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Epic Trails and Spiritual Tales in 'The Road to Patagonia'

By Oscar Jack
03/05/24
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'Mister Organ' Review: A Masterful Descent into the Depths of Human Manipulation

By Nick Janks
10/02/24

David Farrier’s documentary, Mister Organ, transcends the traditional true-crime genre, plunging viewers into the unsettling orbit of Michael Organ, a figure cloaked in charm yet harbouring a disturbing reality.

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'Moonage Daydream' Review - An Immersive Musical Experience

By Patrick Scott
13/08/22

The first film approved by the Bowie estate, Moonage Daydream, is the third documentary feature by Brett Morgen and by far, his most experimental.

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'River' Review - A Current of Calls

By Jessica Seychell
14/03/22

“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water” is the thread that ties River together.

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'Burning' Review - A Revealing Look at one of Australia's Darkest Moments

By Shannon Meilak
22/12/21

If not for the interviews in Burning, you could quite honestly mistake this documentary for some type of horror movie. The film opens with “The greatest tragedy of this terrible Black Summer bushfire season, was that we saw it coming”.

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Confronting Documentary 'Lion Spy' Director Rogue Rubin Interview

By Simmon Wagner
25/11/21

Melbourne filmmaker Rogue Rubin directs Lion Spy and delivers a powerfully confronting, brutal conservation documentary about the execution of the world’s great lions, their diminished population the feasting ground for an industry of glorified animal executioners.

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'Becoming Cousteau' Review – A Deep Dive Into Climate Change

By Jessica Seychell
21/10/21

Depicting the vivid and colourful life of explorer Jacques Cousteau, Becoming Cousteau dives headfirst into the deep, presenting the harsh effects of climate change across his 70-year career.

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'You Cannot Kill David Arquette' Review - Wrestling and Redemption

By Patrick Scott
26/08/21

You Cannot Kill David Arquette is the redemptive tale of washed-up Hollywood actor David Arquette and his attempt to redeem the mistakes of his past.

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'1st Year Checking' is an Eye Opening Look at the Dangers of Kids' Hockey

By Ross Carroll
19/08/21

1st Year Checking director Michael Messner takes the viewer on a journey through the eyes of a 12-year-old hockey player and all the complications that befall them in their supposedly innocent sport.

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'Under the Volcano' Sees Legendary Artists Record in Legendary Studio

By Nick Janks
20/07/21

Under the Volcano features interviews with some of the world’s top music artists about their experience recording at the legendary AIR Studios Montserrat.

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'Steelers' Documentary Review on The World's First Gay Rugby Club

By Simmon Wagner
07/07/21

In 1995 the world’s first gay rugby club, the Kings Cross Steelers, formed over a radical idea and a few drinks in a London Pub.

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'The Loneliest Whale' Doco Aims to Solve a Decades-Long Mystery

By Nick Janks
11/06/21

The Loneliest Whale aims to solve the mystery of the “52 Hertz Whale”, believed to be swimming around the world’s oceans in solitude for decades.

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'Sunflowers' Review - Van Gogh's Mysterious Artworks Explored in Doco

By James WF Roberts
01/06/21

The Exhibition on Screen program delivers a stunning portrait of Van Gogh’s mysterious sunflower paintings in the documentary film, Sunflowers.

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'Alone Together' SXSW Review - Artists Gotta Make Art Even in Lockdown

By Hector A. Gonzalez
23/03/21

The pandemic has affected every one of us, including the pop phenomenon Charli XCX, whose documentary, Alone Together, was made in isolation.

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'The Sparks Brothers' SXSW Review - An Enriching Music Documentary

By Hector A. Gonzalez
18/03/21

Baby Driver (2017) director Edgar Wright makes his documentary debut with The Sparks Brothers, focusing on the American pop-rock band, Sparks.

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'David Byrne's American Utopia' Review - A Mesmerising Live Concert Film

By Ross Carroll
08/02/21

With live performances returning to some areas of the world recovering from the pandemic, David Byrne shows us what we were missing with American Utopia, directed by veteran filmmaker Spike Lee.

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'Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story' - Documentary Review

By Nick Janks
02/02/21

Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story is a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of one of the most iconic animated shows of all time.

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