billie Eilish/James Cameron collab, Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live In 3D), reviewed by Cain Noble-Davies Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live In 3D) is in cinemas today

It's showtime! Anthony O'Connor reviews Mortal Kombat II, in cinemas now

"A nimble, well-scripted crime drama set in Paris, what’s not to like?" Julian Wood reviews A PRIVATE LIFE, featuring Daniel Auteuil, Virginie Efira and a French speaking Jodie Foster. In cinemas May 14

Bus Stop Films is thrilled to announce that celebrated Australian actor Daniel MacPherson has come on board as a proud Ambassador, joining a community dedicated to creating meaningful opportunities for people with disability in the screen industry

If anyone is in Melbourne on 22 May, I commend Mark Lipkin's PELVERATA (2025), screening 7.30pm at the Eclipse Cinema with the director in attendance for a Q&A. Here's something Pilkin wrote on the film for @filmink.bsky.social www.filmink.com.au/the-inherito...

Looks like The Butcher has been banned by Meta again, as this week he applies his sharpened cleaver to David Fincher’s Oscar winning Facebook drama The Social Network starring Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake, Andrew Garfield, and Armie Hammer

The Duffer Brothers did it for the kids with Stranger Things, and now they executive produce The Boroughs, which will hopefully make old people cool again.

Here's your first look at GROUND UP starring Sam Pang, Emma Harvie, Dylan Murphy, Josh McConville, Lucy Durack and Marg Downey, with guest appearances by Broden Kelly, Christie Whelan Browne, Dave Thornton, Tegan Higginbotham, Toby Truslove, Lisa McCune, Lachlan Fairbairn, and many more.

Vietnamese '70s set love story Ky Nam Inn (Quán Kỳ Nam) screened at Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, where it was viewed and reviewed by Nataliia Serebriakova

The Odyssey looks epic!

Now a legend of the Australian film industry, actress Tracy Mann looks back on her 1982 cult favourite Going Down, which is headed back into cinemas with a newly restored print.

You know what they say about sequels?! Well, apart from the fact that they’re usually pretty average … they regularly earn much more at the box office than the original film. It's our weekend box office report

"In a time when antisemitism in Australia has escalated from words to violence, and, now to death, stories like Mezuzah Man are more important than ever to be seen" Jacob Melamed's short film MEZUZAH MAN is streaming now on 9Now

Fatih Akin's WWII set AMRUM, reviewed by Grant Shade. AMRUM is screening at the German Film Festival

What’s a film? Award-winning Australian filmmakers Isobel Knowles & Van Sowerwine ask that question, as they embrace new tech-forward filmmaking techniques, with their latest VR documentary, The World Came Flooding In nominated for Best Interactive/Immersive Documentary @ 2026 AIDC Awards

From the director of Minions: The Rise of Gru and the writer of The Last of Us comes family film The Sheep Detectives, reviewed by Cain Noble-Davies In cinemas Thursday

Travis Jeffery and Jeremy Lindsay Taylor tell us about DUSTY, a highly personal short film which has just debuted online Check it out here 👇

"... how does the quintessentially ‘80s duo of The Beastmaster (1982) and The Sword and the Sorcerer (1983) stack up in this confounding year of 2026?" Anthony O'Connor asks the big questions in his review of the 4K release of The Beastmaster + The Sword and the Sorcerer

A chance to win a family pass to THE SHEEP DETECTIVES, starring Hugh Jackman and sheep

Are we Dorothy Malone in our appreciation of Dorothy Malone? Stephen Vagg's latest NOT QUITE MOVIE STARS column focuses on the Written on the Wind, Artists and Models and Peyton Place actress

With Oscar winning director Sean Baker headed to Australia for a one-night-only in-conversation Vivid Sydney event at The Sydney Town Hall, we pay tribute to the daring talent behind Anora, The Florida Project, Tangerine and Red Rocket

We take a look at Out of My Comfort Zone: A New Rock Musical, a surprising indie that embraces resilience, cyberbullying, friendship, LGBTQ+ and gender identity acceptance Out of My Comfort Zone: A New Rock Musical is streaming now on Tubi

This week's salute to the work of creatives who have never truly received the credit that they deserve: writer, director and actress Barbara Loden, who helmed the little seen 1970 cult curio Wanda

Today's forgotten made-for-TV movie: the gritty, street-level 1973 thriller The Connection, starring Charles Durning, Ronny Cox, Dennis Cole, and Zohra Lampert

"I gave it everything" We speak with director Tyler Atkins about making BEAST, in cinemas now

"… it’s hard to shake the feeling of emptiness that this flick leaves you with …" The Devil Wears Prada 2 reviewed by Anthony O'Connor The Devil Wears Prada 2 is in cinemas now

A chance to win a double pass to a special advance screening of The Richest Woman in the World, starring Isabelle Huppert and Laurent Lafitte, in cinemas 21 May

The Butcher loves being timely! In this week's column, he applies his sharpened cleaver to the Oscar winning true-life dramatic thriller Argo starring and directed by Ben Affleck.

This season, Ted Lasso returns to Richmond, coaching a second division women’s football team

There’s an understated, fable-like quality to this beautiful film, which is set in Laos and made by a Welshman. Annette Basile reviews SATU - YEAR OF THE RABBIT

Warwick Thornton, one of our greatest filmmakers wins the Chauvel Award at the Gold Coast Film Festival and reveals a link with Chauvel’s masterpiece, Jedda

Warwick Thornton returns with WOLFRAM, a sequel to the classic Sweet Country, but like too many sequels ... Adrian Nguyen reviews. Wolfram is in cinemas Thursday

Revisit Ringo Lam's CITY ON FIRE, starring Chow Yun-fat and Danny Lee, the Hong Kong actioner that influenced Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs. 4K release reviewed by Anthony O'Connor

Shamon! Despite lukewarm to damning reviews, it was the Michael Jackson show on Australian screens (and the rest of the world) this weekend