Film

Film review: BlacKkKlansman

Spike Lee returns to form with an electrifying commentary on contemporary American racism nestled within the bizarre real-life drama of an African-American cop infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan in the 1970s.

Film

Film review: Living Universe

Described as not science fiction, but science faction, this new documentary blends expert interviews, dramatic space-scapes and an imagined starship journey in its exploration of the quest for interstellar travel.

Festivals

Adelaide Film Festival reveals early 2018 highlights

A new feature film from the director of The Babadook, a sci-fi thriller starring Oscar winner Hilary Swank and a documentary about Aboriginal media pioneer Freda Glynn are among early program highlights announced for the 2018 Adelaide Film Festival.

Film

Film review: Dr Knock

There is something exceptionally irritating about watching a film whose protagonist is superficially likeable yet morally bankrupt – and French director Lorraine Lévy’s newest comedy, Dr Knock, is a textbook example.

Arts & Culture

‘On-screen diversity is so, so important’

There was a time when Sam Matthews thought she might have to give up filmmaking – not because she lacked the talent or passion for it, but because she thought she would have to choose between a career in film and being her true self.