Australian Films as rated by various critics

This page is intended to be a resource for people looking for quick information on which Australian films were most-liked by the critics (and which least-liked), based on my recent survey of film ratings overs the last 50 years or so. It is not a rollicking discussion of the strengths, weaknesses and peculiarities of different critics and websites, though it may serve as a start for anyone considering a deeper analysis of how Australian critics view Australian films.

Rather it is another of my endless film lists, full of my usual numbers and rankings, based on an analysis of the ratings given to Australian film by 39 critics and specialist websites. I suggest there are two things here of interest to readers.

• The first (and more interesting in my opinion) is a list of 500 Australian films which have been given numerical ratings by at least four different reviewers. The list is in order of the average rating, and does show which films have consistently attracted the best (and worst) ratings.
• The second is a much longer list of the all the ratings given by each of 39 different sources. If you search this page for a particular film, you will be able to see which reviewer liked or disliked the film.
• If neither of these appeals, you can head for my succinct bottom line at the end of the page.

This page is a sequel to my What Margaret and David say about 500 Oz Movies to show that, although not everyone agrees with Margaret and David (as indeed Margaret and David do not always agree with each other), some films are highly thought of by more critics than others.

For my analysis I chose 39 critics and specialist websites which rated Australian films from 0 to 5 stars*. These consisted of 30 Australian reviewers with major newspapers, magazines, radio stations or TV stations; four overseas reviewers who rated some older Australian films for which not enough local ratings were found; and five websites which rate a large number of Oz movies. These reviewers disagreed on the worth of many films, and agreed on others, but averaging their ratings might give an indication of how each film is considered.

* Though most reviewers gave ratings out of 5, some gave ratings out of 4, 3 or even 10, while others rated films from A+ to D-. For the sake of averaging, I converted all these latter systems to a score out of 5. And this is the score I gave in the Reviewer section, even where the reviewer actually used a non-5 rating.

Disclaimer: The ratings below were collected on various internet sites, but I cannot claim they are complete. There may be other critics who have rated Australian films or other ratings by the critics below that I have missed. Please let me know and I will update this page with significant additions. (There were many other reviewers for whom I could only find a handful of ratings, but I drew the line at about 15, although a few under this level had already slipped through).

Disclaimer #2: Only a minority of film reviews contain ratings, and therefore some very prolific reviewers, who never or rarely give a quantitative rating, are missing from this survey. My apologies to these. I know that rating is so passe and reductive, not to mention subjective, but I also think it can be an easy and interesting way of comparing films.

The sources

The following sources (critics and websites) all provided comparative ratings. Click on the source name for more information on the source, to see how many stars they gave each film, and for links to their full reviews (where available).   Many of these critics also reviewed other Australian films, but did not give ratings for them.

Australian Critics

1. David Stratton – 522 films rated;
2. Margaret Pomeranz– 441 films rated;
3. Jim Schembri – 197  films rated;
4. Rob Lowing and Susie Eisenhuth – 189 films rated;
5. Adrian Martin – 136 films rated;
6. Luke Buckmaster– 103 films rated;
7. Leigh Paatsch – 100 films rated;
8. Tom Ryan – 90 films rated;
9. Matthew Pejkovic – 73 films rated;
10. Sandra Hall – 67 films rated;
11. Matthew Toomey – 55 films rated;
12. Jake Wilson – 45 films rated;
13. Paul Byrnes – 39 films rated;
14. Craig Mathieson – 37 films rated
15. Christopher Null – 37 films rated;
16. Nick Dent – 35 films rated;
17. Simon Foster – 35 films rated;
18. Peter Bradshaw – 33 films rated;
19. Glenn Dunks – 32 films rated;
20. David ‘Mad Dog’ Bradley – 24 films rated;
21. Richard Alaba  – 23 films rated;
22. Philippa Hawker – 20 films rated;
23. Tom Clift – 16 films rated;
24. Simon Weaving – 16 films rated;
25. Don Grove – 16 films rated;
26. Fiona Williams – 15 films rated;
27. Shannon J Harvey – 15 films rated;
28. Giles Hardie – 13 films rated;
29. Anton Bitel – 9 films rated;
30. Lynden Barber – 7 films rated;

Foreign Critics

1. Roger Ebert – 122 films rated;
2. Emmanuel Levy – 36 films rated;
3. Dennis Schwartz – 26 films rated.
4. Nev Pierce – 6 films rated;

Movie Websites

1. Ozmovies website – 658 films from 1940-2001 rated;
2. Cinephilia website – 608 films from 1960-2020 rated;
3. Ozflicks website – 416 films from 1940-2020 rated;
4. Film Blerg website – 83 films, mainly from 2010-2020, plus a few from the 90s and 00s, rated;
5. Flicks.com.au website – 54 films from 2013-2020 rated.

Together these sources provided over 4,400 ratings to about 1,100 Australian films for the eighty years from 1940 to 2020 (leaving almost another 1000 minor films unrated).  The films can be divided by how many ratings each received:

• Films with four or more ratings. There were 502 films rated by at least four sources. These should have the most reliable average rating. Of these, one was from 1969, 15 were from the 1970s, 63 from the 1980s, 138 from the 1990s, 144 from the 2000s and 154 from the 2010s. These are the only ones included in the list below.
• Films with two or three ratings. There were 302 films rated by two or three sources. These are not included in the list, but are mentioned in the reviewer section further down.
• Films only rated by one source. There were 318 films. These are not included in the list, but are mentioned in the reviewer section further down.

List of Films rated by Four or more Reviewers

This list contains 500 films that have been given numerical ratings by at least 4 of the 39 sources listed above. The ratings are out of 5 stars (Most reviewers used a five star system, though some used a four star system and others rated films from A+ to D-. Both the latter two systems were converted to a score out of 5 stars.)

Each listing contains the following information:

Film Name (Year) (Director) [Number of Ratings] Average Rating

(Jane Campion’s masterpiece The Piano (1993), which could head this list with an average rating of 4.45, is not included as it is, in my opinion, more of a New Zealand film, being written and directed by a New Zealander and being set and made in New Zealand with New Zealand characters, although I know it is often listed as an Australian film due to its financing and Campion’s long residence in Australia.)

Average Rating 4+ Stars

1. Wake in Fright (1971) (Ted Kotcheff) [9] 4.39
2. Walkabout (1971) (Nicolas Roeg) [8] 4.31
3. Proof (1991) (Jocelyn Moorhouse) [10] 4.30
4. Breaker Morant (1980) (Bruce Beresford) [7] 4.29
5. Samson and Delilah (2009) (Warwick Thornton) [9] 4.28
6. No Worries (1993) (David Elfick) [6] 4.25
7. Mary and Max (2009) (Adam Elliott) [8] 4.25
8. Gallipoli (1981) (Peter Weir) [7] 4.21
9. Strictly Ballroom (1992) (Baz Luhrmann) [7] 4.21
10. Animal Kingdom (2010) (David Michôd) [10] 4.20
11. Lantana (2001) (Ray Lawrence) [12] 4.17
12. Look Both Ways (2005) (Sarah Watt) [7] 4.14
13. FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) (Bill Kroyer) [4] 4.13
14. Bad Boy Bubby (1993) (Rolf de Heer) [9] 4.11
15. The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978) (Fred Schepisi) [6] 4.08
16. Sweet Country (2018) (Warwick Thornton) [15] 4.07
17. Evil Angels (1988) (Fred Schepisi) [9] 4.06
18. Shine (1996) (Scott Hicks) [10] 4.05
19. Newsfront (1978) (Phillip Noyce) [5] 4.00
20. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) (George Miller) [8] 4.00
21. The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) (Peter Weir) [6] 4.00
22. Careful He Might Hear You (1983) (Carl Schultz) [5] 4.00
23. Babe (1995) (Chris Noonan) [9] 4.00
24. What I Have Written (1996) (John Hughes) [4] 4.00
25. Moulin Rouge (2001) (Baz Luhrmann) [9] 4.00
26. Somersault (2004) (Cate Shortland) [7] 4.00
27. Ten Canoes (2006) (Rolf de Heer) [8] 4.00
28. Snowtown (2011) (Justin Kurzel) [10] 4.00
29. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) (George Miller) [15] 4.00

Average Rating 3 ½ -4 Stars

30. Muriel’s Wedding (1994) (P.J. Hogan) [10] 3.95
31. The Proposition (2005) (John Hillcoat) [10] 3.95
32. Oranges and Sunshine (2010) (Jim Loach) [10] 3.95
33. Burning Man (2011) (Jonathan Teplitzky) [10] 3.95
34. The Boys (1998) (Rowan Woods) [7] 3.93
35. Jindabyne (2006) (Ray Lawrence) [7] 3.93
36. Acute Misfortune (2018) (Thomas M. Wright) [6] 3.92
37. The Club (1980) (Bruce Beresford) [5] 3.90
38. Father (1990) (John Power) [5] 3.90
39. Flirting (1991) (John Duigan) [10] 3.90
40. The Babadook (2014) (Jennifer Kent) [10] 3.90
41. Two Hands (1999) (Gregor Jordan) [9] 3.89
42. Ladies in Black (2018) (Bruce Beresford) [13] 3.88
43. Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) (Peter Weir) [8] 3.88
44. Don’s Party (1976) (Bruce Beresford) [4] 3.88
45. Dark City (1998) (Alex Proyas) [8] 3.88
46. The Home Song Stories (2007) (Tony Ayres) [4] 3.88
47. The Jammed (2007) (Dee McLachlan) [4] 3.88
48. The Year My Voice Broke (1987) (John Duigan) [7] 3.86
49. The Tracker (2002) (Rolf de Heer) [10] 3.85
50. Lion (2017) (Garth Davis) [13] 3.85
51. The Fringe Dwellers (1986) (Bruce Beresford) [6] 3.83
52. Return Home (1990) (Ray Argall) [6] 3.83
53. Balibo (2009) (Robert Connolly) [6] 3.83
54. Mystery Road (2013) (Ivan Sen) [11] 3.82
55. Love and Other Catastrophes (1996) (Emma-Kate Croghan) [8] 3.81
56. The Black Balloon (2008) (Elissa Down) [8] 3.81
57. My Year Without Sex (2009) (Sarah Watt) [8] 3.81
58. True History of the Kelly Gang (2019) (Justin Kurzel) [8] 3.81
59. Floating Life (1996) (Clara Law) [5] 3.80
60. Mallboy (2000) (Vince Giarrusso) [5] 3.80
61. Suburban Mayhem (2006) (Paul Goldman) [5] 3.80
62. Noise (2007) (Matthew Saville) [5] 3.80
63. Mad Max (1979) (George Miller I) [7] 3.79
64. Dead Calm (1989) (Phillip Noyce) [9] 3.78
65. My Brilliant Career (1979) (Gillian Armstrong) [4] 3.75
66. Winter of Our Dreams (1981) (John Duigan) [4] 3.75
67. Heatwave (1982) (Phil Noyce) [4] 3.75
68. High Tide (1987) (Gillian Armstrong) [6] 3.75
69. Phobia (1990) (John Dingwall, 1988) [4] 3.75
70. Black Robe (1992) (Bruce Beresford) [6] 3.75
71. Babe: Pig in the City (1998) (Dr George Miller) [6] 3.75
72. Candy (2006) (Neil Armfield) [4] 3.75
73. Dr Plonk (2007) (Rolf de Heer) [4] 3.75
74. Lucky Miles (2007) (Michael James Rowland) [4] 3.75
75. Last Ride (2009) (Glendyn Ivin) [6] 3.75
76. Hounds of Love (2016) (Ben Young) [8] 3.75
77. Head On (1998) (Ana Kokkinos) [9] 3.72
78. Waiting (1991) (Jackie McKimmie) [7] 3.71
79. Spotswood (1992) (Mark Joffe) [7] 3.71
80. The Quiet Room (1996) (Rolf de Heer) [7] 3.71
81. Blessed (2009) (Ana Kokkinos) [7] 3.71
82. Charlies Country (2013) (Rolf de Heer) [12] 3.71
83. Holding the Man (2015) (Neil Armfield) [12] 3.71
84. Lonely Hearts (1982) (Paul Cox) [5] 3.70
85. Bliss (1985) (Ray Lawrence) [5] 3.70
86. Struck by Lightning (1990) (Jerzy Domaradzki) [5] 3.70
87. The Castle (1997) (Rob Sitch) [10] 3.70
88. Chopper (2000) (Andrew Dominik) [10] 3.70
89. Oyster Farmer (2004) (Anna Reeves) [5] 3.70
90. Happy Feet (2006) (Dr George Miller) [5] 3.70
91. The Sapphires (2012) (Wayne Blair) [13] 3.69
92. Romper Stomper (1992) (Geoffrey Wright) [8] 3.69
93. The Dish (2000) (Rob Sitch) [8] 3.69
94. Blood Oath (1990) (Stephen Wallace) [6] 3.67
95. The Big Steal (1990) (Nadia Tass) [6] 3.67
96. Angel Baby (1995) (Michael Rymer) [9] 3.67
97. Walking on Water (2002) (Tony Ayres) [6] 3.67
98. Gettin’ Square (2003) (Jonathan Teplitzky) [6] 3.67
99. Tracks (2014) (John Curran) [9] 3.67
100. Strange Colours (2018) (Alena Lodkina) [6] 3.67
101. Last Cab to Darwin (2015) (Jeremy Sims) [10] 3.65
102. Hotel Sorrento (1995) (Richard Franklin) [7] 3.64
103. Dance Me to My Song (1998) (Rolf de Heer) [7] 3.64
104. Monkey Grip (1982) (Ken Cameron) [4] 3.63
105. A Woman’s Tale (1991) (Paul Cox) [4] 3.63
106. Dingo (1991) (Rolf de Heer) [4] 3.63
107. The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992) (Gillian Armstrong) [8] 3.63
108. Children of the Revolution (1996) (Peter Duncan) [8] 3.63
109. The Final Winter (2006) (Brian Andrews) [4] 3.63
110. The Combination (2009) (David Field) [4] 3.63
111. Emu Runner (2018) (Imogen Thomas) [4] 3.63
112. Japanese Story (2003) (Sue Brooks) [9] 3.61
113. Eye of the Storm (2011) (Fred Schepisi) [9] 3.61
114. As Time Goes By (1988) (Barry Peak) [5] 3.60
115. Idiot Box (1996) (David Caesar) [5] 3.60
116. Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) (Phillip Noyce) [10] 3.60
117. Alexandra’s Project (2003) (Rolf de Heer) [5] 3.60
118. Kokoda (2006) (Alister Grierson) [5] 3.60
119. Beneath Hill 60 (2010) (Jeremy Sims) [10] 3.60
120. The Infinite Man (2014) (Hugh Sullivan) [11] 3.59
121. Vacant Possession (1995) (Margot Nash) [6] 3.58
122. Toomelah (2011) (Ivan Sen) [6] 3.58
123. The Interview (1998) (Craig Monahan) [11] 3.58
124. The Silver Brumby (1993) (John Tatoulis) [7] 3.57
125. Looking for Alibrandi (2000) (Kate Woods) [7] 3.57
126. Kiss or Kill (1997) (Bill Bennett) [9] 3.56
127. Mad Bastards (2010) (Brendan Fletcher) [9] 3.56
128. Love Serenade (1996) (Shirley Barrett) [10] 3.55
129. Praise (1998) (John Curran) [10] 3.55
130. Red Dog (2011) (Kriv Stenders) [10] 3.55
131. Cargo (2017) (Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke) [11] 3.55
132. The Devil’s Playground (1976) (Fred Schepisi) [5] 3.50
133. Long Weekend (1978) (Colin Eggleston) [4] 3.50
134. Man of Flowers (1983) (Paul Cox) [6] 3.50
135. Travelling North (1987) (Carl Schultz) [5] 3.50
136. Grievous Bodily Harm (1988) (Mark Joffe) [7] 3.50
137. Celia (1989) (Ann Turner) [4] 3.50
138. Ghosts … of the Civil Dead (1989) (John Hillcoat) [4] 3.50
139. Death in Brunswick (1991) (John Ruane) [7] 3.50
140. Sweet Talker (1991) (Michael Jenkins) [6] 3.50
141. The Heartbreak Kid (1993) (Michael Jenkins) [6] 3.50
142. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) (Stephan Elliott) [9] 3.50
143. Dad and Dave: On Our Selection (1995) (George Whaley) [5] 3.50
144. Road to Nhill (1997) (Sue Brooks) [6] 3.50
145. The Bank (2001) (Robert Connolly) [6] 3.50
146. Beneath Clouds (2002) (Ivan Sen) [8] 3.50
147. Dirty Deeds (2002) (David Caesar) [6] 3.50
148. Three Dollars (2005) (Robert Connolly) [5] 3.50
149. Hunt Angels (2006) (Alec Morgan) [4] 3.50
150. Kenny (2006) (Clayton Jacobson) [5] 3.50
151. Romulus, My Father (2007) (Richard Roxburgh) [4] 3.50
152. Bitter & Twisted (2008) (Christopher Weekes) [4] 3.50
153. Beautiful Kate (2009) (Rachel Ward) [12] 3.50
154. Daybreakers (2009) (Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig) [7] 3.50
155. Triangle (2009) (Christopher Smith) [6] 3.50
156. Face to Face (2010) (Michael Rymer) [5] 3.50
157. Satellite Boy (2012) (Catriona McKenzie) [5] 3.50
158. 52 Tuesdays (2013) (Sophie Hyde) [11] 3.50
159. Girl Asleep (2015) (Rosemary Myers) [7] 3.50
160. Tanna (2015) (Martin Butler, Bentley Dean) [5] 3.50
161. Hotel Mumbai (2018) (Anthony Maras) [6] 3.50

