When news broke last week that seminal sci-fi thriller The Matrix was being revamped there was a mixed reception to the news: some thought the idea was preposterous and that such a work of brilliance should not be remake while others had some positive reactions to the news and thought that a new version, in whatever form, would be a worthwhile endeavour.

Additionally, Zak Penn, scribe behind such films as X-Men: The Last Stand and Steven Spielberg’s upcoming Ready Player One, was in talks…
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Of the Australian movies that reach other shores, most show a sense of craft that reaffirms just what thrillers can accomplish. From the past six years alone: Animal Kingdom, The Rover, Snowtown, Mystery Road, The Mule – and more – have all helped refine genre elements into something approaching a total national mastery. Sadly, the newest export, Strangerland, doesn’t enter the same league – or even the leagues below – such great fare, but it does boast a terrific performance or two, and an overbearing sense of mystery and dread that should keep even the most hungry genre hounds happy.
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Sometimes, a film will slip through your fingers for one reason or another. And sometimes, a film won’t even get a chance to do even that; The Smuggler (AKA The Mule) is an Australian hit that hasn’t managed to find its way in cinemas on the other side of the globe, but fortunately has landed on VOD platforms and DVD – so the sad possibility of missing out on this great film, and others like it, is hopefully a thing of the past.

The Smuggler tells the mostly-true tale of a drug smuggle…
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Absurd and inane and wonderfully irreverent, it’s just a shame it doesn’t play up to such tropes in a more consistent manner.
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“for every misstep, the film does something very, very right”…
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In this series, I’ll be watching all the movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe so far. Working through the films one-by-one, I’ll dig into the good – and bad – of the immensely popular franchise, starting with 2008’s Iron Man, and ending with 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Read on and refresh yourselves with these characters before Avengers: Age of Ultron is unleashed – and see if you agree with my opinions. Let us know in the comments section below.

#5: Captain America: The First…

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Mad Max: Fury Road was one of the most mind-blowing action films of the 21st century. It looks like producer Peter Jackson and director Christian Rivers are trying to top that with Mortal Engines, at least based on the film’s epic trailer.
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A glamorous woman returns to her small town in rural Australia. With her sewing machine and haute couture style, she transforms the women and exacts sweet revenge on those who did her wrong.
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A family finds their dull life in a rural outback town rocked after their two teenage children disappear into the desert, sparking disturbing rumours of their past.
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A collection of short films based on stories by Australian writer Tim Winton.
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