In the still-hot realm of Korean cinema, few directors are hotter than Park Chan-wook. The creative force behind Oldboy, The…

Barbarian is a genuinely creepy horror movie with bite. It opens with the power of suggestion, but morphs into something…

The Australian premiere of Johan Inger’s comic, romantic dance theatre piece I New Then, set to songs by Van Morrison, is…

A film for fanboys, Black Adam is mired in mythology, which will be far more meaningful if you’ve read the…

Joanna Morrison’s debut The Ghost of Gracie Flynn is a double crime novel. It opens with a death and explores…

Ana Lily Amirpour’s new film, Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, is an intriguing and entertaining fantasy-thriller. Mona “Lisa” Lee…

Australian filmmakers seem to be fascinated with true crime stories – films like Snowtown, Chopper, Nitram and the TV series…

Although the title of this film is Halloween Ends, after 13 instalments (three since the reboot) you have to ask…

Risqué and ribald, the R-rated treat that is Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett features an astounding cavalcade of talent. Provocative costuming, sexual…

Science fiction and fantasy writer Lavie Tidhar turns to the very real history of Israel in his latest novel, Maror.…