Average Rating 3 – 3 ½ stars

162. The Daughter (2016) (Simon Stone) [13] 3.46
163. Hacksaw Ridge (2016) (Mel Gibson) [12] 3.46
164. Doing Time For Patsy Cline (1997) (Chris Kennedy) [8] 3.44
165. The Square (2008) (Nash Edgerton) [8] 3.44
166. Red Hill (2010) (Patrick Hughes) [8] 3.44
167. The Light Between The Oceans (2016) (Derek Cianfrance) [8] 3.44
168. Paradise Road (1997) (Bruce Beresford) [7] 3.43
169. Thank God He Met Lizzie (1997) (Cherie Nowlan) [7] 3.43
170. Feeling Sexy (1999) (Davida Allen) [7] 3.43
171. Innocence (2000) (Paul Cox) [7] 3.43
172. Little Fish (2005) (Rowan Woods) [7] 3.43
173. Wolf Creek (2005) (Greg McLean) [7] 3.43
174. Wasted on the Young (2010) (Ben C. Lucas) [7] 3.43
175. Goldstone (2016) (Ivan Sen) [14] 3.43
176. Don’t Tell (2017) (Tori Garrett) [7] 3.43
177. Sweetie (1989) (Jane Campion) [6] 3.42
178. One Night the Moon (2001) (Rachel Perkins) [6] 3.42
179. Hail (2011) (Amiel Courtin-Wilson) [6] 3.42
180. Sunday Too Far Away (1975) (Ken Hannam) [5] 3.40
181. Vincent (1987) (Paul Cox) [5] 3.40
182. Incident at Raven’s Gate (1988) (Rolf de Heer) [5] 3.40
183. Swimming Upstream (2002) (Russell Mulcahy) [5] 3.40
184. Peaches (2004) (Craig Monahan) [5] 3.40
185. Son of a Lion (2007) (Benjamin Gilmour) [5] 3.40
186. Jirga (2018) (Benjamin Gilmour) [5] 3.40
187. Predestination (2014) (Spierig brothers) [14] 3.39
188. The Hunter (2011) (Daniel Nettheim) [9] 3.39
189. The Mule (2014) (Tony Mahony, Angus Sampson) [9] 3.39
190. The Night, the Prowler (1978) (Jim Sharman) [4] 3.38
191. Goodbye Paradise (1983) (Carl Schultz) [4] 3.38
192. Malcolm (1986) (Nadia Tass) [4] 3.38
193. The Tale of Ruby Rose (1988) (Robert Scholes) [4] 3.38
194. Secrets (1992) (Michael Pattinson) [4] 3.38
195. Country Life (1994) (Michael Blakemore) [8] 3.38
196. Better Than Sex (2000) (Jonathan Teplitzky) [8] 3.38
197. Lou (2010) (Belinda Chayko) [4] 3.38
198. Tomorrow When The War Began (2010) (Stuart Beattie) [8] 3.38
199. Brilliant Lies (1996) (Richard Franklin) [7] 3.36
200. Australian Rules (2002) (Paul Goldman) [7] 3.36
201. Van Dieman’s Land (2009) (Jonathan auf der Heide) [7] 3.36
202. Upgrade (2018) (Leigh Whannell) [7] 3.36
203. Healing (2014) (Craig Monahan) [10] 3.35
204. Mullet (2001) (David Caesar) [6] 3.33
205. $9.99 (2008) (Tatia Rosenthal) [6] 3.33
206. Bran Nue Day (2009) (Rachel Perkins) [12] 3.33
207. The Rover (2014) (David Michôd) [15] 3.33
208. The Nightingale (2018) (Jennifer Kent) [14] 3.32
209. The Sum of Us (1994) (Geoff Burton) [8] 3.31
210. Siam Sunset (1999) (John Polson) [8] 3.31
211. Dogs in Space (1986) (Richard Lowenstein) [5] 3.30
212. Sirens (1994) (John Duigan) [10] 3.30
213. Matching Jack (2010) (Nadia Tass) [5] 3.30
214. Looking for Grace (2015) (Sue Brooks) [10] 3.30
215. Wish You Were Here (2012) (Kieran Darcy-Smith) [12] 3.29
216. Crocodile Dundee (1986) (Peter Faiman) [7] 3.29
217. Dead Heart (1996) (Nick Parsons) [7] 3.29
218. Mr Reliable (1996) (Nadia Tass) [7] 3.29
219. The Rage in Placid Lake (2003) (Tony McNamara) [7] 3.29
220. A Month of Sundays (2015) (Matthew Saville) [7] 3.29
221. Till Human Voices Wake Us (2002) (Michael Petroni) [9] 3.28
222. Age of Consent (1969) (Michael Powell) 1960s [4] 3.25
223. The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) (Peter Weir) [4] 3.25
224. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) (George Miller) [6] 3.25
225. Around the World in Eighty Ways (1988) (Stephen MacLean) [4] 3.25
226. Stan and George’s New Life (1992) (Brian McKenzie) [4] 3.25
227. Walk The Talk (2000) (Shirley Barrett) [8] 3.25
228. The Man Who Sued God (2001) (Mark Joffe) [6] 3.25
229. Crackerjack (2002) (Paul Moloney) [8] 3.25
230. Caterpillar Wish (2006) (Sandra Sciberras) [4] 3.25
231. September (2007) (Peter Carstairs) [4] 3.25
232. Unfinished Sky (2007) (Peter Duncan) [8] 3.25
233. Hey Hey It’s Esther Blueburger (2008) (Cathy Randall) [4] 3.25
234. Mao’s Last Dancer (2009) (Bruce Beresford) [10] 3.25
235. The Waiting City (2009) (Claire McCarthy) [6] 3.25
236. Partisan (2015) (Ariel Kleiman) [6] 3.25
237. Killing Ground (2016) (Damien Power) [4] 3.25
238. Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019) (Kriv Stenders) [6] 3.25
239. H Is For Happiness (2019) (John Sheedy) [6] 3.25
240. The Boys are Back (2009) (Scott Hicks) [11] 3.23
241. Oscar and Lucinda (1997) (Gillian Armstrong) [9] 3.22
242. Dead Letter Office (1998) (John Ruane) [9] 3.22
243. Me, Myself, I (1999) (Pip Karmel) [9] 3.22
244. Son of a Gun (2014) (Julius Avery) [9] 3.22
245. Cosi (1996) (Mark Joffe) [7] 3.21
246. The King is Dead (2012) (Rolf de Heer) [7] 3.21
247. Joe Cinque’s Consolation (2016) (Sotiris Sounoukos) [7] 3.21
248. Cactus (1986) (Paul Cox) [5] 3.20
249. Traps (1994) (Pauline Chan) [5] 3.20
250. The Hard Word (2002) (Scott Roberts) [5] 3.20
251. Not Suitable for Children (2012) (Peter Templeman) [10] 3.20
252. These Final Hours (2013) (Zak Hilditch) [10] 3.20
253. Blackrock (1997) (Steven Vidler) [8] 3.19
254. Erskineville Kings (1999) (Alan White) [8] 3.19
255. Holy Smoke (1999) (Jane Campion) [8] 3.19
256. Ali’s Wedding (2017) (Jeffrey Walker) [11] 3.18
257. The Dressmaker (2015) (Jocelyn Moorhouse) [17] 3.18
258. Spider and Rose (1994) (Bill Bennett) [6] 3.17
259. Brothers’ Nest (2018) (Clayton Jacobson) [9] 3.17
260. The Turning (2013) (17 Directors) [10] 3.15
261. The Nostradamus Kid (1993) (Bob Ellis) [7] 3.14
262. Occasional Coarse Language (1998) (Brad Hayward) [7] 3.14
263. Charlie and Boots (2009) (Dean Murph) [7] 3.14
264. The Great Gatsby (2013) (Baz Luhrmann) [7] 3.14
265. Dance Academy: The Movie (2017) (Jeffrey Walker) [7] 3.14
266. West of Sunshine (2017) (Jason Raftopoulos) [7] 3.14
267. Judy and Punch (2019) (Mirrah Foulkes) [7] 3.14
268. Griff the Invisible (2010) (Leon Ford) [11] 3.14
269. The Naked Country (1985) (Tim Burstall) [4] 3.13
270. Holidays on the River Yarra (1990) (Leo Berkeley) [4] 3.13
271. Raw Nerve (1990) (Tony Wellington) [4] 3.13
272. La Spagnola (2001) (Steve Jacobs) [8] 3.13
273. Bad Eggs (2003) (Tony Martin) [4] 3.13
274. Ned Kelly (2003) (Gregor Jordan) [8] 3.13
275. All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane (2007) (Louise Alston) [4] 3.13
276. Clubland (2007) (Cherie Nowlan) [4] 3.13
277. Canopy (2013) (Aaron Wilson) [8] 3.13
278. Jasper Jones (2017) (Rachel Perkins) [12] 3.13
279. Garage Days (2002) (Alex Proyas) [9] 3.11
280. Hercules Returns (1993) (David Parker) [5] 3.10
281. That Eye the Sky (1994) (John Ruane) [5] 3.10
282. Cut Snake (2014) (Tony Ayres) [10] 3.10
283. Swinging Safari (2018) (Stephan Elliott) [11] 3.09
284. Australia (2008) (Baz Luhrmann) [12] 3.08
285. Paper Planes (2014) (Robert Connolly) [12] 3.08
286. Blackfellas (1993) (James Ricketson) [7] 3.07
287. Lilian’s Story (1996) (Jerzy Domaradzki) [7] 3.07
288. Soft Fruit (1999) (Christina Andreef) [7] 3.07
289. He Died with a Falafel in His Hand (2001) (Richard Lowenstein) [7] 3.07
290. Berlin Syndrome (2017) (Cate Shortland) [7] 3.07
291. The Well (1997) (Samantha Lang) [8] 3.06
292. Crackers (1998) (David Swann) [8] 3.06
293. Adoration (2013) (Anne Fontaine) [8] 3.06
294. The Merger (2018) (Mark Grentell) [8] 3.06
295. Prime Mover (2009) (David Caesar) [9] 3.06
296. Mental (2012) (P.J. Hogan) [10] 3.05
297. The Little Death (2014) (Josh Lawson) [14] 3.04
298. The Last Wave (1977) (Peter Weir) [4] 3.00
299. We of the Never Never (1982) (Igor Auzins) [6] 3.00
300. My First Wife (1984) (Paul Cox) [4] 3.00
301. The Crossing (1990) (George Ogilvie) [5] 3.00
302. beDevil (1993) (Tracey Moffatt) [6] 3.00
303. This Won’t Hurt a Bit (1993) (Chris Kennedy) [4] 3.00
304. Body Melt (1994) (Philip Brophy) [4] 3.00
305. Everynight … Everynight (1994) (Alkinos Tsilimidos) [4] 3.00
306. Dating the Enemy (1996) (Megan Simpson Huberman) [8] 3.00
307. The Goddess Of 1967 (2000) (Clara Law) [6] 3.00
308. Yolngu Boy (2001) (Stephen Johnson) [6] 3.00
309. Undead (2003) (Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig) [4] 3.00
310. Burke & Wills (2006) (Oliver Torr, Matt Zeremes) [4] 3.00
311. Last Train to Freo (2006) (Jeremy Sims) [4] 3.00
312. The Loved Ones (2009) (Sean Byrne) [8] 3.00
313. Here I Am (2011) (Beck Cole) [5] 3.00
314. Save Your Legs! (2012) (Boyd Hicklin) [7] 3.00
315. Drift (2013) (Ben Nott, Morgan O’Neill) [4] 3.00
316. Goddess (2013) (Mark Lamprell) [6] 3.00
317. Oddball (2015) (Stuart McDonald) [10] 3.00
318. Red Dog: True Blue (2016) (Kriv Stenders) [5] 3.00
319. Australia Day (2017) (Kriv Stenders) [5] 3.00
320. That’s Not Me (2017) (Gregory Erdstein) [7] 3.00
321. Book Week (2018) (Heath Davis) [6] 3.00
322. Breath (2018) (Simon Baker) [13] 3.00
323. Little Monsters (2019) (Abe Forsythe) [5] 3.00

