UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE is the second feature film of Canadian director-actor-writer Matthew Rankin, nominated for 10 major categories at the 2025 Canadian Screen Award Nominations. Although primarily categorised as a comedy,… Read More
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Interview with Andres Veiel / Riefenstahl
Billy from Film in Revolt chatted wth Andres Veiel (Director, Riefenstahl) on his visit to Australia for the German Film Festival. Billy Newbery: What got you interested in Riefenstahl as a subject? Andres… Read More
Interview with Elysia Zeccola / German Film Festival
Running from the 1st to the 21st May the German Film Festival has kicked off in Sydney and I spoke with Elysia Zeccola, the festival’s Director. In our conversation we… Read More
Fantastic Film Festival Opening Night
As drizzling rain hits the concrete, I walk along a string of busy restaurants. Turning the corner, I see the gorgeous Ritz Cinema, home of the Fantastic Film Festival. Tonight,… Read More
Interview with Darwin Schulze / BLUEBIRD
Following the incredible web series Space Rats, the talented multi-hyphenate filmmaker Darwin Schulze returns to escapism with the fantasy revenge musical Bluebird. Flynn Boffo: So tell me how this project… Read More
Review: Oh, Canada
Paul Schrader’s film, Oh, Canada is a tricky unfolding mess and marvel of a film – one which keeps shifting in front of your eyes, playing with what you know and… Read More
Interview with: James Robert Woods, writer and director of Moonrise Over Knights Hill
By Franca Lafosse for Film In Revolt In the Spring of 2025, lapsed high-school besties Clare, Angie and Isabel spend a luxury birthday weekend away at the six-star Lothian Gate… Read More
Europa! Europa!
A little over two weeks ago the European focused Europa! Europa! Film Festival came to a close for it’s fourth year. This year they had a handful of films which… Read More
SPIT – Interview with David Wenham and Jonathon Teplitzky
Interview by Parker Constantine In 2003, a quirky Aussie crime-comedy film called Gettin Square was released to the world. Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky and written by Chris Nyst, the film was… Read More
Review: Maria
Review by Billy Newbery Maria, the third film in Pablo Larrain’s trilogy on powerful and influential women is once again a visually stunning marvel that is often utterly breathtaking, whose… Read More










