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Why is he in space? Behind-the-scene sneak peek of Project Hail Mary

Posted on March 4, 2026March 4, 2026 by aussiemoose

(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTAstronaut Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) awakens with no memory of himself or his mission. He deduces he is the sole survivor of a crew sent to the Tau Ceti solar system in search of a solution to a catastrophic event on Earth. In his search for answers, Continue Reading

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Movie review: She’s the He! #MGFF26

Posted on February 28, 2026February 27, 2026 by aussiemoose

(courtesy IMDb) Identity cuts to the core of who we are as people. But for something so intrinsic to our sense of self and expression, identity is often twisted into all sorts of unrecognisable shapes by societal pressure, familial expectations, bullying and bigotry and even our personal journeys to figuring Continue Reading

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All the joy … K-Pops! and the hard work and happiness of second chances

Posted on February 25, 2026February 25, 2026 by aussiemoose

(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTMeet BJ (Anderson .Paak), a fish-out-of-water musician on the search for stardom carrying a bruised heart from a complicated past relationship. On his journey to revive his music career, BJ lands a gig with a house band in Seoul for a K-Pop competition show. While working on Continue Reading

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Movie review: Sketch

Posted on February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 by aussiemoose

(courtesy IMP Awards) One of the things that you never realise about grief, until you are mired irrevocably in its desperately sad and regretful depths, is how powerless it makes you feel. On one level, of course, you know, especially when someone you love dies, that you can’t bring them Continue Reading

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Playtime has a new look as Toy Story 5 drops its first technologically menacing trailer

Posted on February 21, 2026February 21, 2026 by aussiemoose

(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTIn Toy Story 5, we’re introduced to a new character Lilypad, a high-tech frog-shaped smart tablet voiced by Greta Lee that makes Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang’s jobs exponentially harder when they have to go head to head with the all-new threat to Continue Reading

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Movie review: Pillion #MGFF26

Posted on February 18, 2026February 22, 2026 by aussiemoose

(courtesy IMDb) How do you define romance? The odds, whether you are straight or gay, or some other gloriously diverse point outside of that binary, is that you will think of tender touches, of deep friendship and shared values, of physical love and whispered words of love; you know, the Continue Reading

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Valentine’s Day movie review redux: You’ve Got Mail

Posted on February 14, 2026February 15, 2026 by aussiemoose

(courtesy IMP Awards) They were heady days back in the late ’90s. Back before there were omnipresent online ads enticing you impulsively and immediately purchase you didn’t know you wanted, or Twitter became a bonfire of shouted opinions or inboxes became a stressful hallmark of cubicle serfdom, receiving an email Continue Reading

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A mini-mass of movie trailers: In the Blink of an Eye, Caterpillar + Tow

Posted on February 11, 2026February 8, 2026 by aussiemoose

(via Shutterstock) One of the things I love about indie films is the time they take to really tell a story. That’s not to say that more mainstream, blockbuster fare doesn’t, but smaller, more dramatic films like the three spotlighted here take the time to let the characters and narrative Continue Reading

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Movie review: Is This Thing On?

Posted on February 7, 2026February 6, 2026 by aussiemoose

(courtesy IMP Awards) One thing that strikes you pretty quickly as you exit childhood and enter the uncertain wilds of adulthood is that many of the big moments, which Hollywood has conditioned us to believe happen in big, soap operatic scenes, actually play out in far smaller, quieter ways. It’s Continue Reading

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Movie review: People You Meet on Vacation

Posted on February 3, 2026February 1, 2026 by aussiemoose

(courtesy IMDb) It’s always with a little bit of your heart in your mouth vibe that you approach any adaptation of a book by a favourite author. Will it feel even remotely like the book? (For the record, I am not a precious reader and I’m happy give adaptations a Continue Reading

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    (courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTVoicemails for Isabelle charts an unexpected romance between Jill (Zoey Deutch) & Wes (Nick Robinson). After her sister Isabelle (Ciara Bravo) dies, Jill copes by continuing to leave her new voicemails. About everything from her boss Chef Bastien’s (Nick Offerman) insufferable antics to how heartbroken she is Continue Reading
  • The short and the short of it: motherhood in the spotlight in Pixar artist’s Mother’s Nature
    (courtesy First Showing (c) Pixar) SNAPSHOTMother’s Nature is a series of vignettes with a playful twist on what it means to be a mom, whether you’re a turtle, parrot or anything in between. Directed by Valerie LaPointe and Produced by Claire Munzer and Paige Johnstone. (courtesy YouTube (c) Pixar) This Continue Reading
  • Book review: Yeah the Boys by Holden Sheppard
    Figuring out who you are is one of the most monumental, and yes, challenging parts of growing up. It’s messy, it’s three steps back to one step forward, or at least it feels that way, and it rarely makes as much sense as we want it to; but if that’s Continue Reading
  • Movie review: Amrun
    (courtesy IMDb) Coming to a crossroads, especially an unexpected one, where you have to deal with the fact that something you believed in is no longer worth supporting or is not even remotely what you once believed it to be, is always a jarringly existential moment. It can absolutely knock Continue Reading
  • A world of magic awaits … Wildwood drops a sumptuously evocative first teaser trailer
    (courtesy YouTube (c) LAIKA Studios) SNAPSHOTStep inside Laika’s Wildwood, where a powerful golden eagle commands the skies and magic takes flight. Wildwood – based on Colin Meloy’s illustrated book series – will see Prue McKeel leave behind her home of Portland, Oregon, venturing into Wildwood on a dark quest to Continue Reading
  • Is the future agrarian? Thoughts on This is a Gardening Show
    (courtesy IMDb) As someone who has become unaccountably addicted to watching Gardening Australia every Friday night – no, I’m not a gardener and have no garden but yes, I love the soothing balm of enthusiasts talking about much they love the act of gardening and its many fascinating aspects – Continue Reading
  • Movie review: Hello Betty
    (courtesy IMDb) Once upon a time, advertisers of food and cooking products loved the idea of stylising and propagating the ideal consumer of their products. It was a way to make their products relatable and useful in an everyday product, to put a face to a somewhat faceless product, and Continue Reading
  • “My childhood has lead to me to this moment…” Stuart Fails to Save the Universe drops a teaser trailer
    (courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTComic book store owner Stuart Bloom (starring Kevin Sussman) is tasked with restoring reality after he breaks a device built by Sheldon and Leonard, accidentally bringing about a multiverse Armageddon. Stuart is aided in this quest by his girlfriend Denise, geologist friend Bert, and quantum physicist/all-around pain Continue Reading
  • Latest releases May book review: The Name Game by Beth O’Leary
    (courtesy Hachette Australia) It’s a truism of any form of storytelling that genres generally come with cast-iron rules. If you want to write in those genres, and have people, in this case, read your books, you have to include certain tropes and cliches to keep the punters happy; however, simply Continue Reading
  • Movie review: Swapped
    (courtesy IMP Awards) If you are looking for a potent shot of animated joy into your moviegoing veins, then look no further than the vibrantly colourful and emotionally rich world of Swapped. Overflowing with gobsmackingly wonderful imaginative world-building, the best this reviewer has seen the criminally underrated wonder of Disney’s Continue Reading
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