Average Rating 2 ½ – 3 Stars

324. The Water Diviner (2014) (Russell Crowe) [13] 2.96
325. Alex & Eve (2015) (Peter Andrikidis) [10] 2.95
326. Ride Like a Girl (2019) (Rachel Griffiths) [10] 2.95
327. Radiance (1998) (Rachel Perkins) [9] 2.94
328. Pawno (2016) (Paul Ireland) [9] 2.94
329. Strange Planet (1999) (Emma-Kate Croghan) [8] 2.94
330. The Tree (2010) (Julie Bertuccelli) [8] 2.94
331. Down Under (2016) (Abe Forsythe) [8] 2.94
332. The Death and Life of Otto Bloom (2016) (Cris Jones) [8] 2.94
333. Top End Wedding (2019) (Wayne Blair) [8] 2.94
334. The Umbrella Woman (1987) (Ken Cameron) [7] 2.93
335. Young Einstein (1988) (Yahoo Serious) [7] 2.93
336. Frauds (1994) (Stephan Elliott) [6] 2.92
337. Metal Skin (1995) (Geoffrey Wright) [6] 2.92
338. The Sound of One Hand Clapping (1998) (Richard Flanagan) [6] 2.92
339. Strange Fits of Passion (1999) (Elise McCredie) [6] 2.92
340. Bootmen (2000) (Dein Perry) [6] 2.92
341. The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (2002) (Paul Cox) [6] 2.92
342. The Night We called it a Day (2003) (Paul Goldman) [6] 2.92
343. Storm Boy (2019) (Shawn Seet) [6] 2.92
344. The Man From Snowy River (1982) (George Miller II) [5] 2.90
345. Golden Braid (1990) (Paul Cox) [5] 2.90
346. Love in Limbo (1993) (David Elfick) [5] 2.90
347. Video Fool for Love (1995) (Robert Gibson) [5] 2.90
348. Danny Deckchair (2003) (Jeff Balsmeyer) [5] 2.90
349. Dead Europe (2012) (Tony Krawitz) [5] 2.90
350. Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014) (Kiah Roache-Turner) [5] 2.90
351. The Legend of Ben Hall (2016) (Matthew Holmes) [5] 2.90
352. The Combination Redemption (2019) (David Field) [5] 2.90
353. Puberty Blues (1981) (Bruce Beresford) [4] 2.88
354. Roadgames (1981) (Richard Franklin) [4] 2.88
355. Where the Green Ants Dream (1984) (Werner Herzog) [4] 2.88
356. Kangaroo (1986) (Tim Burstall) [4] 2.88
357. Crocodile Dundee II (1988) (John Cornell) [4] 2.88
358. The Surfer (1988) (Frank Shields) [4] 2.88
359. Island (1989) (Paul Cox) [4] 2.88
360. Mull (1989) (Don McLennan) [4] 2.88
361. The Roly Poly Man (1994) (Bill Young) [4] 2.88
362. Envy (1999) (Julie Money) [4] 2.88
363. Passion: The Story of Percy Grainger (1999) (Peter Duncan) [8] 2.88
364. Any Questions for Ben? (2012) (Rob Sitch) [8] 2.88
365. Downriver (2015) (Grant Scicluna) [4] 2.88
366. Jungle (2017) (Greg McLean) [4] 2.88
367. Emerald City (1988) (Michael Jenkins) [7] 2.86
368. Russian Doll (2001) (Stavros Kazantzidis) [7] 2.86
369. Greenkeeping (1993) (David Caesar) [6] 2.83
370. Gross Misconduct (1993) (George Miller) [6] 2.83
371. In the Winter Dark (1998) (James Bogle) [9] 2.83
372. Ruben Guthrie (2015) (Brendan Cowell) [9] 2.83
373. South Solitary (2010) (Shirley Barrett) [8] 2.81
374. Quigley Down Under (1991) (Simon Wincer) [5] 2.80
375. Wind (1992) (Carroll Ballard) [5] 2.80
376. You Can’t Stop the Murders (2003) (Anthony Mir) [5] 2.80
377. Newcastle (2008) (Dan Castle) [5] 2.80
378. Summer Coda (2010) (Richard Gray) [10] 2.80
379. 100 Bloody Acres (2012) (Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes) [5] 2.80
380. The Butterfly Tree (2017) (Priscilla Cameron) [5] 2.80
381. Fresh Air (1999) (Neil Mansfield) [7] 2.79
382. Now Add Honey (2015) (Wayne Hope) [7] 2.79
383. The Killing of Angel St (1981) (Donald Crombie) [4] 2.75
384. Boundaries of the Heart (1988) (Lex Marinos) [4] 2.75
385. Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train (1988) (Bob Ellis) [6] 2.75
386. True Love and Chaos (1996) (Stavros Andonis Efthymiou) [8] 2.75
387. Epsilon (1997) (Rolf de Heer) [4] 2.75
388. Heaven’s Burning (1997) (Craig Lahiff) [8] 2.75
389. In a Savage Land (1999) (Bill Bennett) [6] 2.75
390. My Mother Frank (2000) (Mark Lamprell) [4] 2.75
391. The Monkey’s Mask (2000) (Samantha Lang) [4] 2.75
392. The Tender Hook (2008) (Jonathan Ogilvie) [4] 2.75
393. Closed for Winter (2009) (James Bogle) [4] 2.75
394. I Love You Too (2009) (Daina Reid) [6] 2.75
395. Backtrack (2015) (Michael Petroni) [6] 2.75
396. The Osiris Child (2016) (Shane Abbess) [4] 2.75
397. Paperback Hero (1999) (Antony J. Bowman) [7] 2.71
398. Strangerland (2015) (Kim Farrant) [12] 2.71
399. Broken Highway (1993) (Laurie McInnes) [5] 2.70
400. Hating Alison Ashley (2005) (Geoff Bennett) [5] 2.70
401. The Illustrated Family Doctor (2005) (Kriv Stenders) [5] 2.70
402. Kings of Mykonos: Wog Boy 2 (2010) (Peter Andrikidis) [8] 2.69
403. 1% (2017) (Stephen MacCallum) [8] 2.69
404. Diana and Me (1997) (David Parker) [6] 2.67
405. Silent Partner (2001) (Alkinos Tsilimidos) [6] 2.67
406. Galore (2013) (Rhys Graham) [6] 2.67
407. Sanctum (2010) (Alister Grierson) [10] 2.65
408. The Man from Snowy River II (1988) (Geoff Burrowes) [4] 2.63
409. Georgia (1989) (Ben Lewin) [4] 2.63
410. Let’s Get Skase (2001) (Matthew George) [8] 2.63
411. The Horseman (2008) (Steven Kastrissios) [4] 2.63
412. The View from Greenhaven (2008) (Kenn MacRae, Simon MacRae) [4] 2.63
413. The Wedding Party (2010) (Amanda Jane) [4] 2.63
414. Until the End of the World (1992) (Wim Wenders) [5] 2.60
415. Blurred (2002) (Evan Clarry) [5] 2.60
416. X (2011) (Jon Hewitt) [5] 2.60
417. Boys in the Trees (2016) (Nicholas Verso) [5] 2.60
418. The Coca-Cola Kid (1985) (Dusan Makavejev) [6] 2.58
419. Weekend with Kate (1991) (Arch Nicholson) [6] 2.58
420. A Little Bit of Soul (1998) (Peter Duncan) [6] 2.58
421. Strange Bedfellows (2004) (Dean Murphy) [6] 2.58
422. Wolf Creek 2 (2013) (Greg McLean) [6] 2.58
423. Aya (1991) (Solrun Hoaas) [7] 2.57
424. A Few Best Men (2011) (Stephan Elliot) [9] 2.56
425. Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974) (Bruce Beresford) [4] 2.50
426. Bush Christmas (1983) (Henri Safran) [4] 2.50
427. Death of a Soldier (1986) (Philippe Mora) [5] 2.50
428. Echoes of Paradise (1988) (Phillip Noyce) [4] 2.50
429. Heaven Tonight (1990) (Pino Amenta) [4] 2.50
430. Risk (2001) (Alan White) [6] 2.50
431. Black and White (2002) (Craig Lahiff) [7] 2.50
432. The Nugget (2002) (Bill Bennett) [5] 2.50
433. Black and White and Sex (2012) (John Winter) [4] 2.50
434. Patrick (2013) (Mark Hartley) [5] 2.50
435. Palm Beach (2019) (Rachel Ward) [11] 2.50

