★★★★½ - 'Sirāt' is a hypnotic techno-fuelled descent into survival and spectacle. Our review explores one of the most intense cinematic journeys of the year… immersive, unsettling and unforgettable. Read more… https://swtc.au/sirat @madmanfilms.bsky.social #Sirat #FilmReview #WorldCinema

Win a Blu-ray of ‘V/H/S/Halloween’, thanks to Shudder. Six found-footage horror tapes plunge Halloween into pure nightmare mode, from haunted houses to abductions and lab disasters. Enter here… https://swtc.au/vhshalloween #competition #HorrorFans #Giveaway #VHS

Mona Fastvold’s ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ turns belief into something ferocious and bodily, powered by a fearless performance from Amanda Seyfried. More in our ★★★★ review… https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-testament-of-ann-lee-a-beauty-of-unabashed-belief #Cinema #FilmReview

Win one of five double passes to ‘Midwinter Break’, thanks to Maslow Entertainment. A tender, intimate drama following a long-time couple whose spontaneous Amsterdam holiday becomes a reckoning with love, memory and the future. Enter here… https://swtc.au/midwinterbreak #competition

Patrons get the good odds. We’ve got a Patreon-only Europa! Europa Film Festival giveaway with 3 double passes up for grabs, giving you roughly a 1 in 3 chance of winning. Join now and you’re instantly in… https://www.patreon.com/maketheswitchAU #FilmFestival

I’ve published my ★★★★ review of ‘Jimpa’ for @maketheswitchau.bsky.social. A tender, deeply personal film about family, queerness and the complicated ways we love each other, with wonderful work from Olivia Colman and John Lithgow. Read it here… https://swtc.au/jimpa #FilmCommunity #QueerCinema

OUT TODAY: Baz Luhrmann gives the King the world tour he never had. Our ★★★★ review of ‘EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert’ looks at the astonishing restoration of unseen footage and unheard audio that finally lets Elvis speak for himself. https://swtc.au/epic #Elvis #BazLuhrmann #MusicDocumentary

Want better odds on movie tickets? SWITCH Patrons are in an exclusive giveaway for five double passes to ‘Solo Mio’, with around a 1 in 2 chance of winning. Join for the cost of a coffee and get automatic entries + Patron-only perks. https://www.patreon.com/maketheswitchAU

‘Jimpa’ is a tender, deeply personal Australian family drama from Sophie Hyde, led by wonderful performances from Olivia Colman and John Lithgow. Read our ★★★★ review… https://swtc.au/jimpa #Jimpa #AustralianFilm #QueerCinema #FilmReview

Win one of five double passes to see ‘Solo Mio’, thanks to Rialto Distribution. A wedding disaster leaves Kevin James stranded in Rome, turning heartbreak into an unexpected adventure. Enter here… https://swtc.au/solomio #SoloMio #Competition #WinMovieTickets #FilmGiveaway

OUT NOW: Emerald Fennell’s '#WutheringHeights' trades the novel’s thematic density for shock value and surface romance. With questionable casting and muted chemistry, this adaptation misses the mark. More in our ★★ review… https://swtc.au/wutheringheights #EmeraldFennell #MargotRobbie #JacobElordi

Win one of five double passes to see ‘#Jimpa’, starring Olivia Colman and John Lithgow, thanks to Kismet Movies. A warm, funny and deeply human story about family, identity and connection. Enter now… https://swtc.au/jimpacomp #Competition #FilmGiveaway #AustralianCinema #LGBTQIA #LGBTcinema

Win one of five double passes to see ‘Fackham Hall’ in cinemas, thanks to VVS Films. A gloriously daft spoof blending ‘Downton Abbey’, ‘Flying High’ and ‘Monty Python’, written by Jimmy Carr and stacked with British talent. Enter now… https://swtc.au/fackhamhall #FackhamHall #FilmGiveaway

OUT TODAY: ‘#WeBuryTheDead’ is a deeply emotional Australian horror that finds its terror in grief rather than gore. Daisy Ridley delivers her best performance in years, with Brenton Thwaites an inspired counterpoint. More in our ★★★★ review… https://swtc.au/weburythedead #FilmReview

Win one of five Blu-ray copies of ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ Season 3, thanks to AMC. Daryl Dixon and Carol Peletier’s journey continues, carrying them further from home through unfamiliar lands shaped by the Walker apocalypse. Enter… https://swtc.au/walkingdeads3 #TheWalkingDead #DarylDixon

My ★★★★½ review of ‘#ItWasJustAnAccident’ for @maketheswitchau.bsky.social#ItWasJustAnAccident’ Jafar Panahi‘s Cannes-winning (and Oscar-nominated) thriller is as tense and darkly funny as it is courageous, and a powerful reminder of what cinema can do when it doesn’t play safe.

Win one of five double passes to see ‘Saipan’, the unforgettable and hilarious story of Roy Keane vs Mick McCarthy and Ireland’s 2002 World Cup divide, thanks to Kismet Movies. Enter here… https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/win-saipan-a-spectacular-showdown #competition

OUT TODAY: ‘#SendHelp’ is a gloriously unhinged camp horror-comedy from Sam Raimi, turning corporate misery into stranded-island chaos. Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien fully commit — gory, funny and wildly entertaining. Our ★★★★ review… https://swtc.au/sendhelp #FilmReview #HorrorComedy

Palme d’Or winner & Oscar nominee ‘#ItWasJustAnAccident’ is a gripping, darkly funny road movie thriller and a daring act of defiance from Jafar Panahi. Made illegally in Iran, it’s urgent, humane and essential cinema. Our ★★★★½ review… https://swtc.au/itwasjustanaccident @madmanfilms.bsky.social

Teresa Palmer talks ‘#Addition’, portraying anxiety with care, building chemistry with Joe Dempsie, and how her boys are helping prepare for the upcoming ‘#GodOfWar’ series. Our full chat is live now, along with the complete interview video... https://swtc.au/additionpalmer #TeresaPalmer #Cinema

Don’t feel like reading? Well, you’re in luck! My interview with Teresa Palmer is also available to watch on YouTube. @maketheswitchau.bsky.social LINK: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaltv96rWB4

In a short and sweet conversation, Teresa Palmer spoke with me about one of her most challenging roles to date and her preparations for #GodOfWar! You can read it now on @maketheswitchau.bsky.social. LINK: www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/chat-addition-love-teresa-palmer-is-making-it-count

OUT TODAY: ‘Is This Thing On?’ frames stand-up comedy as a way into a gentle dramedy about marriage, separation and reinvention. Bradley Cooper keeps things small, with strong work from Laura Dern and Will Arnett. More in our review… https://swtc.au/isthisthingon #IsThisThingOn #FilmReview #Cinema

Win one of six double passes to ‘It Was Just An Accident’ thanks to @madmanfilms.bsky.social. Jafar Panahi delivers a gripping moral thriller about revenge, mercy and the weight of truth, and one of the year’s most vital films. Enter now… https://swtc.au/accidentcomp #competition #WorldCinema

It was such a pleasure to speak with Teresa Palmer today. She’s brilliant in her new film, #AdditionMovie, and it was enthralling to hear about the work she put in to portray compulsion with nuance. Our interview is coming soon to @maketheswitchau.bsky.social.

When did trying become embarrassing? ‘Marty Supreme’ rejects cringe culture entirely, delivering a relentless portrait of ambition and delusion led by a career-best Timothée Chalamet. More in our ★★★★★ review… https://swtc.au/martysupreme @a24movies.bsky.social #MartySupreme #A24 #Cinema

Win one of five DVDs of ‘Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale – Season 1’, thanks to AMC. Set in a coastal town, the series follows a healer witch whose life unravels when a teen’s death sparks rumours of dark magic. Enter now... https://swtc.au/sanctuary #Sanctuary #Giveaway

My ★★★★½ review of the tremendous 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE, as intelligent and heartfelt as its predecessor. Fanaticism and nihilism collide with hope and humanity, with Ralph Fiennes and Jack O’Connell delivering truly stellar performances. Read my review at @maketheswitchau.bsky.social

OUT TODAY: ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ pushes the series into darker, more disturbing territory, where belief, power and cruelty eclipse the infected themselves. More in our review… https://swtc.au/thebonetemple #TheBoneTemple #28YearsLater

How far would you go to land a job? Park Chan-wook skewers the modern job apocalypse in ‘No Other Choice’, a darkly comic thriller about desperation, loyalty and survival. More in our review… https://swtc.au/nootherchoice @madmanfilms.bsky.social #NoOtherChoice #FilmReview #IndieCinema

Win one of five double passes to see ‘The Secret Agent’, the Cannes-winning thriller from Kleber Mendonça Filho, set during Brazil’s 1977 Carnival and starring Wagner Moura. Enter here… https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/win-the-secret-agent-an-explosive-thriller #FilmGiveaway #Cannes

‘Hamnet’ is not a story about genius, but about grief, love and the quiet power of art to hold unbearable emotion. Chloé Zhao delivers her most emotionally overwhelming film yet, anchored by Jessie Buckley. More in our ★★★★★ review…

My ★★★★★ review of Chloè Zhao’s HAMNET, a quiet meditation on grief and loss that builds to an incredible, overwhelming crescendo. It’s been a long time since a film has unravelled me as completely as this did. I could hardly breathe from sobbing. Read my review at @maketheswitchau.bsky.social.

