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CITY EAR // Canberra Short Film Festival 2018

The 2018 program for the CSFF has dropped and if you’re anything like me and don’t know where to start, relax because

CITY EAR // Stronger Than Fiction – Our Top 5

Canberra’s own dedicated documentary film festival, Stronger Than Fiction, is about to kick off at Palace Electric this weekend and we

CBR FILM GUIDE // 1st – 15th August

The next fortnight is jam packed with a whole lot of local film lovin; we’re talking docos, Sci-Fi and shiny new gear. You’re welcome!

THE WEEKLY // Ocean’s 8

First there was Doctor Who, then Ghostbusters and now we have Ocean’s 8; the latest entertainment franchise to undergo the gender swap. Hollywood has established an awful trend when

CITY EAR // Screen Canberra Expo

Got stuck at home watching MasterChef last night? No problemo, CBR Film Blog has got you covered (covered until the free grog was brought out that is) with all the latest deets from Screen Canberra’s annual Expo! Read on to find out the juicy bits.

THE WEEKLY // Adrift

A true romantic story with a touch of survival epic. I should probably have paid more attention to the trailer and the poster because

CITY EAR // Ozploitation King in Town

What does Quentin Tarantino, the 70s and Nicole Kidman have in common? Historically, not a lot but through the eyes of Brian Trenchard-Smith quite a bit. The man that perfected the

CITY EAR // Essential Kaurismäki

As if ole mate David Stratton hadn’t done enough for us in recent years, the legend has now brought us Essential Kaurismäki; a curated retrospective collection of Finland’s most prolific filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki. When we say prolific, we mean

THE WEEKLY // Winchester

How a film that’s set in the 1900s can be so relevant today is surprising; however, Winchester tries its hardest to make a point on gun violence.

THE WEEKLY // A Bad Mom’s Christmas

It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas, and with booze, bratty kids and bad decisions, the sequel to Bad Moms is just as “bad” as the first.

THE WEEKLY // Jigsaw

After seven instalments and seven years since the “final” film, Jigsaw is an attempt at rebooting the Saw franchise.

THE WEEKLY // Murder on the Orient Express

Based on Agatha Christie’s best-selling novel of the same name, Murder on the Orient Express explores one of her more thrilling cases about the spectacular Belgian detective Hercule Poirot’s.

THE WEEKLY // Thor: Ragnarok

In atypical Marvel movie style, Thor: Ragnarok is as bizarre as it is bold. Definitely not as serious as its prequels, this Thor adventure is a colourful and ridiculous ride through the cosmos.

THE WEEKLY // Happy Death Day

Imagine reliving your own murder over and over again! This is the reality for college student Tree (Jessica Rothe), who wakes up on the morning of her birthday,

THE WEEKLY // The Mountain Between Us

When an impending snowstorm grounds all flights, strangers Ben (Idris Elba) and Alex (Kate Winslet) foolishly decide to charter a light plane to get them to where they need to be. I say foolishly, but while