Cirrus@Austlit

'The web of deception woven by David Wenham’s shady Joe Burt sets pulses racing in this slow-building TV series inspired by Stephanie Wood’s memoir'

'This viscerally cockamamie comedy maintains enjoyable momentum, even when gun-toting puppet birds begin to attack' 

'After the first season of Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall’s comedy took off, the lovebirds return to win back their hapless pooch. It’s sizzling TV'

'Tanzyn Crawford and Cliff Curtis are great as a father and daughter who must raise $26,000 by whatever means necessary' 

'Netflix’s reboot of the 90s classic ramps up the colour and sensationalism. It’s all high and no heart' 

'A central performance from Levi Miller isn’t enough to lift a run-of-the-mill war film that struggles to maintain dramatic interest'

'A grab bag of genre elements but it’s never badly staged – and I’m curious to see how it ends'

'This debut feature steeps you in a kind of waking nightmare – with a shockingly brilliant final act you may not be able to forget'

'The fictional church in Stan’s addictive new drama could well be inspired by Hillsong, in a pacy show that bolts out of the gates and doesn’t slow down'

'This seven-part series based on the bestseller is impressive, following a young boy who must navigate 1980s Brisbane’s criminal world' (Introduction)

'Strong performances from Luke Ryan and Bella Heathcote lead Stan’s gripping new crime drama, about a journalist investigating a small-town murder that isn’t what it seems' 

'Andrew Undi Lee’s hour-long anthology series comprises five short and unsettling stories that explore different aspects of the immigration experience'

'Heartfelt adventure film about a young girl overcoming her fears has half-baked environmental messages and mistakes colour for creativity' (Introduction)          

'Film about the Australian musical phenomenon, who are akin to the Beatles for toddlers, is bubbly and insightful, if a tad long' 

'Actor turned film-maker Mark Leonard Winter’s directorial debut, which pairs veteran Weaving as a slobbering hermit with Phoenix Raei’s broken cop, doesn’t hurry towards anything.' (Introduction)

'Opening this year’s Melbourne international film festival, Noora Niasari’s debut follows an Iranian mother and daughter as they seek refuge in an Australian women’s shelter' 

'Aswan Reid delivers Australian cinema’s most impressive child performance for some time, as the titular youngster taken to an outback orphanage.'