Average Rating 2 – 2 ½ stars

436. Hotel de Love (1996) (Craig Rosenberg) [10] 2.45
437. Three Summers (2017) (Ben Elton) [9] 2.44
438. Peter Rabbit (2018) (Will Gluck) [8] 2.44
439. 15 Amore (1998) (Maurice Murphy) [7] 2.43
440. Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020) (Tony Tilse) 2020s [7] 2.43
441. The Lighthorsemen (1987) (Simon Wincer) [6] 2.42
442. Rikky and Pete (1988) (Nadia Tass) [5] 2.40
443. Backsliding (1992) (Simon Target) [5] 2.40
444. The Custodian (1993) (John Dingwall) [5] 2.40
445. Travelling Light (2003) (Kathryn Millard) [5] 2.40
446. Rats and Cats (2007) (Tony Rogers) [5] 2.40
447. Cactus (2008) (Jasmine Yuen Carrucan) [5] 2.40
448. The Cup (2011) (Simon Wincer) [9] 2.39
449. Escape from Absolom (1994) (Martin Campbell) [4] 2.38
450. Horseplay (2003) (Stavros Kazantzidis) [4] 2.38
451. Locusts (2019) (Heath Davis) [4] 2.38
452. Reckless Kelly (1993) (Yahoo Serious) [7] 2.36
453. Salute of the Jugger (1989) (David Peoples) [5] 2.30
454. Cut (2000) (Kimble Rendall) [5] 2.30
455. Sample People (2000) (Clinton Smith) [5] 2.30
456. Stone Bros (2009) (Richard Frankland) [5] 2.30
457. Angst (2000) (Daniel Nettheim) [7] 2.29
458. Amy (1998) (Nadia Tass) [6] 2.25
459. Macbeth (2006) (Geoffrey Wright) [4] 2.25
460. December Boys (2007) (Rod Hardy) [6] 2.25
461. Sleeping Beauty (2011) (Julia Leigh) [10] 2.25
462. My Mistress (2014) (Stephen Lance) [8] 2.25
463. Manny Lewis (2015) (Anthony Mir) [4] 2.25
464. Unindian (2015) (Anupam Sharma) [6] 2.25
465. The Craic (1999) (Ted Emery) [7] 2.21
466. Bait (2012) (Kimble Rendall) [7] 2.21
467. Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) (Stephan Elliott) [10] 2.20
468. The Magic Pudding (2000) (Robert Smit, Karl Zwicky) [5] 2.20
469. Lucky Break (1994) (Ben Lewin) [6] 2.17
470. Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001) (Simon Wincer) [6] 2.17
471. Blinder (2013) (Richard Gray) [6] 2.17
472. Ned (2003) (Abe Forsythe) [4] 2.13
473. Housos vs Authority (2012) (Paul Fenech) [4] 2.13
474. Celeste (2018) (Ben Hackworth) [4] 2.13
475. Human Touch (2004) (Paul Cox) [5] 2.10
476. That’s Not My Dog! (2018) (Dean Murphy) [5] 2.10
477. The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002) (John Stainton) [6] 2.08
478. The Wannabes (2003) (Nick Giannopoulos) [6] 2.08
479. All Men Are Liars (1995) (Gerard Lee) [7] 2.07
480. Windrider (1986) (Vincent Monton) [4] 2.00
481. Hunting (1991) (Frank Howson) [5] 2.00
482. Lightning Jack (1994) (Simon Wincer) [6] 2.00
483. The Wog Boy (2000) (Aleksi Vellis) [5] 2.00
484. The Crop (2004) (Scott Patterson) [4] 2.00
485. Subdivision (2008) (Sue Brooks) [4] 2.00

Average Rating < 2 Stars

486. Kath and Kimderella (2012) (Ted Emery) [7] 1.93
487. Turtle Beach (1992) (Stephen Wallace) [5] 1.90
488. In Like Flynn (2018) (Russel Mulcahy) [6] 1.83
489. The BBQ (2018) (Stephen Amis) [6] 1.83
490. Police Rescue: The Movie (1994) (Michael Carson) [5] 1.80
491. Boulevard of Broken Dreams (1988) (Pino Amenta) [4] 1.75
492. You and Your Stupid Mate (2005) (Marc Gracie) [4] 1.75
493. Gods of Egypt (2016) (Alex Proyas) [8] 1.75
494. Spin Out (2016) (Tim Ferguson, Marc Gracie) [6] 1.75
495. Luigi’s Ladies (1989) (Judy Morris) [4] 1.63
496. StalkHer (2015) (John Jarratt) [4] 1.63
497. Fistful of Flies (1996) (Monica Pellizzari) [5] 1.50
498. A Few Less Men (2017) (Mark Lamprell) [8] 1.44
499. Dear Claudia (1999) (Chris Cudlipp) [6] 1.42
500. Take Away (2003) (Marc Gracie) [4] 1.38
501. Back of Beyond (1995) (Michael Robertson) [5] 1.30

Reviewer Section

This section shows how each critic or website rated each film. Please note that some of the ratings may be missing. I hope there are no mistakes, but let me know if you spot one.

Most reviewers used a five star system, though some used a four star system and others rated films from A+ to D-. Both the latter two systems were converted to a score out of 5 stars. In some cases it was unclear whether a reviewer was using a 4 or 5 star system and an educated guess needed to be made. Some reviewers also gave different ratings in different publications, necessitating another choice – usually the more generous rating was chosen.

The films for each critic are listed by the number of stars given, and then by year from first to last.

Australian Critics

David Stratton

David Stratton appeared on SBS’s The Movie Show (1986-2004), and ABC’s At The Movies (2004-2014), and wrote reviews in The Australian & Variety (2015-2020). His reviews can be found at Ozflicks and Rotten Tomatoes.

David has rated 522 film over 24 years, giving an average of 3.33 stars. He gave the 5 star rating to 14 films, with the most recent being Samson and Delilah (2009).

Five Stars: The Fringe Dwellers (1986) (Bruce Beresford), The Year My Voice Broke (1987) (John Duigan), Evil Angels (1988) (Fred Schepisi), Grievous Bodily Harm (1988) (Mark Joffe), Return Home (1990) (Ray Argall), Bad Boy Bubby (1993) (Rolf de Heer), The Piano (1993) (Jane Campion), Idiot Box (1996) (David Caesar), Shine (1996) (Scott Hicks), The Quiet Room (1996) (Rolf de Heer), Holy Smoke (1999) (Jane Campion), Lantana (2001) (Ray Lawrence), Happy Feet (2006) (Dr George Miller), Samson and Delilah (2009) (Warwick Thornton).

4 ½ Stars: Wake in Fright (1971) (Ted Kotcheff), Walkabout (1971) (Nicolas Roeg), Incident at Raven’s Gate (1988) (Rolf de Heer), Dead Calm (1989) (Phillip Noyce), Blood Oath (1990) (Stephen Wallace), Golden Braid (1990) (Paul Cox), Death in Brunswick (1991) (John Ruane), Flirting (1991) (John Duigan), Green Card (1991) (Peter Weir), Proof (1991) (Jocelyn Moorhouse), Black Robe (1992) (Bruce Beresford), The Heartbreak Kid (1993) (Michael Jenkins), Sirens (1994) (John Duigan), Babe (1995) (Chris Noonan), Hotel Sorrento (1995) (Richard Franklin), Children of the Revolution (1996) (Peter Duncan), Cosi (1996) (Mark Joffe), Floating Life (1996) (Clara Law), Love and Other Catastrophes (1996) (Emma-Kate Croghan), The Well (1997) (Samantha Lang), Dance Me to My Song (1998) (Rolf de Heer), Head On (1998) (Ana Kokkinos), Praise (1998) (John Curran), The Boys (1998) (Rowan Woods), The Interview (1998) (Craig Monahan), Two Hands (1999) (Gregor Jordan), Chopper (2000) (Andrew Dominik), The Dish (2000) (Rob Sitch), Walk The Talk (2000) (Shirley Barrett), Moulin Rouge (2001) (Baz Luhrmann), The Tracker (2002) (Rolf de Heer), Walking on Water (2002) (Tony Ayres), Gettin’ Square (2003) (Jonathan Teplitzky), Japanese Story (2003) (Sue Brooks), The Finished People (2003) (Khoa Do), Human Touch (2004) (Paul Cox), Somersault (2004) (Cate Shortland), Look Both Ways (2005) (Sarah Watt), Three Dollars (2005) (Robert Connolly), Jindabyne (2006) (Ray Lawrence), Ten Canoes (2006) (Rolf de Heer), The Black Balloon (2008) (Elissa Down), Beautiful Kate (2009) (Rachel Ward), Blessed (2009) (Ana Kokkinos), Last Ride (2009) (Glendyn Ivin), The Combination (2009) (David Field), Animal Kingdom (2010) (David Michôd), Burning Man (2011) (Jonathan Teplitzky), Red Dog (2011) (Kriv Stenders), Wish You Were Here (2012) (Kieran Darcy-Smith), Predestination (2014) (Spierig brothers), Ladies in Black (2018) (Bruce Beresford), Sweet Country (2018) (Warwick Thornton).

4 Stars: Around the World in Eighty Ways (1988) (Stephen MacLean), As Time Goes By (1988) (Barry Peak), Belinda (1988) (Pamela Gibbons), Emerald City (1988) (Michael Jenkins), Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train (1988) (Bob Ellis), Young Einstein (1988) (Yahoo Serious), Celia (1989) (Ann Turner), Devil in the Flesh (1989) (Scott Murray), Ghosts … of the Civil Dead (1989) (John Hillcoat), Island (1989) (Paul Cox), Father (1990) (John Power), Phobia (1990) (John Dingwall (1988), Struck by Lightning (1990) (Jerzy Domaradzki), Sweet Talker (1991) (Michael Jenkins), Spotswood (1992) (Mark Joffe), The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992) (Gillian Armstrong), Until the End of the World (1992) (Wim Wenders), beDevil (1993) (Tracey Moffatt), Map of the Human Heart (1993) (Vincent Ward), No Worries (1993) (David Elfick), The Nostradamus Kid (1993) (Bob Ellis), The Silver Brumby (1993) (John Tatoulis), Muriel’s Wedding (1994) (P.J. Hogan), Spider and Rose (1994) (Bill Bennett), The Adventures of Priscilla), Queen of the Desert (1994) (Stephan Elliott), The Sum of Us (1994) (Geoff Burton), Angel Baby (1995) (Michael Rymer), Dad and Dave: On Our Selection (1995) (George Whaley), Video Fool for Love (1995) (Robert Gibson), Brilliant Lies (1996) (Richard Franklin), Dead Heart (1996) (Nick Parsons), Hotel de Love (1996) (Craig Rosenberg), Lilian’s Story (1996) (Jerzy Domaradzki), Love Serenade (1996) (Shirley Barrett), Lust and Revenge (1996) (Paul Cox), Mr Reliable (1996) (Nadia Tass), What I Have Written (1996) (John Hughes), Kiss or Kill (1997) (Bill Bennett), Paradise Road (1997) (Bruce Beresford), Road to Nhill (1997) (Sue Brooks), To Have and To Hold (1997) (John Hillcoat), A Little Bit of Soul (1998) (Peter Duncan), Crackers (1998) (David Swann), Dark City (1998) (Alex Proyas), Dead Letter Office (1998) (John Ruane), In the Winter Dark (1998) (James Bogle), Occasional Coarse Language (1998) (Brad Hayward), Feeling Sexy (1999) (Davida Allen), Me), Myself), I (1999) (Pip Karmel), Siam Sunset (1999) (John Polson), Strange Planet (1999) (Emma-Kate Croghan), Angst (2000) (Daniel Nettheim), Better Than Sex (2000) (Jonathan Teplitzky), Bootmen (2000) (Dein Perry), Innocence (2000) (Paul Cox), Looking for Alibrandi (2000) (Kate Woods), Mallboy (2000) (Vince Giarrusso), Muggers (2000) (Dean Murphy), He Died with a Falafel in His Hand (2001) (Richard Lowenstein), Mullet (2001) (David Caesar), The Bank (2001) (Robert Connolly), Beneath Clouds (2002) (Ivan Sen), Dirty Deeds (2002) (David Caesar), Garage Days (2002) (Alex Proyas), Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) (Phillip Noyce), The Hard Word (2002) (Scott Roberts), Alexandra’s Project (2003) (Rolf de Heer), Ned Kelly (2003) (Gregor Jordan), One Perfect Day (2003) (Paul Currie), The Inside Story (2003) (Rob Sutherland), Visitors (2003) (Richard Franklin), Oyster Farmer (2004) (Anna Reeves), Peaches (2004) (Craig Monahan), Thunderstruck (2004) (Darren Ashton), Little Fish (2005) (Rowan Woods), Wolf Creek (2005) (Greg McLean), Hunt Angels (2006) (Alec Morgan), Kokoda (2006) (Alister Grierson), Solo (2006) (Morgan O’Neill), Suburban Mayhem (2006) (Paul Goldman), The Book of Revelation (2006) (Ana Kokkinos), Noise (2007) (Matthew Saville), Son of a Lion (2007) (Benjamin Gilmour), The Home Song Stories (2007) (Tony Ayres), The Jammed (2007) (Dee McLachlan), Unfinished Sky (2007) (Peter Duncan), Bitter & Twisted (2008) (Christopher Weekes), Bran Nue Day (2009) (Rachel Perkins), Cedar Boys (2009) (Serhat Caradee), Prime Mover (2009) (David Caesar), The Waiting City (2009) (Claire McCarthy), Van Dieman’s Land (2009) (Jonathan auf der Heide), Oranges and Sunshine (2010) (Jim Loach), Red Hill (2010) (Patrick Hughes), South Solitary (2010) (Shirley Barrett), A Few Best Men (2011) (Stephan Elliot), Eye of the Storm (2011) (Fred Schepisi), The Hunter (2011) (Daniel Nettheim), Not Suitable for Children (2012) (Peter Templeman), The Sapphires (2012) (Wayne Blair), Thirst (2012) (Robert Carter), Drift (2013) (Ben Nott), Morgan O’Neill), The Babadook (2014) (Jennifer Kent), The Little Death (2014) (Josh Lawson), The Rover (2014) (David Michôd), Tracks (2014) (John Curran), Looking for Grace (2015) (Sue Brooks), Tanna (2015) (Martin Butler), Bentley Dean), Goldstone (2016) (Ivan Sen), Hacksaw Ridge (2016) (Mel Gibson), Hounds of Love (2016) (Ben Young), Pawno (2016) (Paul Ireland), The Daughter (2016) (Simon Stone), The Light Between The Oceans (2016) (Derek Cianfrance), Ali’s Wedding (2017) (Jeffrey Walker), Don’t Tell (2017) (Tori Garrett), Lion (2017) (Garth Davis), Breath (2018) (Simon Baker), Emu Runner (2018) (Imogen Thomas), Buoyancy (2019) (Rodd Rathjen), The Combination Redemption (2019) (David Field).

