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Send us Fan Mail We kick off 2024 with a spicy Reference Max reviewing Saltburn, Dream Scenario, Cat Person, Platform 7 and Smothered. Check out our patreon for the video episode . Check out Oti’s Bookie quote on Stuff NZ list of shows and movies to watch. Resources: US National Sexual Assault Hotline: (800) 656-HOPE WWW.RAINN.ORG National Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 777-SAFE WWW.THeHoTline.o...

Send us Fan Mail Kristoffer Borgli is a Norwegian film director and screenwriter that centres the bizzare and delightful parts that make us human. DREAM SCENARIO follows family man and professor muddling through middle age when he suddenly finds himself at the center of a mysterious dream epidemic DREAM SCENARIO is out in Australian cinemas now. This interview is audio only. For other video interv...

Send us Fan Mail KT hits the red carpet to chat to the cast at the Sydney Premiere Screening of Next Goal Wins. A mix of OG legends and new Hollywood, David Fane, Oscar Kightley, Uli Latukefu and Chris Alosio speak on Pasifika representation, the importance of our stories and what it means to be able to work together. Next Goal Wins is out in Australian cinemas now! Check out the video interview: ...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks to all our friends and lovers for joining us to reflect on the year that has been! Just like the world we have the highs of highs and some low low lows! Grab a snack and a beverage for Part 2! Full video available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/95329266 Highlights include: Quantum Cowboys, Red, White & Brass, Bobi Wine: The People’s President, New Jack City,...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks to all our friends and lovers for joining us to reflect on the year that has been! Just like the world we have the highs of highs and some low low lows! Grab a snack and a beverage for Part 1! Full video available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/95329266 Highlights include: You can go now, Visitor Q, Till, John Wick 4, The Last of Us, Welcome to the Chippendales a...

Send us Fan Mail In our last Ref Max for 2023 we review ANGLE, Bad Behaviour, The Promise, Bookie, Uproar, The Prince of Egypt: The Musical and short film WhaleX. Website | Rotten Tomatoes | Linktree | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram 

Send us Fan Mail Named in this year’s CGA Rising Stars, Bernie Van Tiel is a writer/songwriter, actor, beatboxer and rapper that brings a much needed energy to the so called Australian arts and creative space. Bernie has recently been seen in Class of ’07 and Erotic Stories & soon Swift Street. Stream God Bless the trap now too! Video interview out now . Website | Rotten Tomatoes | Linktree |...

Send us Fan Mail From the biggest independent film to be produced in Newcastle to centering important conversations about mental health, Filmmaker Jye Currie brings The Promise, up for Best Documentary at the 2024 AACTA Awards. This interview is audio only. For other video interviews check out our YouTube playlist . Trigger warning: given the focus of the film there is talk on suicide but not in g...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's Reference Max we review the succinctly creepy world in Scavengers Reign, embodied yelling couple tropes in Foe, shifted the lens of Indian cinema in Brand Bollywood Downunder and got down and dirty with The Big Dog. GIVEAWAY DETAILS (AUS) ONLY - CLOSES 29 NOV Thanks to Kismet Films and NixCo, we are running our biggest giveaway yet with FIFTEEN double passes to...

Send us Fan Mail From being in front of the lens to directing short films, Australian-New Zealand Alice Englert steps onto the scene with her feature directorial debut, Bad Behaviour starring Jennifer Connelly and herself. A former child star who attends a spiritual retreat in search of enlightenment and filial reconciliation. Bad Behaviour is in Australian cinemas from November 9. For the video i...

Send us Fan Mail Mind your P's and Q's when you come round the yard for food! Find out if the juice is worth the squeeze cause we ridin' out IMMEDIATELY with the complete Top Boy series this week. Themes explored: Ranking Top Boy amongst the greats Anime rules - storylines dont matter  Lauryn kills Curits Sully kills Jamie What happened to Aaron Shelley catching a body Dushane and h...

Send us Fan Mail Andrew Undi Lee is a queer, Australian-born Korean director, writer, producer and production designer with a portfolio that speaks for itself and weaves storytelling that speaks to the ancestors and experiences of so many others. Night Bloomers is a horror anthology series exploring multigenerational stories from the unspoken immigration experiences of the Korean-Australian diaspo...

