Thomas Vinterberg’s boozy dark comedy explores the pleasure, pain, and ambiguities of alcohol — and challenges us to see both drinking and sobriety in a new light.
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It’s My Job to Have Fun: An Interview with Aunty Donna’s Zach Ruane
Ivana Brehas speaks with the comedian on the surreal connection between Aunty Donna’s Netflix sketch series and ‘Twin Peaks: The Return’.
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Review: ‘The Twentieth Century’ is the Most Fun You’ll Have Learning About Politics All Year
Matthew Rankin’s debut feature is a surreal quasi-biopic set in a delicious nightmare world of Canadian politics.
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Billy the Kid, in His Own Words
Billy Price looks back on his experience as the titular subject of Jennifer Venditti’s 2007 documentary.
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Lessons in Tenderness from ‘First Cow’
Kelly Reichardt’s quiet film offers examples of kindness amongst the exploited.
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On the Other Side: An Interview with Kitty Green
Writer-director Kitty Green discusses ‘The Assistant’ and the real-world issues that inspired it.
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Real, From the Heart
Reflections on the enduring power of one scene from John Cassavetes’ ‘Husbands’.
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Cinemascopes: Pisces
A time of heightened sensitivity, mystical intuition, and death.
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Cinemascopes: Aquarius
Trip out, detach (with intention), and change the world.
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Cinemascopes: Capricorn
These glamorous GOATs are already married – to their work.
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Paris Window: An Interview with Amanda Kramer
Ivana Brehas reunites with Amanda Kramer to discuss the release of her film Paris Window.
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Cinemascopes: Sagittarius
They’re breathtaking, they’re elegant, and they’re everywhere.
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Not Trying to Be Beautiful: An Interview with Selina Miles
Ivana Brehas talks to Martha: A Picture Story’s Selina Miles about joyful art, documenting graffiti and working with legendary art photographer, Martha Cooper.
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Common Threads: An Interview with I Am No Bird’s Em Baker
Ivana Brehas speaks with director Em Baker about the myth of the bride, documentary ethics, and the resilience of women.
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Cinemascopes: Scorpio
It’s the spookiest, sexiest, silliest time of the year.
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Video Essay: Big Duck Richie
A celebration of those times when a guy just comes into your workplace and dances.
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Ride Like a Girl is an Affront to Feminism
Rachel Griffiths’ Melbourne Cup biopic ignores the cruelty through which its female protagonist achieves her so-called ‘success’.
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Cinemascopes: Libra
Keep your ego in check, and stand up for your beliefs (if you can decide on them).
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Cinemascopes: Virgo
Get organised, team up, and listen to your instincts this season.
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Review: Alternate Endings: Six New Ways to Die in America
This HBO documentary offers up some alternative perspectives on death rituals, but remains limited by its Western perspectives.
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Video Essay: Hae-Mi Monroe
Ivana Brehas presents a side-by-side comparison of two pivotal dance scenes from Burning (2018) and The Misfits (1961), finding parallels between characters decades and continents apart.
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Cinemascopes: Leo
The sun is in Leo, so get glowing and dress the part.
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Cinemascopes: Cancer
Be the Mom and embrace your sensitivity this season.
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Weird the Whole Way: An Interview with Ladyworld’s Amanda Kramer
At the Sydney Film Festival, Ivana Brehas talks to writer-director Amanda Kramer about writing, weirdness, and womanhood.
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Find What Affects You: An Interview With RJ Mitte
Ahead of Standing Up For Sunny’s premiere at the Sydney Film Festival, Ivana Brehas spoke with RJ Mitte about mental health, the Australian film industry, and kung-fu movies.
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Cinemascopes: Gemini
Get weird, embrace your duality, and lighten up this season.
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Cinemascopes: Taurus
Luxuriate in earthly delights, but stay grounded this season.
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Cinemascopes: Aries
Channel Aries’ headstrong energy this season.
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Focus On the Most Honest Thing: An Interview With Drew Droege
At the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Ivana Brehas talks to comedian Drew Droege about queer culture, artistic vulnerability, and being a big, loud, gay mess.
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Review: High Life
Claire Denis’ ambitious first English-language flight into space is brought crashing down by glaringly conventional representational issues.
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