3 ½ Stars: Vincent (1987) (Paul Cox), Candy Regentag (1989) (James Ricketson), Mull (1989) (Don McLennan), Raw Nerve (1990) (Tony Wellington), The Big Steal (1990) (Nadia Tass), Mad Bomber in Love (1991) (James Bogle), Waiting (1991) (Jackie McKimmie), Weekend with Kate (1991) (Arch Nicholson), Backsliding (1992) (Simon Target), Secrets (1992) (Michael Pattinson), Blackfellas (1993) (James Ricketson), Broken Highway (1993) (Laurie McInnes), Hercules Returns (1993) (David Parker), On My Own (1993) (Antonio Tibaldi), This Won’t Hurt a Bit (1993) (Chris Kennedy), Country Life (1994) (Michael Blakemore), Everynight … Everynight (1994) (Alkinos Tsilimidos), That Eye the Sky (1994) (John Ruane), Traps (1994) (Pauline Chan), All Men Are Liars (1995) (Gerard Lee), Mushrooms (1995) (Alan Madden), Vacant Possession (1995) (Margot Nash), True Love and Chaos (1996) (Stavros Andonis Efthymiou), Doing Time For Patsy Cline (1997) (Chris Kennedy), Dust off the Wings (1997) (Lee Rogers), Paws (1997) (Karl Zwicky), Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) (Stephan Elliott), Amy (1998) (Nadia Tass), Babe: Pig in the City (1998) (Dr George Miller), The Sound of One Hand Clapping (1998) (Richard Flanagan), Envy (1999) (Julie Money), Erskineville Kings (1999) (Alan White), Fresh Air (1999) (Neil Mansfield), In a Savage Land (1999) (Bill Bennett), Passion: The Story of Percy Grainger (1999) (Peter Duncan), Powder Burn (1999) (Stephen Prime), Redball (1999) (Jon Hewitt), The Day Neil Armstrong Walked on the Moon (1999) (Michael J. Rivette), Cut (2000) (Kimble Rendall), Sample People (2000) (Clinton Smith), The Monkey’s Mask (2000) (Samantha Lang), La Spagnola (2001) (Steve Jacobs), One Night the Moon (2001) (Rachel Perkins), Russian Doll (2001) (Stavros Kazantzidis), The Man Who Sued God (2001) (Mark Joffe), The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001) (Rolf de Heer), Australian Rules (2002) (Paul Goldman), Blurred (2002) (Evan Clarry), Crackerjack (2002) (Paul Moloney), Swimming Upstream (2002) (Russell Mulcahy), The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (2002) (Paul Cox), Bad Eggs (2003) (Tony Martin), The Rage in Placid Lake (2003) (Tony McNamara), The Wannabes (2003) (Nick Giannopoulos), You Can’t Stop the Murders (2003) (Anthony Mir), A Man’s Gotta Do (2004) (Chris Kennedy), Lost Things (2004) (Martin Murphy), Tom White (2004) (Alkinos Tsilimidos), Dreams for Life (2005) (Anna Kannava), The Magician (2005) (Scott Ryan), The Proposition (2005) (John Hillcoat), Burke & Wills (2006) (Oliver Torr), Matt Zeremes), Candy (2006) (Neil Armfield), Footy Legends (2006) (Khoa Do), The Final Winter (2006) (Brian Andrews), All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane (2007) (Louise Alston), Clubland (2007) (Cherie Nowlan), Dr Plonk (2007) (Rolf de Heer), Lucky Miles (2007) (Michael James Rowland), Rogue (2007) (Greg McLean), $9.99 (2008) (Tatia Rosenthal), Australia (2008) (Baz Luhrmann), Crooked Business (2008) (Chris Nyst), Hey Hey It’s Esther Blueburger (2008) (Cathy Randall), Lake Mungo (2008) (Joel Anderson), Men’s Group (2008) (Michael Joy), Playing for Charlie (2008) (Pene Patrick), The Square (2008) (Nash Edgerton), Three Blind Mice (2008) (Matthew Newton), Balibo (2009) (Robert Connolly), Charlie and Boots (2009) (Dean Murph), Daybreakers (2009) (Michael Spierig), Peter Spierig), Mary and Max (2009) (Adam Elliott), My Year Without Sex (2009) (Sarah Watt), The Boys are Back (2009) (Scott Hicks), The Loved Ones (2009) (Sean Byrne), Triangle (2009) (Christopher Smith), Blame (2010) (Michael Henry), Face to Face (2010) (Michael Rymer), Griff the Invisible (2010) (Leon Ford), Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole (2010) (Zack Snyder), Lou (2010) (Belinda Chayko), Mad Bastards (2010) (Brendan Fletcher), Matching Jack (2010) (Nadia Tass), Mother Fish (2010) (Khoa Do), Road Train (2010) (Dean Francis), The Nothing Men (2010) (Mark Fitzpatrick), The Tree (2010) (Julie Bertuccelli), Tomorrow When The War Began (2010) (Stuart Beattie), Wasted on the Young (2010) (Ben C. Lucas), Happy Feet Two (2011) (Dr George Miller), Sleeping Beauty (2011) (Julia Leigh), Toomelah (2011) (Ivan Sen), 100 Bloody Acres (2012) (Cameron Cairnes), Colin Cairnes), Any Questions for Ben? (2012) (Rob Sitch), Black and White and Sex (2012) (John Winter), Careless Love (2012) (John Duigan), Dead Europe (2012) (Tony Krawitz), Satellite Boy (2012) (Catriona McKenzie), 52 Tuesdays (2013) (Sophie Hyde), Felony (2013) (Matthew Saville), Goddess (2013) (Mark Lamprell), Mystery Road (2013) (Ivan Sen), The Great Gatsby (2013) (Baz Luhrmann), The Turning (2013) (17 Directors), The Infinite Man (2014) (Hugh Sullivan), Early Winter (2015) (Michael Rowe), Spear (2015) (Stephen Page), Australia Day (2017) (Kriv Stenders), Cargo (2017) (Ben Howling), Yolanda Ramke), Jasper Jones (2017) (Rachel Perkins), Strange Colours (2018) (Alena Lodkina), The Nightingale (2018) (Jennifer Kent), Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019) (Kriv Stenders), Escape and Evasion (2019) (Storm Ashwood), H Is For Happiness (2019) (John Sheedy), Judy and Punch (2019) (Mirrah Foulkes), Palm Beach (2019) (Rachel Ward), Storm Boy (2019) (Shawn Seet).

3 Stars: The Umbrella Woman (1987) (Ken Cameron), Echoes of Paradise (1988) (Phillip Noyce), The Pursuit of Happiness (1988) (Martha Ansara), The Surfer (1988) (Frank Shields), The Tale of Ruby Rose (1988) (Robert Scholes), Cappuccino (1989) (Anthony Bowman), Georgia (1989) (Ben Lewin), Sons of Steel (1989) (Gary L. Keady), Heaven Tonight (1990) (Pino Amenta), Nirvana Street Murder (1990) (Aleksi Vellis), The Crossing (1990) (George Ogilvie), Hunting (1991) (Frank Howson), Gross Misconduct (1993) (George Miller), Love in Limbo (1993) (David Elfick), The Custodian (1993) (John Dingwall), Frauds (1994) (Stephan Elliott), Talk (1994) (Susan Lambert), Dating the Enemy (1996) (Megan Simpson Huberman), Blackrock (1997) (Steven Vidler), Epsilon (1997) (Rolf de Heer), Heaven’s Burning (1997) (Craig Lahiff), Oscar and Lucinda (1997) (Gillian Armstrong), Terra Nova (1997) (Paul Middleditch), Thank God He Met Lizzie (1997) (Cherie Nowlan), 15 Amore (1998) (Maurice Murphy), Dags (1999) (Murray Fahey), Soft Fruit (1999) (Christina Andreef), Strange Fits of Passion (1999) (Elise McCredie), The Goddess Of 1967 (2000) (Clara Law), Let’s Get Skase (2001) (Matthew George), Risk (2001) (Alan White), Silent Partner (2001) (Alkinos Tsilimidos), Yolngu Boy (2001) (Stephen Johnson), Teesh and Trude (2002) (Melanie Rodriga), Danny Deckchair (2003) (Jeff Balsmeyer), The Night We called it a Day (2003) (Paul Goldman), Undead (2003) (Michael Spierig), Peter Spierig), Strange Bedfellows (2004) (Dean Murphy), Hating Alison Ashley (2005) (Geoff Bennett), 2.37 (2006) (Murali Thalluri), 48 Shades (2006) (Daniel Lapaine), Caterpillar Wish (2006) (Sandra Sciberras), The Bet (2006) (Mark Lee), Boxing Day (2007) (Kriv Stenders), Gone (2007) (Ringan Ledwidge), Rats and Cats (2007) (Tony Rogers), Razzle Dazzle (2007) (Darren Ashton), Romulus), My Father (2007) (Richard Roxburgh), The Independent (2007) (Andrew O’Keefe), John Studley), West (2007) (Daniel Krige), Acolytes (2008) (Jon Hewitt), The Tender Hook (2008) (Jonathan Ogilvie), Two Fists One Heart (2008) (Shawn Seet), Closed for Winter (2009) (James Bogle), Coffin Rock (2009) (Rupert Glasson), I Love You Too (2009) (Daina Reid), Mao’s Last Dancer (2009) (Bruce Beresford), My Tehran for Sale (2009) (Granaz Moussavi), Stone Bros (2009) (Richard Frankland), Beneath Hill 60 (2010) (Jeremy Sims), Sanctum (2010) (Alister Grierson), Summer Coda (2010) (Richard Gray), The Reef (2010) (Andrew Traucki), The Wedding Party (2010) (Amanda Jane), Here I Am (2011) (Beck Cole), Snowtown (2011) (Justin Kurzel), Swerve (2011) (Craig Lahiff), The Cup (2011) (Simon Wincer), Save Your Legs! (2012) (Boyd Hicklin), The King is Dead (2012) (Rolf de Heer), Adoration (2013) (Anne Fontaine), Canopy (2013) (Aaron Wilson), Charlies Country (2013) (Rolf de Heer), These Final Hours (2013) (Zak Hilditch), Healing (2014) (Craig Monahan), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) (George Miller), Three Summers (2017) (Ben Elton), West of Sunshine (2017) (Jason Raftopoulos), Book Week (2018) (Heath Davis), Brothers’ Nest (2018) (Clayton Jacobson), Undertow (2018) (Miranda Nation).

2 ½ Stars: The Lighthorsemen (1987) (Simon Wincer), Daisy and Simon (1989) (Stasch Radwanski Jr.), Minnamurra (1989) (Ian Barry), Shotgun Wedding (1993) (Paul Harmon), Body Melt (1994) (Philip Brophy), Lucky Break (1994) (Ben Lewin), The Roly Poly Man (1994) (Bill Young), Under the Lighthouse Dancing (1996) (Graeme Rattigan), Diana and Me (1997) (David Parker), Radiance (1998) (Rachel Perkins), The Sugar Factory (1998) (Robert Carter), Paperback Hero (1999) (Antony J. Bowman), Spank! (1999) (Ernie Clark), The Craic (1999) (Ted Emery), Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns (2000) (John Tatoulis), Mr Accident (2000) (Yahoo Serious), SNAK: Sensitive New Age Killer (2000) (Mark Savage), Black and White (2002) (Craig Lahiff), The Nugget (2002) (Bill Bennett), Till Human Voices Wake Us (2002) (Michael Petroni), Horseplay (2003) (Stavros Kazantzidis), Travelling Light (2003) (Kathryn Millard), Love in the First Degree (2004) (Michael Egan), Saw (2004) (James Wan), The Crop (2004) (Scott Patterson), Under the Radar (2004) (Evan Clarry), The Illustrated Family Doctor (2005) (Kriv Stenders), Boytown (2006) (Kevin Carlin), Kenny (2006) (Clayton Jacobson), Like Minds (2006) (Gregory J. Read), Opal Dream (2006) (Peter Cattaneo), Death Defying Acts (2007) (Gillian Armstrong), Em 4 Jay (2008) (Alkinos Tsilimidos), Monkey Puzzle (2008) (Mark Forstmann), Newcastle (2008) (Dan Castle), Nim’s Island (2008) (Jennifer Flackett), Mark Levin), Ten Empty (2008) (Anthony Hayes), Blind Company (2009) (Alkinos Tsilimidos), The Marriage of Figaro (2009) (Chris Moon), A Heartbeat Away (2011) (Gale Edwards), Big Mamma’s Boy (2011) (Franco di Chiera), Hail (2011) (Amiel Courtin-Wilson), X (2011) (Jon Hewitt), Bait (2012) (Kimble Rendall), Mental (2012) (P.J. Hogan), Son of a Gun (2014) (Julius Avery), The Mule (2014) (Tony Mahony), Angus Sampson), Alex & Eve (2015) (Peter Andrikidis), The Dressmaker (2015) (Jocelyn Moorhouse), Down Under (2016) (Abe Forsythe), The Legend of Ben Hall (2016) (Matthew Holmes), The Osiris Child (2016) (Shane Abbess), Celeste (2018) (Ben Hackworth), Jirga (2018) (Benjamin Gilmour), Upgrade (2018) (Leigh Whannell), Locusts (2019) (Heath Davis).