Send us Fan Mail Nathan Jurevicius is an Australian award-winning artist who embodies every expression of the word artist from publications, galleries, vinyl toy range, graphics novels, online games and now an animated feature film. Scarygirl is in Australian cinemas from October 26. Our review for Scarygirl is available on the podcast feed . For the video interview with Nathan, check out our YouT...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s Reference Max, we review the meta-web of filmmaking in Cobweb, the very real shift from hope to fear in Shayda, immerse ourselves in the world of Scarygirl & praying the night never ends in Night Bloomers. Cobweb and Shayda are currently in cinemas. Scarygirl is in Australian cinemas from Oct 26 Night Bloomers will be premiering on SBS VICELAND and SBS ON DEMAND...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s Reference Max we review new entry into old man action: Retribution, fusing morality with justice in Saw X, sea waves and fanfare in Our Flag Means Death & what healing can look like in Stylebender.  Website | Rotten Tomatoes | Linktree | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram 

Send us Fan Mail Award-winning writer/director Noora Niasari grounds her work with lived experiences and hopeful joy. Shayda had its World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, where it won the World Audience Award. Announced as the Australian submission for the 2024 Academy Awards. Shayda is in Australian cinemas now. This interview is audio only. For other video interviews, c...

Send us Fan Mail Building on a body of work spanning nineteen short films, Award winning Director Bishal Dutta makes his feature directorial debut with It Lives Inside. It Lives Inside follows an Indian-American teenager that unwittingly releases a demonic entity that grows stronger by feeding on her loneliness. It Lives Inside won the Audience Audience at SXSW and is in Australian cinemas now Thi...

Send us Fan Mail Award winning filmmaker Zoë McIntosh brings to life specific and interesting stories that centre the human experience. STYLEBENDER is an intimate look at Israel Adesanya, the Nigerian-born, New Zealand-based MMA champion, its global premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in June 2023, where it was nominated for Best Documentary and Zoë was nominated for Best New Director. Stylebend...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s Reference Max we review Charlotte Regan’s Scrapper, Matthew A Cherry’s Young Love and Bishal Dutta’s It Lives Inside.   Website | Rotten Tomatoes | Linktree | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram 

Send us Fan Mail Chanelling raw emotions through music videos, award winning writer/director Charlotte Regan keeps the tempo through the world of cinema. SCRAPPER follows a grieving kid thrust into adulthood and father in over his head. SCRAPPER is in select Australian cinemas September 14 Watch the video interview: https://youtu.be/6WxobSDdzGc Website | Rotten Tomatoes | Linktree | Youtube | Twit...

Send us Fan Mail Infiltrate Pip’s Book Club with exact precision to annihilate enemies of friends you made along the way. Give offerings to the Black Saviour in The Equalizer trilogy this week. Website | Rotten Tomatoes | Linktree | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram 

Send us Fan Mail Our podcast has been the busiest it’s ever been! Please enjoy this patreon preview of our exclusive patron only show, Reference Plus July and August 2022. While we love to share some of our Reference Plus episodes, if you're interested in the stuff that was cut out check out our patreon. Stuff like what? We shared an opportunity we put ourselves forward for and reflect on the...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's Reference Max, we cover the rebooted Project Greenlight, indie film Mickey Hardaway and indie short film Shadow Acting. Shadow acting website Website | Rotten Tomatoes | Linktree | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram 

Send us Fan Mail Navigate the school halls and family expectations where friendship is the real MVP. Step onto the court with seasons 1 & 2 of Swagger this week. Website | Rotten Tomatoes | Linktree | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram 

Send us Fan Mail It’s been a year since our very first interview with Filmmaker Jordan Peele for NOPE. Since then, we have released 17 interviews that we are super proud of. Please enjoy our signature FYR question and their curated double-feature pairings! Jordan Peele (NOPE & King Kong) Brandon Cronenberg (Infinity Pool & Strangers) Damon Fepulea’i & JP Foliaki (Red, White & Brass...