The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts reveal 2025 …
Dec 9, 2024 · The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) has announced the nominees for the 2025 AACTA Awards, presented by Foxtel Group. Returning to the Gold Coast, the awards will celebrate the finest achievements in Australian film, television, documentary, and online content as part of the AACTA Festival, which will run for 5 days from February 5th – 9th, 2025.
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Top Australian Festivals To Add To Your Events Calendar in 2025
Yours & Owls Festival. On March 1st and 2nd, you can catch the Yours & Owls Festival on the Wollongong Foreshore. The festival has been lauded as one of the city’s biggest successes in recent history and a symbol of Wollongong’s spirit. This year’s headliners include Fontaines D.C., Denzel Curry, The Kooks, and The Goo Goo Dolls, supported by dozens of …
Interview: Cameron and Colin Cairnes on - The AU Review
Apr 10, 2024 · After breaking out at last year’s SXSW Film & TV Festival, where our own Peter Gray heralded the film as one that “enjoys melding the modern sensibilities of the found footage genre with the bold mentality of horror movies gone by” (you can read the full review here), Late Night With the Devil is finally gracing Australian screens …
The 40 Best Albums of 2024 - The AU Review
Dec 19, 2024 · 36. Common and Pete Rock – The Auditorium Vol. 1. Two artists who are unlikely to ever pass their prime. While the louder throes of hip hop in 2024 was defined by pettiness, moral grandstanding and toxicity, Common and Pete Rock quietly put out one of the year’s best rap release by playing to their strengths. The reliable formula of taking one top-tier emcee and pairing them with one top ...
Film Review: Top Gun: Maverick is both the perfect blockbuster …
We bow to thee, Tom Cruise: Saviour of cinema! A film you’ll be best served believing its near-impossible hype, Top Gun: Maverick is not only the type of sequel that surpasses its predecessor in every form imaginable, it’s the perfect encompassment of why cinema matters. Over 30 years in the making, Maverick reunites Cruise with his Oblivion helmer Joseph Kosinski and …
Metaphor: ReFantazio sharpens its RPG blade to deliver one of the …
Positioned as a spiritual successor to the Persona and Shin Megami Tensei series, Metaphor: ReFantazio is the latest offering from Japanese studio Atlus, trading in school halls for castle walls.Boldly delving into heavy themes of inequality and the corrupting influence of power, Atlus has certainly crafted one of the standout RPGs of the year.
Interview: Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Emma Corrin on the horror …
Described by our own Peter Gray as “An experience beyond mere audience transportation” – you can read our full review here – Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.. As the immersive horror film prepares to terrify audiences this …
Aussie Indie Artists: Kill Bell on their new Daria-Punk Single ...
Aussie Indie Artists is a series of interviews with lesser known Aussie creators across all forms and fields. The goal is to share exciting new works, find new angles towards the art, and peek behind the scenes.
Album Review: Dear Seattle - TOY (2025 LP) - The AU Review
3 days ago · Dear Seattle release their third studio album, TOY, today- and it’s without a doubt their best yet.Forming in 2013, the group has made a name for themselves among the Aussie indie rock scene, and if you’re an avid gig-goer, then chances are you’ve caught them live a few times, whether it be a headline show, a festival or opening for another legendary act.