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Brisbane International Film Festival – Daddio Movie Review

The set-up is basic as we catch a preoccupied-looking Johnson exiting the airport and grabbing a cab from the rank to transport her back into Manhattan. Behind the wheel is Clark (Penn) a twenty-plus-year veteran of driving people where they want to go. He is a keen observer of the human condition and those decades have not been wasted. They soon strike up a conversation that will slowly reveal hidden secrets and expose the depths of their internal conflicts. It is fascinating watching, ...

Check out the official trailer for Sinners – coming to cinemas March 2026!

Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back. “You keep dancing with the devil, one day he’s gonna follow you home.” Written and directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Coogler, “Sinners” stars Jordan (the “Black Panther” and “Creed” franchises) in a dual role, joined by Oscar nominee Hailee Steinfeld (“Bumblebee”. ...

Speak No Evil Movie Review

The Daltons’ family unit, which also includes daughter Agnes (Alix West Lefler) are strangely drawn to Paddy, his partner Ciara (Aisling Franciosi) and their son Ant (Dan Hough). Louise is hesitant but Ben sees a free spirit in Paddy that he misses in himself and is willing to look past the eccentricities that Paddy has in overabundance. After the Italian holiday finishes, they are invited to join their new friends at their home in England.   //   What starts as a ...

New Light: Photography Now + Then Exhibition is coming to MoB!

With the power to freeze and preserve time, photography has captured imaginations for centuries. This August, step into New Light: Photography Now + Then, an exhibition where past and present converge in a mesmerising display of photography spanning 1890 to 2024. Immerse yourself in the remarkable tale of amateur Brisbane photographer Alfred Henrie Elliott (1870-1954), whose extraordinary images lay dormant for decades until they were discovered in 1983, stored in cedar cigar boxes ...

Watch the chilling teaser trailer for Kenneth Branagh’s A Haunting in Venice!

In addition, Branagh announced that Hildur Guđnadóttir, the acclaimed composer from Iceland who won an Oscar, Golden Globe®, GRAMMY®, and BAFTA for “Joker” and an Emmy® and GRAMMY for “Chernobyl,” and who most recently scored “TÁR” and “Women Talking,” will compose the score. “A Haunting in Venice” is set in eerie, post-World War II Venice on All Hallows’ Eve and is a terrifying mystery featuring the return of the celebrated sleuth, Hercule Poirot. Now retired ...

Empire Of The Sun touring Australia this month!

Known for their larger-than-life live production, the multi–ARIA Award winning band will play Enmore Theatre, Sydney on Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 February and The Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane on Saturday 25 February. A highlight on the global festival circuit, Empire Of The Sun have played major festivals around the world, from Coachella to Korea’s Ultra Festival, and everything in-between. With over 4.4 million albums sold and 6.1 billion global streams, Empire Of The Sun ...

Watch the trailer for Both Sides of the Blade – in cinemas this Thursday!

Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Director at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE is a romantic drama about a passionate, complicated woman caught between two very different men, and offers the first big-screen pairing of cinema icons Binoche and Lindon, both delivering powerhouse performances. In a story adapted from a novel by Christine Angot (with whom Denis had previously collaborated on her 2017 film Let The Sunshine In) we meet public radio presenter Sara ...

Watch the trailer for Farewell, Mr Haffmann – in Aussie cinemas from April 14!

Writer/director Fred Cavayé’s gripping new historical drama set in Nazi occupied Paris of 1941, is based on the multi Molière Award-winning play from Jean-Philippe Daguerre, and stars the legendary Daniel Auteuil in one of his most superlative screen performances to date.   //   The film co-stars Gilles Lellouche as François Mercier, an ordinary man whose only goal is to start a family with Blanche (Sara Giraudeau), the woman he loves. François works for Mr. ...

In Conversation with Leigh McGrath and Stephen M Irwin – Creators of Harrow

ABOUT HARROW SEASON 3 Our lovable, irritating, smart and flawed renegade pathologist Dr Daniel Harrow returns for a third season. After 20 episodes, many viewers thought they knew all there was to know about our conflicted, eponymous protagonist, a man at once morally upright with his own unshakeable code of conduct, yet who can also be secretive, sly, and has already killed twice. But there is much more to discover – truths and half-truths that will pull our feelings one way then ...

A Hidden Life Movie Review

Malick’s screenplay is based on the real life of Franz Jägerstätter, an Austrian who was a conscientious objector during World War II and refused to swear an allegiance to Hitler. He suffered severe consequences because of this. Jägerstätter is played with great dignity by August Diehl, better known to Western audiences as Major Hellstrom in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds.   //   This examination of staying true to your principals even at great personal ...