Cirrus@Austlit

'Australia's leading film critic reviews (almost) every Australian feature film from 1990 to 2020.

'Australia's best-loved film critic David Stratton reviews (almost) every feature film from the past three decades in the ultimate guide to modern Australian cinema.

'From The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert to The Dry, from The Big Steal to The Drover's Wife, he tells us why they're worth watching, and reveals fascinating behind-the-scenes details. There is something for everyone: road movies and coming-of-age movies; comedies and love stories; rural noir and gritty urban movies; flourishing First Nations cinema; horror, zombies and science fiction; movies for families and for children; international co-productions, and much more. He's seen them all, and he knows every director, producer and actor.

'Australia at the Movies is the indispensable companion for every cinema lover: it's where you'll find your next favourite movie.'  (Publication summary)

'Fifteen years after Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s landmark apology in parliament to the Stolen Generation, reverberations from that misguided policy still linger as can be seen in an outstanding documentary, The Last Daughter. The film examines the bitter legacy of the doubtless well-intentioned but disastrously misguided program on two families, one black and the other white.' 

'Petrol, Alena Lodkine’s second feature, after the very promising Strange Colours (2017), confirms that here is a young Australian filmmaker of exceptional talent. With a clear eye and a sharp wit, Lodkine – whose background is Russian – has made a film that tackles a variety of subjects, including female friendship and the process of artistic creation itself.'