The Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) may boast impressive screen and broadcast facilities, but its Open Day message reached well beyond studios, sound stages and cutting-edge technology. For
Australian cinema has always been drawn to people standing at the edge of a decision they can't take back. It's there in the outback thrillers, the racing pictures, the crime
Hollywood has a habit of searching for the next version of a big star – the next Tom Cruise/Audrey Hepburn/Julia Roberts, etc. Some lucky next-version stars manage to become stars
New Zealand has been known for years now as a spectacular scenic shooting location for many high-budget Hollywood movies and global TV and streaming releases. However, in recent years that
You love ’em, he hates ’em! The Butcher carves up your favourite films, and this week, he applies his sharpened cleaver to Christopher Nolan’s billion-dollar-making 2026 Greek mythological epic The
Picture a Friday night in a lounge room somewhere in Melbourne. The good bottle of red is open, the couch has been claimed, and someone finally settles on a rewatch
There’s certainly a lot of hype swirling around this year’s release of Avengers: Doomsday (there’s even a ticking clock!), but will this latest superhero-jammed MCU extravaganza be able to replicate
Iconic films like Scorsese’s Casino or the sleek Ocean’s Eleven series have hardwired a specific visual code into our minds: marble columns, crystal chandeliers, and the thick atmosphere of a
It’s midway through the 2026 Cannes Film Festival when FilmInk meets Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda. The festival has been good to him in the past; he won the Jury prize
Picking up the Audience Award at SXSW Sydney, writer/director/producer Sam Hayes’ debut Pools is the cinematic equivalent of taking a refreshing dip on a sweltering summer day. And meeting Hayes
A few years ago, setting up a laptop at the dining table or working off the couch felt like a reasonable short-term fix. Fast forward to now, and hybrid work
For years, cloud gaming was the technology that was always about to change everything, and never quite did, at least not here. Overseas, players were streaming blockbusters to their phones
