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A Lot of Nothing – actor-turned-filmmaker Mo McRae’s exploration of what people do in extreme moments of conflict – had its world premiere at SXSW Film Festival on March 13 as part of the Narrative Feature competition. Popcorn Podcast has everything you need to know about McRae’s feature directorial debut…
Australian director Camille Hardman’s star-studded new documentary Still Working 9 to 5 premieres at SXSW Film Festival, highlighting how far we’ve come in the fight for equal rights – but how far there is yet to go. Hardman speaks to Popcorn Podcast about her battle to get the startling film made and how relevant the original workplace comedy starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton is 40 years later…
Sitting down to watch Self-Portrait, described as a “portrait of humanity as captured by its surveillance cameras”, brings with it preconceived notions. A film made up entirely of footage from low-quality surveillance cameras could be boring…
Feature documentary Facing Monsters from Bentley Dean (director of the Academy Award-nominated 2015 drama Tanna) paddles through the tranquil waters of surfer Kerby Brown’s family life before plunging into the depths of his disturbed psyche.
It was Mahatma Gandhi who said: “To find yourself, you must lose yourself in the service of others.” Sasha Hadden’s A Stitch in Time is a journey of self-discovery as much as it is about chasing your dreams…
Jane Campion’s western psychological drama The Power of the Dog has been praised by critics for its sensual exploration of masculinity and the male ego, and has become the most honoured film at this year’s 94th Academy Awards with a dozen nominations, including Best Director – making Campion the only woman in history to be nominated twice for the award.
Kenneth Branagh’s moving drama Belfast sprouts from the writer and director’s childhood in the tumultuous streets of 1960s Northern Ireland. Despite being one of the most violent low-level wars, the details of the decades-long conflict known as ‘The Troubles’ is not widely understood elsewhere in the world…
The Eyes of Tammy Faye shines a light into the darkest corners of the life of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, with Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain in the glitzy shoes of the charismatic Christian. Before you hit the cinema to see The Eyes of Tammy Faye, get to know the real woman behind the make-up…
Ever since the illustrated books first landed in school libraries, there’s been a buzz about Aaron Blabey’s The Bad Guys. A buzz that resonated all the way in Hollywood…