2 Stars: The Place at the Coast (1987) (George Ogilvie), Rikky and Pete (1988) (Nadia Tass), Aya (1991) (Solrun Hoaas), Quigley Down Under (1991) (Simon Wincer), Greenkeeping (1993) (David Caesar), Lex and Rory (1993) (Dean Murphy), Reckless Kelly (1993) (Yahoo Serious), Billy’s Holiday (1995) (Richard Wherrett), The Missing (1998) (Manuela Alberti), My Mother Frank (2000) (Mark Lamprell), Selkie (2000) (Donald Crombie), The Magic Pudding (2000) (Robert Smit), Karl Zwicky), Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001) (Simon Wincer), Finding Joy (2002) (Billie Dean), Fat Pizza (2003) (Paul Fenech), Ned (2003) (Abe Forsythe), The Honourable Wally Norman (2003) (Ted Emery), Love’s Brother (2004) (Jan Sardi), Lost and Found (2006) (David Blake), Macbeth (2006) (Geoffrey Wright), December Boys (2007) (Rod Hardy), September (2007) (Peter Carstairs), Cactus (2008) (Jasmine Yuen Carrucan), Salvation (2008) (Paul Cox), Subdivision (2008) (Sue Brooks), The Tumbler (2008) (Marc Gracie), The View from Greenhaven (2008) (Kenn MacRae), Simon MacRae), Accidents Happen (2009) (Andrew Lancaster), Beautiful (2009) (Dean O’Flaherty), Lucky Country (2009) (Kriv Stenders), Kings of Mykonos: Wog Boy 2 (2010) (Peter Andrikidis), Kath and Kimderella (2012) (Ted Emery), Last Dance (2012) (David Pulbrook), Galore (2013) (Rhys Graham), Nim’s Island 2 (2013) (Brendan Maher), My Mistress (2014) (Stephen Lance), A Month of Sundays (2015) (Matthew Saville), Backtrack (2015) (Michael Petroni), Downriver (2015) (Grant Scicluna), The Death and Life of Otto Bloom (2016) (Cris Jones), A Few Less Men (2017) (Mark Lamprell).

1 ½ Stars: Salute of the Jugger (1989) (David Peoples), Wind (1992) (Carroll Ballard), Lightning Jack (1994) (Simon Wincer), Back of Beyond (1995) (Michael Robertson), The Castle (1997) (Rob Sitch), The Extra (2005) (Kevin Carlin), Last Train to Freo (2006) (Jeremy Sims), Gabriel (2007) (Shane Abbess), Dying Breed (2008) (Jody Dwyer), The Horseman (2008) (Steven Kastrissios), Blinder (2013) (Richard Gray).

1 Star: Backstage (1988) (Jonathan Hardy), Boulevard of Broken Dreams (1988) (Pino Amenta), Luigi’s Ladies (1989) (Judy Morris), Wendy Cracked a Walnut (1990) (aka Almost), Hurricane Smith (1991) (Colin Budds aka Dead on Delivery), Fistful of Flies (1996) (Monica Pellizzari), Turning April (1996) (Geoff Bennett), Dear Claudia (1999) (Chris Cudlipp), Kangaroo Jack (2003) (David McNally), Money Shot (2003) (Anna Brownfield), Lance Petrie), Take Away (2003) (Marc Gracie), Patrick (2013) (Mark Hartley).

½ Star: Turtle Beach (1992) (Stephen Wallace), Ghost Ship (2002) (Steve Beck).

O Stars: Police Rescue: The Movie (1994) (Michael Carson), You and Your Stupid Mate (2005) (Marc Gracie).

Margaret Pomeranz

Margaret Pomeranz appeared on SBS’s The Movie Show (1986-2004), and ABC’s At The Movies (2004-2014), and wrote reviews in The Australian & Variety (2015-2020). Her reviews can be found at Ozflicks and Rotten Tomatoes.

Margaret rated 441 Australian films over 18 years, giving an average of 3.5 stars. She gave the 5 star rating to only six films, with the most recent being Samson and Delilah (2009).

Five Stars: Evil Angels (1988) (Fred Schepisi), Return Home (1990) (Ray Argall), Flirting (1991) (John Duigan), The Piano (1993) (Jane Campion), Lantana (2001) (Ray Lawrence), Samson and Delilah (2009) (Warwick Thornton).

4 ½ Stars: Dead Calm (1989) (Phillip Noyce), Father (1990) (John Power), The Big Steal (1990) (Nadia Tass), Death in Brunswick (1991) (John Ruane), Green Card (1991) (Peter Weir), Proof (1991) (Jocelyn Moorhouse), Romper Stomper (1992) (Geoffrey Wright), Bad Boy Bubby (1993) (Rolf de Heer), The Heartbreak Kid (1993) (Michael Jenkins), Muriel’s Wedding (1994) (P.J. Hogan), Only the Brave (1994) (Ana Kokkinos), Sirens (1994) (John Duigan), Babe (1995) (Chris Noonan), Vacant Possession (1995) (Margot Nash), Children of the Revolution (1996) (Peter Duncan), Floating Life (1996) (Clara Law), Lilian’s Story (1996) (Jerzy Domaradzki), Shine (1996) (Scott Hicks), Kiss or Kill (1997) (Bill Bennett), Oscar and Lucinda (1997) (Gillian Armstrong), Dark City (1998) (Alex Proyas), Head On (1998) (Ana Kokkinos), Praise (1998) (John Curran), The Boys (1998) (Rowan Woods), The Interview (1998) (Craig Monahan), Passion: The Story of Percy Grainger (1999) (Peter Duncan), Chopper (2000) (Andrew Dominik), Looking for Alibrandi (2000) (Kate Woods), The Dish (2000) (Rob Sitch), One Night the Moon (2001) (Rachel Perkins), Beneath Clouds (2002) (Ivan Sen), The Tracker (2002) (Rolf de Heer), Japanese Story (2003) (Sue Brooks), The Finished People (2003) (Khoa Do), Somersault (2004) (Cate Shortland), Look Both Ways (2005) (Sarah Watt), Candy (2006) (Neil Armfield), Happy Feet (2006) (Dr George Miller), Kenny (2006) (Clayton Jacobson), Suburban Mayhem (2006) (Paul Goldman), Noise (2007) (Matthew Saville), Beautiful Kate (2009) (Rachel Ward), Animal Kingdom (2010) (David Michôd), Burning Man (2011) (Jonathan Teplitzky), Hail (2011) (Amiel Courtin-Wilson).

4 Stars: Wake in Fright (1971) (Ted Kotcheff), As Time Goes By (1988) (Barry Peak), Emerald City (1988) (Michael Jenkins), Grievous Bodily Harm (1988) (Mark Joffe), The Tale of Ruby Rose (1988) (Robert Scholes), Young Einstein (1988) (Yahoo Serious), Ghosts … of the Civil Dead (1989) (John Hillcoat), Blood Oath (1990) (Stephen Wallace), Phobia (1990) (John Dingwall (1988), Struck by Lightning (1990) (Jerzy Domaradzki), Aya (1991) (Solrun Hoaas), Sweet Talker (1991) (Michael Jenkins), Waiting (1991) (Jackie McKimmie), Weekend with Kate (1991) (Arch Nicholson), Black Robe (1992) (Bruce Beresford), Spotswood (1992) (Mark Joffe), The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992) (Gillian Armstrong), No Worries (1993) (David Elfick), Country Life (1994) (Michael Blakemore), That Eye the Sky (1994) (John Ruane), The Sum of Us (1994) (Geoff Burton), Angel Baby (1995) (Michael Rymer), Hotel Sorrento (1995) (Richard Franklin), Cosi (1996) (Mark Joffe), Idiot Box (1996) (David Caesar), Love and Other Catastrophes (1996) (Emma-Kate Croghan), Love Serenade (1996) (Shirley Barrett), Mr Reliable (1996) (Nadia Tass), The Quiet Room (1996) (Rolf de Heer), True Love and Chaos (1996) (Stavros Andonis Efthymiou), What I Have Written (1996) (John Hughes), Doing Time For Patsy Cline (1997) (Chris Kennedy), Heaven’s Burning (1997) (Craig Lahiff), Road to Nhill (1997) (Sue Brooks), Thank God He Met Lizzie (1997) (Cherie Nowlan), The Castle (1997) (Rob Sitch), A Little Bit of Soul (1998) (Peter Duncan), Babe: Pig in the City (1998) (Dr George Miller), Crackers (1998) (David Swann), Dance Me to My Song (1998) (Rolf de Heer), Occasional Coarse Language (1998) (Brad Hayward), Radiance (1998) (Rachel Perkins), The Sound of One Hand Clapping (1998) (Richard Flanagan), Holy Smoke (1999) (Jane Campion), In a Savage Land (1999) (Bill Bennett), Two Hands (1999) (Gregor Jordan), Better Than Sex (2000) (Jonathan Teplitzky), Cut (2000) (Kimble Rendall), Innocence (2000) (Paul Cox), Mallboy (2000) (Vince Giarrusso), Sample People (2000) (Clinton Smith), The Monkey’s Mask (2000) (Samantha Lang), He Died with a Falafel in His Hand (2001) (Richard Lowenstein), La Spagnola (2001) (Steve Jacobs), Mullet (2001) (David Caesar), The Bank (2001) (Robert Connolly), The Man Who Sued God (2001) (Mark Joffe), Yolngu Boy (2001) (Stephen Johnson), Australian Rules (2002) (Paul Goldman), Crackerjack (2002) (Paul Moloney), Dirty Deeds (2002) (David Caesar), Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) (Phillip Noyce), Swimming Upstream (2002) (Russell Mulcahy), The Hard Word (2002) (Scott Roberts), The Nugget (2002) (Bill Bennett), Walking on Water (2002) (Tony Ayres), Alexandra’s Project (2003) (Rolf de Heer), Gettin’ Square (2003) (Jonathan Teplitzky), One Perfect Day (2003) (Paul Currie), The Night We called it a Day (2003) (Paul Goldman), You Can’t Stop the Murders (2003) (Anthony Mir), Tom White (2004) (Alkinos Tsilimidos), Little Fish (2005) (Rowan Woods), The Proposition (2005) (John Hillcoat), Wolf Creek (2005) (Greg McLean), Boytown (2006) (Kevin Carlin), Jindabyne (2006) (Ray Lawrence), Last Train to Freo (2006) (Jeremy Sims), Ten Canoes (2006) (Rolf de Heer), The Book of Revelation (2006) (Ana Kokkinos), The Final Winter (2006) (Brian Andrews), Dr Plonk (2007) (Rolf de Heer), Lucky Miles (2007) (Michael James Rowland), Romulus), My Father (2007) (Richard Roxburgh), September (2007) (Peter Carstairs), Son of a Lion (2007) (Benjamin Gilmour), The Home Song Stories (2007) (Tony Ayres), The Jammed (2007) (Dee McLachlan), West (2007) (Daniel Krige), 9.99 (2008) (Tatia Rosenthal), Men’s Group (2008) (Michael Joy), The Black Balloon (2008) (Elissa Down), Two Fists One Heart (2008) (Shawn Seet), Accidents Happen (2009) (Andrew Lancaster), Balibo (2009) (Robert Connolly), Blessed (2009) (Ana Kokkinos), Bran Nue Day (2009) (Rachel Perkins), Daybreakers (2009) (Michael Spierig), Peter Spierig), Last Ride (2009) (Glendyn Ivin), Lucky Country (2009) (Kriv Stenders), Mary and Max (2009) (Adam Elliott), My Tehran for Sale (2009) (Granaz Moussavi), My Year Without Sex (2009) (Sarah Watt), The Boys are Back (2009) (Scott Hicks), The Combination (2009) (David Field), Face to Face (2010) (Michael Rymer), Griff the Invisible (2010) (Leon Ford), Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole (2010) (Zack Snyder), Matching Jack (2010) (Nadia Tass), Mother Fish (2010) (Khoa Do), Oranges and Sunshine (2010) (Jim Loach), Wasted on the Young (2010) (Ben C. Lucas), A Few Best Men (2011) (Stephan Elliot), Eye of the Storm (2011) (Fred Schepisi), Red Dog (2011) (Kriv Stenders), The Hunter (2011) (Daniel Nettheim), Toomelah (2011) (Ivan Sen), Last Dance (2012) (David Pulbrook), Mental (2012) (P.J. Hogan), Not Suitable for Children (2012) (Peter Templeman), The King is Dead (2012) (Rolf de Heer), The Sapphires (2012) (Wayne Blair), Wish You Were Here (2012) (Kieran Darcy-Smith), Charlies Country (2013) (Rolf de Heer), Drift (2013) (Ben Nott), Morgan O’Neill), Felony (2013) (Matthew Saville), Mystery Road (2013) (Ivan Sen), The Turning (2013) (17 Directors), Healing (2014) (Craig Monahan), Predestination (2014) (Spierig brothers), The Mule (2014) (Tony Mahony), Angus Sampson), The Rover (2014) (David Michôd), Tracks (2014) (John Curran).