Win one of five advance double passes to see ‘Somebody to Love’ in cinemas, thanks to @palacefilms.bsky.social. From the director of ‘Perfect Strangers’, this Italian rom-com explores the inner thoughts of an awkward first date. Enter here... https://swtc.au/somebodytolove #SomebodyToLove #Giveaway

Out this Boxing Day, ‘The Housemaid’ is a fun, campy thriller that knows it’s not meant to be taken seriously. The twists are predictable, but the cast leans into the madness, with Amanda Seyfried having an absolute ball. Our review… https://swtc.au/housemaid #TheHousemaid #FilmReview

‘Rental Family’ follows Brendan Fraser in Tokyo as he joins a rental family agency and learns that sometimes the story you tell yourself becomes the truth. Warm, thoughtful and funny. More in our ★★★★ review… https://swtc.au/rentalfamily #RentalFamily #FilmReview

‘Doctor Zhivago’ turns 60 today. David Lean sets a doomed romance against revolution and collapse, using vast real landscapes and pure visual storytelling. It’s epic cinema that demands to be experienced, not replicated. Our retrospective... https://swtc.au/zhivago #DoctorZhivago #FilmHistory

Welcome to Vanessa Hill, SWITCH’s newest Patron! 🧡 She's a cinema die-hard now scoring automatic giveaway entries, free pass perks and more, all for the cost of a coffee a month. Find out more... https://www.patreon.com/maketheswitchAU

OUT TODAY: ‘The History of Sound’ sees Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor as two men bound by music and unspoken love, yet the review finds the film keeps them apart too long to build real emotional weight. Our full review... https://swtc.au/historyofsound #TheHistoryOfSound #FilmReview #QueerCinema

Win a double pass to see ‘#SentimentalValue’ in cinemas, thanks to @madmanfilms.bsky.social#SentimentalValue’ Starring Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård and Elle Fanning, the film explores family, memory and the complications of art and legacy. Enter now… https://swtc.au/sentimentalvalue #Giveaway #Films #Movies

We're putting our hands in the air as 'The Emperor's New Groove' turns 25. Considering all of this production hell, it's a surprise to anyone that this film is as good as it is. Get your groove on and dive into the full behind-the-scenes story... https://swtc.au/theemperorsnewgroove #Disney

‘The Golden Spurtle’ is in cinemas now. A warm, sincere documentary about porridge, craft and community. Quiet moments, tiny stakes and big heart. Read our ★★★★★ review… https://swtc.au/goldenspurtle @umbrellaent.bsky.social  #TheGoldenSpurtle #Documentary

Win a family pass to see ‘David’ in cinemas. An epic story of a young shepherd drawn into a world of kings, giants and destiny. Enter here... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/win-david-testing-the-limits-of-loyalty-love-and-courage #Giveaway #DavidFilm #FamilyFilm

Win 1 of 5 double passes to ‘The Housemaid’ thanks to STUDIOCANAL. Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried star in this sharp psychological thriller. Enter here... https://swtc.au/housemaid #Giveaway #TheHousemaid #Thriller

20 years on, ‘Brokeback Mountain’ remains a film that whispered the truth: love doesn’t always show itself loudly — sometimes it hides in what can’t be said. Read our retrospective review... https://swtc.au/brokebackmountain #BrokebackMountain #FilmReview #QueerClassic

Win passes to ‘My Brother’s Band’, a heartfelt story of brothers reunited through music — touching, funny and full of hope. Enter here... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/win-my-brothers-band-the-perfect-harmony-between-laughter-and-tears #Giveaway #MyBrothersBand #FeelgoodFilm

A huge thanks to Veronika for joining us as a Patron! By supporting SWITCH, just one of the perks she’ll recieve is automatic entries into the weekly giveaways we run! Find out how you can score the same… https://www.patreon.com/maketheswitchAU

🎄 GIVEAWAY: Win double-passes to ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ - the 2025 holiday horror from STUDIOCANAL. Enter now if you dare... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/win-silent-night-deadly-night-this-christmas-youd-better-be-good  #Giveaway #HorrorMovies #SilentNightDeadlyNight

Emma Thompson leads ‘Dead of Winter’ with a sharp, clever performance (plus Judy Greer surprises as the film's baddie) in this tense action thriller. Full review... https://swtc.au/deadofwinter #EmmaThompson #DeadOfWinter #FilmReview #SWITCH