In a remote Australian town, terror takes the form of Rippy, a giant Zombie Kangaroo with a taste for flesh.

As the undead-roo leaves a trail of carnage in its wake, the only hope lies in local police officer Maddy.

With the help of the town, Maddy takes on the creature in a battle for survival and a desperate mission to stop Rippy.

Proving once again that in Australia, everything really is trying to kill you.

The Red – Two Nights Only
Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd November @9pm
Dendy Coorparoo
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Who will come out on top of the battle for best dry line delivery in the business? In this corner the reigning champion, William James Murray and in this corner the new leader pretend, Adam Douglas Driver. With lines so dry you can practically see the dust in the air, the two go head to head. And the winner is? Sorry you’ll just have to see the film.

Set in a small town, Centerville, population 738. The pace of life in this minuscule American town is what you might call relaxed. As in nothing really ever happens but when Big Oil fracks the earth’s poles, both North and South, it changes the planet’s axis and sets off the impending zombie apocalypse.

Jarmusch doesn’t even attempt to make a current Zombie flick, in most ways this is some real old school s@#$, even to the point of using one of the best croaks in the business to narrate, yes Tom Waits channels his best wooly mammoth look and keeps things moving, sort of. Those looking for modern day thrills might be disappointed but for this scribe, the leisurely pace and toned down dialogue and action was utterly charming.

Rob Hudson
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First it must be said that high school is difficult enough without having to deal with a rampant plague of zombies. And while not much happens in the quiet town of Little Haven and Anna (Ella Hunt) and her fiends are used to the quiet life, things are about to change for the worse when they start to notice the colour drain from their classmate’s faces.

As things usually unfold in these adventures, the school is soon overrun and then the rest of the film becomes an example of survival of the fittest. Anna along with some friends and not so friends have to overcome hardship, the undead and a psycho principal, played by a very over the top Paul Kaye, to try to reunite with her father, who works at the school as a janitor.

While the film runs out of ideas before the final credits roll and the songs featured in the film’s first half are the stronger tunes, the ride is still an amusing one. Add this to the holiday film list that includes Bad Santa, Rare Export, Black Christmas and Krampus.

Rob Hudson
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In a dystopian near future, humanity has been ravaged by a mysterious fungal disease. The afflicted are robbed of all free will and turned into flesh-eating ‘hungries’. Humankind’s only hope is a small group of hybrid children who crave human flesh but retain the ability to think and feel.

The children go to school at an army base in rural Britain, where they’re subjected to cruel experiments by Dr. Caroline Caldwell (Glenn Close). School teacher Helen Justineau (Gemma Arterton) grows particularly close to an exceptional girl named Melanie (Sennia Nanua), thus forming a special bond.

But when the base is invaded, the trio escape with the assistance of Sgt. Eddie Parks (Paddy Considine) and embark on a perilous journey of survival, during which Melanie must come to terms with who she is.

“The best zombie-ish apocalypse in years . . . [it will] will haunt you.” – Helen O’Hara, Empire.

“Wicked, gory and even occasionally funny” – Barry Hertz, Globe and Mail.

“[Reminds] us why zombies are so scary and so interesting.” – A. O. Scott, New York Times.

The Girl with all the Gifts – Exclusive to Dendy!
Screening at Dendy Portside 5-11 October 2017
Also showing at Canberra, Newtown
Available on Dendy Premium On Demand from October 11 – November 21 2017
www.dendy.com.au