3 ½ Stars: Incident at Raven’s Gate (1988) (Rolf de Heer), Celia (1989) (Ann Turner), Minnamurra (1989) (Ian Barry), Mull (1989) (Don McLennan), Golden Braid (1990) (Paul Cox), Mad Bomber in Love (1991) (James Bogle), Backsliding (1992) (Simon Target), Secrets (1992) (Michael Pattinson), Wind (1992) (Carroll Ballard), beDevil (1993) (Tracey Moffatt), Broken Highway (1993) (Laurie McInnes), The Nostradamus Kid (1993) (Bob Ellis), The Silver Brumby (1993) (John Tatoulis), This Won’t Hurt a Bit (1993) (Chris Kennedy), Everynight … Everynight (1994) (Alkinos Tsilimidos), Frauds (1994) (Stephan Elliott), Spider and Rose (1994) (Bill Bennett), Talk (1994) (Susan Lambert), Traps (1994) (Pauline Chan), Brilliant Lies (1996) (Richard Franklin), Dead Heart (1996) (Nick Parsons), Hotel de Love (1996) (Craig Rosenberg), Blackrock (1997) (Steven Vidler), Dust off the Wings (1997) (Lee Rogers), Paradise Road (1997) (Bruce Beresford), Paws (1997) (Karl Zwicky), Terra Nova (1997) (Paul Middleditch), The Well (1997) (Samantha Lang), The Wiggles Movie (1997) (Dean Covell), To Have and To Hold (1997) (John Hillcoat), 15 Amore (1998) (Maurice Murphy), Dead Letter Office (1998) (John Ruane), The Sugar Factory (1998) (Robert Carter), Envy (1999) (Julie Money), Erskineville Kings (1999) (Alan White), Feeling Sexy (1999) (Davida Allen), Me), Myself), I (1999) (Pip Karmel), Paperback Hero (1999) (Antony J. Bowman), Soft Fruit (1999) (Christina Andreef), Strange Fits of Passion (1999) (Elise McCredie), Strange Planet (1999) (Emma-Kate Croghan), Bootmen (2000) (Dein Perry), Muggers (2000) (Dean Murphy), My Mother Frank (2000) (Mark Lamprell), Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001) (Simon Wincer), Let’s Get Skase (2001) (Matthew George), Russian Doll (2001) (Stavros Kazantzidis), The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001) (Rolf de Heer), The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (2002) (Paul Cox), Till Human Voices Wake Us (2002) (Michael Petroni), Bad Eggs (2003) (Tony Martin), Danny Deckchair (2003) (Jeff Balsmeyer), The Inside Story (2003) (Rob Sutherland), The Rage in Placid Lake (2003) (Tony McNamara), Lost Things (2004) (Martin Murphy), Oyster Farmer (2004) (Anna Reeves), Peaches (2004) (Craig Monahan), Saw (2004) (James Wan), Under the Radar (2004) (Evan Clarry), Hating Alison Ashley (2005) (Geoff Bennett), The Magician (2005) (Scott Ryan), Three Dollars (2005) (Robert Connolly), 2.37 (2006) (Murali Thalluri), Burke & Wills (2006) (Oliver Torr), Matt Zeremes), Caterpillar Wish (2006) (Sandra Sciberras), Footy Legends (2006) (Khoa Do), Kokoda (2006) (Alister Grierson), Like Minds (2006) (Gregory J. Read), Solo (2006) (Morgan O’Neill), Boxing Day (2007) (Kriv Stenders), Clubland (2007) (Cherie Nowlan), Gabriel (2007) (Shane Abbess), Gone (2007) (Ringan Ledwidge), Razzle Dazzle (2007) (Darren Ashton), Rogue (2007) (Greg McLean), The Independent (2007) (Andrew O’Keefe), John Studley), Unfinished Sky (2007) (Peter Duncan), Acolytes (2008) (Jon Hewitt), Australia (2008) (Baz Luhrmann), Bitter & Twisted (2008) (Christopher Weekes), Four of a Kind (2008) (Fiona Cochrane), Hey Hey It’s Esther Blueburger (2008) (Cathy Randall), Lake Mungo (2008) (Joel Anderson), Newcastle (2008) (Dan Castle), Three Blind Mice (2008) (Matthew Newton), Beautiful (2009) (Dean O’Flaherty), Blind Company (2009) (Alkinos Tsilimidos), Cedar Boys (2009) (Serhat Caradee), Charlie and Boots (2009) (Dean Murph), I Love You Too (2009) (Daina Reid), Mao’s Last Dancer (2009) (Bruce Beresford), Prime Mover (2009) (David Caesar), The Loved Ones (2009) (Sean Byrne), Triangle (2009) (Christopher Smith), Beneath Hill 60 (2010) (Jeremy Sims), Blame (2010) (Michael Henry), Lou (2010) (Belinda Chayko), Mad Bastards (2010) (Brendan Fletcher), Red Hill (2010) (Patrick Hughes), Road Train (2010) (Dean Francis), Summer Coda (2010) (Richard Gray), The Tree (2010) (Julie Bertuccelli), Tomorrow When The War Began (2010) (Stuart Beattie), Happy Feet Two (2011) (Dr George Miller), Snowtown (2011) (Justin Kurzel), Swerve (2011) (Craig Lahiff), X (2011) (Jon Hewitt), Bait (2012) (Kimble Rendall), Black and White and Sex (2012) (John Winter), Dead Europe (2012) (Tony Krawitz), Satellite Boy (2012) (Catriona McKenzie), Save Your Legs! (2012) (Boyd Hicklin), 52 Tuesdays (2013) (Sophie Hyde), Adoration (2013) (Anne Fontaine), Blinder (2013) (Richard Gray), Goddess (2013) (Mark Lamprell), Son of a Gun (2014) (Julius Avery), The Infinite Man (2014) (Hugh Sullivan).

3 Stars: Vincent (1987) (Paul Cox), Around the World in Eighty Ways (1988) (Stephen MacLean), Belinda (1988) (Pamela Gibbons), Boulevard of Broken Dreams (1988) (Pino Amenta), Echoes of Paradise (1988) (Phillip Noyce), Rikky and Pete (1988) (Nadia Tass), Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train (1988) (Bob Ellis), Candy Regentag (1989) (James Ricketson), Cappuccino (1989) (Anthony Bowman), Daisy and Simon (1989) (Stasch Radwanski Jr.), Island (1989) (Paul Cox), Salute of the Jugger (1989) (David Peoples), Sons of Steel (1989) (Gary L. Keady), Heaven Tonight (1990) (Pino Amenta), Raw Nerve (1990) (Tony Wellington), Quigley Down Under (1991) (Simon Wincer), Until the End of the World (1992) (Wim Wenders), Blackfellas (1993) (James Ricketson), Greenkeeping (1993) (David Caesar), Gross Misconduct (1993) (George Miller), Love in Limbo (1993) (David Elfick), Say a Little Prayer (1993) (Richard Lowenstein), Police Rescue: The Movie (1994) (Michael Carson), Metal Skin (1995) (Geoffrey Wright), Video Fool for Love (1995) (Robert Gibson), Dating the Enemy (1996) (Megan Simpson Huberman), Lust and Revenge (1996) (Paul Cox), Turning April (1996) (Geoff Bennett), Epsilon (1997) (Rolf de Heer), Amy (1998) (Nadia Tass), In the Winter Dark (1998) (James Bogle), Dear Claudia (1999) (Chris Cudlipp), Fresh Air (1999) (Neil Mansfield), Powder Burn (1999) (Stephen Prime), Siam Sunset (1999) (John Polson), Spank! (1999) (Ernie Clark), The Day Neil Armstrong Walked on the Moon (1999) (Michael J. Rivette), SNAK: Sensitive New Age Killer (2000) (Mark Savage), Walk The Talk (2000) (Shirley Barrett), Risk (2001) (Alan White), Silent Partner (2001) (Alkinos Tsilimidos), Garage Days (2002) (Alex Proyas), Willfull (2002) (Rebel Penfold-Russell), Fat Pizza (2003) (Paul Fenech), Horseplay (2003) (Stavros Kazantzidis), Ned (2003) (Abe Forsythe), Ned Kelly (2003) (Gregor Jordan), Travelling Light (2003) (Kathryn Millard), Undead (2003) (Michael Spierig), Peter Spierig), A Man’s Gotta Do (2004) (Chris Kennedy), Love in the First Degree (2004) (Michael Egan), Thunderstruck (2004) (Darren Ashton), The Illustrated Family Doctor (2005) (Kriv Stenders), Hunt Angels (2006) (Alec Morgan), The Bet (2006) (Mark Lee), All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane (2007) (Louise Alston), Death Defying Acts (2007) (Gillian Armstrong), Rats and Cats (2007) (Tony Rogers), Em 4 Jay (2008) (Alkinos Tsilimidos), Monkey Puzzle (2008) (Mark Forstmann), Nim’s Island (2008) (Jennifer Flackett), Mark Levin), Playing for Charlie (2008) (Pene Patrick), Salvation (2008) (Paul Cox), Ten Empty (2008) (Anthony Hayes), The Horseman (2008) (Steven Kastrissios), The Square (2008) (Nash Edgerton), The Tender Hook (2008) (Jonathan Ogilvie), The View from Greenhaven (2008) (Kenn MacRae), Simon MacRae), Closed for Winter (2009) (James Bogle), Coffin Rock (2009) (Rupert Glasson), Stone Bros (2009) (Richard Frankland), Van Dieman’s Land (2009) (Jonathan auf der Heide), South Solitary (2010) (Shirley Barrett), The Nothing Men (2010) (Mark Fitzpatrick), The Reef (2010) (Andrew Traucki), The Wedding Party (2010) (Amanda Jane), Here I Am (2011) (Beck Cole), The Cup (2011) (Simon Wincer), Any Questions for Ben? (2012) (Rob Sitch), Careless Love (2012) (John Duigan), Canopy (2013) (Aaron Wilson), Nim’s Island 2 (2013) (Brendan Maher), Patrick (2013) (Mark Hartley), The Great Gatsby (2013) (Baz Luhrmann), These Final Hours (2013) (Zak Hilditch).

2 ½ Stars: The Place at the Coast (1987) (George Ogilvie), The Umbrella Woman (1987) (Ken Cameron), The Surfer (1988) (Frank Shields), The Crossing (1990) (George Ogilvie), Wendy Cracked a Walnut (1990) (aka Almost), Turtle Beach (1992) (Stephen Wallace), Lucky Break (1994) (Ben Lewin), Under the Lighthouse Dancing (1996) (Graeme Rattigan), Diana and Me (1997) (David Parker), The Missing (1998) (Manuela Alberti), Selkie (2000) (Donald Crombie), The Goddess Of 1967 (2000) (Clara Law), Black and White (2002) (Craig Lahiff), Blurred (2002) (Evan Clarry), Teesh and Trude (2002) (Melanie Rodriga), Visitors (2003) (Richard Franklin), Strange Bedfellows (2004) (Dean Murphy), Lost and Found (2006) (David Blake), December Boys (2007) (Rod Hardy), The Marriage of Figaro (2009) (Chris Moon), Kings of Mykonos: Wog Boy 2 (2010) (Peter Andrikidis), Sanctum (2010) (Alister Grierson), A Heartbeat Away (2011) (Gale Edwards), Big Mamma’s Boy (2011) (Franco di Chiera), Galore (2013) (Rhys Graham), My Mistress (2014) (Stephen Lance).

2 Stars: The Pursuit of Happiness (1988) (Martha Ansara), Georgia (1989) (Ben Lewin), Reckless Kelly (1993) (Yahoo Serious), Lightning Jack (1994) (Simon Wincer), Dags (1999) (Murray Fahey), Redball (1999) (Jon Hewitt), The Craic (1999) (Ted Emery), Angst (2000) (Daniel Nettheim), The Honourable Wally Norman (2003) (Ted Emery), The Wannabes (2003) (Nick Giannopoulos), Human Touch (2004) (Paul Cox), You and Your Stupid Mate (2005) (Marc Gracie), 48 Shades (2006) (Daniel Lapaine), Cactus (2008) (Jasmine Yuen Carrucan), Crooked Business (2008) (Chris Nyst), Dying Breed (2008) (Jody Dwyer), Subdivision (2008) (Sue Brooks), The Tumbler (2008) (Marc Gracie), 100 Bloody Acres (2012) (Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes).

1 ½ Stars: Back of Beyond (1995) (Michael Robertson), Fistful of Flies (1996) (Monica Pellizzari), The Crop (2004) (Scott Patterson).

1 Star: Luigi’s Ladies (1989) (Judy Morris), Escape from Absolom (1994) (Martin Campbell), The Extra (2005) (Kevin Carlin), Macbeth (2006) (Geoffrey Wright).

½ Star: Hunting (1991) (Frank Howson), Take Away (2003) (Marc Gracie).

Jim Schembri

Jim Schembri wrote reviews for The Age/Sydney Morning Herald (2005-2012), Radio 3AW (2012-2020) and many other outlets. His reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes and on his website.

Jim rated 197 films over about 15 years, giving an average of 2.74 stars. He gave the 5 star rating to only five films, with the most recent being Hotel Mumbai (2018).

