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Perth’s Belinda Bromilow finds new direction with Flickerfest debut

Perth’s own Belinda Bromilow is making her directorial debut this year, with her short film Glove getting its WA premiere […]

Review: Presence – A Spirited Telling

Directed by Steven Soderbergh Starring Lucy Liu, Callina Liang, Chris Sullivan 7/10 An unknown presence lurks in a house, seemingly […]

Review: Queer – Talk to me without speaking

Directed by Luca Guadagnino Starring Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Lesley Manville 6/10 Based on the novella by William S. Burroughs […]

Strictly great short films: Flickerfest lights up Perth with dazzling 2025 program

Flickerfest returns to Perth in 2025, taking over Luna Outdoor Cinema for a three-day festival of short films under the […]

Review: Emilia Perez – Unearthing the truth

Directed by Jacques Audiard Starring Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldana, Selena Gomez 7/10 Filmmaking and storytelling are treated wildly with […]

X-Press Magazine’s Top Films of 2024

Despite the gloominess of the real world surrounding cinema, with the aftermath of last year’s Hollywood strikes and the uncertainty […]

Review: Anora – A night to remember

Directed by Sean Baker Starring Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Karren Karagulian, Yura Borisov 9/10  Here is one of the most […]

Review: Paddington in Peru – The bear-able weight of massive talent

Directed by Dougal Wilson Starring Ben Wishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Olivia Colman, Antonio Banderas  7/10 Paddington (Ben Wishaw) is […]

Review: Nosferatu – Shadow of the vampire

Directed by Robert Eggers Starring Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Bill Skarsgård, Willem Dafoe 7.5/10 In the 1830s, a newlywed couple […]

Review: The Room Next Door – Death becomes her

Directed by Pedro Almodovar Starring Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, John Turturro 8/10  This new film from Pedro Almodovar (his first […]

Review: Ghost Cat Anzu – Top Cat

Directed by Yôko Kuno, Nobuhiro Yamashita Voices by Noa Gotô, Mirai Moriyama, Munetaka Aoki 7/10 Dumped at a temple by […]

WA Screen Culture Award nominees revealed

The nominees for the 2024 WA Screen Culture Awards (WASCAs) have been revealed. Celebrating the achievement, innovation and ambition of […]

Review: Memory – A love worth remembering

Directed by Michel Franco Starring Jessisca Chastain, Peter Sarsgaard, Jessica Harper 6.5/10  This new romance film starring Jessica Chastain and […]

Review: Wicked: Part 1 – Tap your red shoes and stay home

Directed by Jon M. Chu Starring Cynthia Nixon, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum 6/10  The wonderful thing about Wicked are the […]

Review: Gladiator 2 – Rome if you want to

Directed by Ridley Scott Starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen 6.5/10 Director Ridley Scott has produced masterpieces […]