CARGO **** Australia 2017 Dir: Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke 105 mins A feature length expansion of the filmmakers’ outstanding 2013 short of the same name, this unfolds in the wake of a world-decimating pandemic and follows the plight of optimist Martin Freeman who, following the infection of his wife (Susie…
Browsing: Australian Horror
Artsploitation has delivered the ultimate stocking stuffer with the home video release of the Australian horror film RED CHRISTMAS. Veteran television director and actor Craig Anderson makes his feature debut with RED CHRISTMAS, combining the banal horror of family gatherings with the issues of abortion, feminism, ethics, religion and privacy, with…
MIRAGE *** Australia 1990 Dir: Bill Crain 84 mins An underrated slasher owing a large debt to the portentous vehicular homicide of movies like DUEL, THE CAR and THE HITCHER. Three attractive couples are menaced by a mysterious dude in a black pick-up truck in the middle of the…
LIKE A BAT OUTTA HELL (a.k.a Bat Outta Hell) *** Australia 2013 Dir: Danial Donai 90 mins Based on actual events….the words every horror fan takes with a pinch of salt opens up this creature feature which is best described as Australias answer to ‘JEEPERS CREEPERS’. A documentary camera crew…
‘RED BILLABONG’ RELEASES NEW TRAILER Sparke Films has released a new trailer and stills for Luke Sparke’s debut creature feature, ‘RED BILLABONG’. After a decade working on film sets around the world, Luke Sparke steps into the director’s chair with the most ambitious Australian action film of the year. Combining…