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Send us Fan Mail This week we review The Drop: A Snowfall Saga, A Different World & Line of Fire Website | Rotten Tomatoes | Linktree | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram

Send us Fan Mail This week we review The End of Oak Street, Hope & The Comeback. Website | Rotten Tomatoes | Linktree | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram

Send us Fan Mail Navigate the corporate and cultural worlds through self-interrogation. Tap in or sell out with Possession this week. Website | Rotten Tomatoes | Linktree | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram

Send us Fan Mail This week we chat to Blayke Hoffman about producing the film, Silenced. Blayke offers insights into what ‘producing’ entails, how to navigate funding as well as what making the film meant for her personally. Silenced will be in Australian cinemas Sept 3 Website | Rotten Tomatoes | Linktree | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram

Send us Fan Mail It’s a man’s world of contradiction, manipulation and copulation. Get in the wife line from Joburg to Soweto with the Polygamist this week. Website | Rotten Tomatoes | Linktree | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram

Send us Fan Mail This week KT reviews the 2017 TV show, Shrink, the iconic The Devil Wears Prada & indulgent Obsession. Website | Rotten Tomatoes | Linktree | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s Reference Max we review Witch Hat Atelier, President Curtis Furious and What Will I Become? Website | Rotten Tomatoes | Linktree | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram

Send us Fan Mail Set sail and defy the gods on a cinematic reimagining of disguised beasts, forsaken crew and Mary J Real love. Beckon the call from Hades with The Odyssey this week. Website | Rotten Tomatoes | Linktree | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram

Send us Fan Mail We sit down with Adrian and Joe during the buzz of SFF to chat about their upcoming film, Leviticus. We celebrate queer horror icons,  IN AUSTRALIAN CINEMAS FROM JUNE 18 Website | Rotten Tomatoes | Linktree | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram

Send us Fan Mail According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, more than 50% of transgender boys have attempted suicide. Directors Lexie and Logan travel across the United States, trying to understand their own trans boyhood through the legacies of two young men and exploring what community healing means.  From World preimere Berlinale (winning two awards incl the Amnesty International Film Award for best human rights project)  to UK Premiere at BFI Flare (named amongst top films to watch from Time Out London, Criterion Collection, Pink News, and Buzzfeed). The film has also screened at top indie fests in Asia and other notable LGBT fests around Europe, just winning the Audience Award in Switzerland. In lead up to North American screenings Inside Out (Canada's largest queer fest) and bring in Pride Month with deadCenter in Oklahoma City we  chat to co-director Lexie Bean (they/he) & Composer Perigee Vitz-Wong. We reflect on the labour of love that is filmmaking, honouring and highlighting the fullness of life, expression through art and how impactful the screenings have been so far. Trigger Warning: given the nature of the film and our chat, we discuss suicide and harm. Listen with care. Resources US/Canada:  https://translifeline.org/ Peer support hotline for the trans community. US: 877-565-8860 Canada: 877-330-6366 10am - 6pm PT/1pm - 9pm ET AUS: https://www.transhub.org.au/our-health/suicidality-and-crisis/ Website | Rotten Tomatoes | Linktree | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram

Send us Fan Mail In this Reference Max, we review a selection of films from the Sydney Film Festival: Nika & Madison, Colony, The Seoul Guardians & Morte Cucina For info on films covered today: Nika & Madison (Dir. Eva Thomas) Colony (Dir. Yeon Sang-ho) The Seoul Guardians (Dir. Kim Jong-woo, Kim Shin-wan & Cho Chul-young) Morte Cucina (Dir. Pen-ek Ratanaruang) Website | Rotten Tomatoes | Linktree | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram

Send us Fan Mail In this Reference Max, we review a selection of films from the Sydney Film Festival: Filipiñana, Replica, Sukundimi Walks Before Me, and Ben’Imana.  For info on films covered today: Filipiñana (Dir. Rafael Manuel) Replica (Dir. Chouwa Liang) Sukundimi Walks Before Me (Dir. Matasila Freshwater & Lachlan McLeod) Ben’Imana (Dir. Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo)  Website | Rotten Tomatoes | Linktree | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram

Send us Fan Mail In 2093, filmmaker Kuve visits Umata to document life after a war banned modern tech. Local filmmaker Mumbi challenges him to create without AI, leading him to discover beauty in life's simple moments. Memory of Princess Mumbi will be screening at this year's Sydney Film Festival (SFF) on June 7 & 14. https://www.sff.org.au/program/event/memory-of-princess-mumbi/ As suggested by Damien, double feature watching of Memory of Princess Mumbi & Sherman's March. For other video versions of this interview and others, check out our YouTube playlist. Website | Rotten Tomatoes | Linktree | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram

Send us Fan Mail At a pristine resort on the outskirts of Manila, 17-year-old tee-girl Isabel tries to return a mislaid golf club to Dr. Palanca, the club president, discovering sinister revelations about her workplace, its elite members, and her own past. Filipiñana will be screening at this year's Sydney Film Festival (SFF) on June 7 & 11 (sold out) https://tix.sff.org.au/Sessions/Filipinana Note: this interview is audio only. For other video interviews check out our YouTube playlist. Website | Rotten Tomatoes | Linktree | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram

Send us Fan Mail In this Reference Max we review Love & Other Crimes (Short), The Travel Companion, Mother Mary & Finding Emily  For info on films covered today: Love & Other Crimes coming to Prime Video June 19th The Travel Companion https://thetravelcompanionfilm.com/ Website | Rotten Tomatoes | Linktree | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram