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The Blackwood River Arts Trail celebrates fifth anniversary

The Blackwood River Arts Trail (BRAT) is celebrating its fifth anniversary this April with its most exciting program yet. Running […]

Review: Black Bag – The spy that came in from the lukewarm

Directed by Steven SoderberghStarring Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett, Marisa Abela, Pierce Brosnan 6/10 Counterespionage expert George Woodhouse’s (Michael Fassbender) loyalties […]

Review: The Story of Souleymane – Through the heart of Paris

Directed by Boris Lojkine Starring Abou Sangare, Nina Meurisse 7/10 Winning the Jury prize, FIPRESCI prize, and Performance prize in […]

Review: The Monkey – The nature of Monkey was irrepressible

Directed by Osgood Perkins  Starring Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Colin O’Brien  8/10 Based on the Stephen King short story, The […]

Saving Country in 2150: Farm Block A67 brings timeless message to Flickerfest 2025

Flickerfest returns to Perth this week, showcasing a diverse program of short films at Luna Outdoor Cinema from Thursday, February […]

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 […]