5 Stars: Mary and Max (2009) (Adam Elliott), Samson and Delilah (2009) (Warwick Thornton), Oranges and Sunshine (2010) (Jim Loach), Snowtown (2011) (Justin Kurzel), Hotel Mumbai (2018) (Anthony Maras)

4 ½ Stars: Lantana (2001) (Ray Lawrence), Moulin Rouge (2001) (Baz Luhrmann), Kokoda (2006) (Alister Grierson), Mad Bastards (2010) (Brendan Fletcher), Last Cab to Darwin (2015) (Jeremy Sims).

4 Stars: Paradise Road (1997) (Bruce Beresford), Dance Me to My Song (1998) (Rolf de Heer), The Sound of One Hand Clapping (1998) (Richard Flanagan), Two Hands (1999) (Gregor Jordan), Bootmen (2000) (Dein Perry), Beautiful Kate (2009) (Rachel Ward), The Boys are Back (2009) (Scott Hicks), Red Dog (2011) (Kriv Stenders), The Sapphires (2012) (Wayne Blair), Paper Planes (2014) (Robert Connolly), The Mule (2014) (Tony Mahony, Angus Sampson), The Water Diviner (2014) (Russell Crowe), Holding the Man (2015) (Neil Armfield), The Dressmaker (2015) (Jocelyn Moorhouse), Hounds of Love (2016) (Ben Young), Killing Ground (2016) (Damien Power), Australia Day (2017) (Kriv Stenders), Lion (2017) (Garth Davis), The Nightingale (2018) (Jennifer Kent).

3 ½ Stars: Floating Life (1996) (Clara Law), The Quiet Room (1996) (Rolf de Heer), Head On (1998) (Ana Kokkinos), Praise (1998) (John Curran), Strange Planet (1999) (Emma-Kate Croghan), The Goddess Of 1967 (2000) (Clara Law), Walk The Talk (2000) (Shirley Barrett), Crackerjack (2002) (Paul Moloney), Garage Days (2002) (Alex Proyas), Till Human Voices Wake Us (2002) (Michael Petroni), Beneath Hill 60 (2010) (Jeremy Sims), Sanctum (2010) (Alister Grierson), Charlies Country (2013) (Rolf de Heer), Mystery Road (2013) (Ivan Sen), Wolf Creek 2 (2013) (Greg McLean), Son of a Gun (2014) (Julius Avery), The Babadook (2014) (Jennifer Kent), The Little Death (2014) (Josh Lawson), Tracks (2014) (John Curran), Blinky Bill The Movie (2015) (Deane Taylor, Alexs Stadermann), Oddball (2015) (Stuart McDonald), Partisan (2015) (Ariel Kleiman), 1% (2017) (Stephen MacCallum), Jungle (2017) (Greg McLean), Acute Misfortune (2018) (Thomas M. Wright), Ladies in Black (2018) (Bruce Beresford), Peter Rabbit (2018) (Will Gluck), Slam (2018) (Partho Sen-Gupta), Strange Colours (2018) (Alena Lodkina), Swinging Safari (2018) (Stephan Elliott), Buoyancy (2019) (Rodd Rathjen), Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019) (Kriv Stenders), Storm Boy (2019) (Shawn Seet).

3 Stars: Love Serenade (1996) (Shirley Barrett), Doing Time For Patsy Cline (1997) (Chris Kennedy), Dead Letter Office (1998) (John Ruane), Feeling Sexy (1999) (Davida Allen), Passion: The Story of Percy Grainger (1999) (Peter Duncan), Better Than Sex (2000) (Jonathan Teplitzky), Innocence (2000) (Paul Cox), Risk (2001) (Alan White), The Bank (2001) (Robert Connolly), Australian Rules (2002) (Paul Goldman), Dirty Deeds (2002) (David Caesar), The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (2002) (Paul Cox), Newcastle (2008) (Dan Castle), Mao’s Last Dancer (2009) (Bruce Beresford), The Loved Ones (2009) (Sean Byrne), Red Hill (2010) (Patrick Hughes), Housos vs Authority (2012) (Paul Fenech), Not Suitable for Children (2012) (Peter Templeman), The King is Dead (2012) (Rolf de Heer), Wish You Were Here (2012) (Kieran Darcy-Smith), 52 Tuesdays (2013) (Sophie Hyde), Adoration (2013) (Anne Fontaine), Galore (2013) (Rhys Graham), These Final Hours (2013) (Zak Hilditch), Healing (2014) (Craig Monahan), The Infinite Man (2014) (Hugh Sullivan), Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014) (Kiah Roache-Turner), A Month of Sundays (2015) (Matthew Saville), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) (George Miller), Tanna (2015) (Martin Butler, Bentley Dean), Down Under (2016) (Abe Forsythe), Red Dog: True Blue (2016) (Kriv Stenders), The Daughter (2016) (Simon Stone), The Legend of Ben Hall (2016) (Matthew Holmes), Cargo (2017) (Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke), The Butterfly Tree (2017) (Priscilla Cameron), West of Sunshine (2017) (Jason Raftopoulos), Brothers’ Nest (2018) (Clayton Jacobson), Emu Runner (2018) (Imogen Thomas), Jirga (2018) (Benjamin Gilmour), Sweet Country (2018) (Warwick Thornton), Animals (2019) (Sophie Hyde), Judy and Punch (2019) (Mirrah Foulkes), Little Monsters (2019) (Abe Forsythe), Ride Like a Girl (2019) (Rachel Griffiths), The Combination Redemption (2019) (David Field).

2 ½ Stars: Dating the Enemy (1996) (Megan Simpson Huberman), Oscar and Lucinda (1997) (Gillian Armstrong), Occasional Coarse Language (1998) (Brad Hayward), The Interview (1998) (Craig Monahan), Siam Sunset (1999) (John Polson), The Craic (1999) (Ted Emery), The Magic Pudding (2000) (Robert Smit, Karl Zwicky), Let’s Get Skase (2001) (Matthew George), One Night the Moon (2001) (Rachel Perkins), The Man Who Sued God (2001) (Mark Joffe), The Tracker (2002) (Rolf de Heer), Australia (2008) (Baz Luhrmann), Bitter & Twisted (2008) (Christopher Weekes), Cactus (2008) (Jasmine Yuen Carrucan), Eye of the Storm (2011) (Fred Schepisi), Canopy (2013) (Aaron Wilson), Cut Snake (2014) (Tony Ayres), Alex & Eve (2015) (Peter Andrikidis), Girl Asleep (2015) (Rosemary Myers), StalkHer (2015) (John Jarratt), Pawno (2016) (Paul Ireland), Red Billabong (2016) (Luke Sparke), The Death and Life of Otto Bloom (2016) (Cris Jones), The Osiris Child (2016) (Shane Abbess), A Few Less Men (2017) (Mark Lamprell), Dance Academy: The Movie (2017) (Jeffrey Walker), Book Week (2018) (Heath Davis), The Merger (2018) (Mark Grentell).

2 Stars: Diana and Me (1997) (David Parker), Heaven’s Burning (1997) (Craig Lahiff), Crackers (1998) (David Swann), Radiance (1998) (Rachel Perkins), In a Savage Land (1999) (Bill Bennett), Me, Myself, I (1999) (Pip Karmel), Paperback Hero (1999) (Antony J. Bowman), The Wog Boy (2000) (Aleksi Vellis), Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001) (Simon Wincer), He Died with a Falafel in His Hand (2001) (Richard Lowenstein), La Spagnola (2001) (Steve Jacobs), Russian Doll (2001) (Stavros Kazantzidis), Black and White (2002) (Craig Lahiff), The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002) (John Stainton), Griff the Invisible (2010) (Leon Ford), Sleeping Beauty (2011) (Julia Leigh), 100 Bloody Acres (2012) (Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes), Bait (2012) (Kimble Rendall), Mental (2012) (P.J. Hogan), Blinder (2013) (Richard Gray), The Turning (2013) (17 Directors), My Mistress (2014) (Stephen Lance), The Rover (2014) (David Michôd), Looking for Grace (2015) (Sue Brooks), Strangerland (2015) (Kim Farrant), That’s Not My Dog! (2018) (Dean Murphy), Locusts (2019) (Heath Davis), Top End Wedding (2019) (Wayne Blair).

1 ½ Stars: 15 Amore (1998) (Maurice Murphy), In the Winter Dark (1998) (James Bogle), Fresh Air (1999) (Neil Mansfield), Yolngu Boy (2001) (Stephen Johnson), Summer Coda (2010) (Richard Gray), The Cup (2011) (Simon Wincer), Now Add Honey (2015) (Wayne Hope), Unindian (2015) (Anupam Sharma), Goldstone (2016) (Ivan Sen), Spin Out (2016) (Tim Ferguson, Marc Gracie), Jasper Jones (2017) (Rachel Perkins), That’s Not Me (2017) (Gregory Erdstein), Breath (2018) (Simon Baker).

1 Star: Fistful of Flies (1996) (Monica Pellizzari), Angst (2000) (Daniel Nettheim), Cut (2000) (Kimble Rendall), Sample People (2000) (Clinton Smith), Silent Partner (2001) (Alkinos Tsilimidos), Beneath Clouds (2002) (Ivan Sen), Stone Bros (2009) (Richard Frankland), Hail (2011) (Amiel Courtin-Wilson), Dead Europe (2012) (Tony Krawitz), Drift (2013) (Ben Nott, Morgan O’Neill), Predestination (2014) (Spierig brothers), Ruben Guthrie (2015) (Brendan Cowell), Ali’s Wedding (2017) (Jeffrey Walker), Ellipsis (2017) (David Wenham), Celeste (2018) (Ben Hackworth), Palm Beach (2019) (Rachel Ward).

½ Star: The BBQ (2018) (Stephen Amis).

0 Stars: Dear Claudia (1999) (Chris Cudlipp), Kath and Kimderella (2012) (Ted Emery), Gods of Egypt (2016) (Alex Proyas).

Rob Lowing (and Susie Eisenhuth)

Rob Lowing wrote reviews for the Sun-Herald  from the mid-80s to late 90s, and Susie Eisenhuth wrote reviews for the Sun-Herald  in the early-mid 80s. Some of their reviews can be found under the individual films in the Ozmovies website. I have included them here together with most being Rob’s, with Susie’s up to 1985-ish.

Rob and Susie rated 189 films Australian films over about 20 years, giving an average of 3.4 stars. They gave the 5 star rating to 17 films, with the most recent being Babe: Pig in the City (1998). (They originally used a four star rating system, and may have switched at some point.)

(My apologies to Rob and Susie for combining their ratings – I hope to go through my spreadsheet to untangle their scores in future.)

5 Stars: Gallipoli (1981) (Peter Weir), Heatwave (1982) (Phil Noyce), Monkey Grip (1982) (Ken Cameron), Bliss (1985) (Ray Lawrence), Green Card (1991) (Peter Weir), Proof (1991) (Jocelyn Moorhouse), Spotswood (1992) (Mark Joffe), Strictly Ballroom (1992) (Baz Luhrmann), The Piano (1993) (Jane Campion), Babe (1995) (Chris Noonan), Brilliant Lies (1996) (Richard Franklin), Children of the Revolution (1996) (Peter Duncan), Cosi (1996) (Mark Joffe), Dating the Enemy (1996) (Megan Simpson Huberman), Love and Other Catastrophes (1996) (Emma-Kate Croghan), Shine (1996) (Scott Hicks), Babe: Pig in the City (1998) (Dr George Miller).

4 ½ Stars: The Club (1980) (Bruce Beresford), High Tide (1987) (Gillian Armstrong), Crocodile Dundee II (1988) (John Cornell), Flirting (1991) (John Duigan), Waiting (1991) (Jackie McKimmie), No Worries (1993) (David Elfick), Muriel’s Wedding (1994) (P.J. Hogan), Love Serenade (1996) (Shirley Barrett), Mr Reliable (1996) (Nadia Tass), Blackrock (1997) (Steven Vidler).

4 Stars: Breaker Morant (1980) (Bruce Beresford), Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) (George Miller), Winter of Our Dreams (1981) (John Duigan), Lonely Hearts (1982) (Paul Cox), The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) (Peter Weir), We of the Never Never (1982) (Igor Auzins), BMX Bandits (1983) (Brian Trenchard-Smith), Careful He Might Hear You (1983) (Carl Schultz), Goodbye Paradise (1983) (Carl Schultz), Phar Lap (1983) (Simon Wincer), Annie’s Coming Out (1984) (Gil Brealey), My First Wife (1984) (Paul Cox), One Night Stand (1984) (John Duigan), The Slim Dusty Movie (1984) (Rob Stewart), Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) (George Miller), Cactus (1986) (Paul Cox), Crocodile Dundee (1986) (Peter Faiman), Dogs in Space (1986) (Richard Lowenstein), Ground Zero (1987) (Bruce Myles, Michael Pattinson), Travelling North (1987) (Carl Schultz), Evil Angels (1988) (Fred Schepisi), Grievous Bodily Harm (1988) (Mark Joffe), Shame (1988) (Steve Jodrell), Young Einstein (1988) (Yahoo Serious), Dead Calm (1989) (Phillip Noyce), Tender Hooks (1989) (Mary Callaghan), Blood Oath (1990) (Stephen Wallace), Father (1990) (John Power), Phobia (1990) (John Dingwall, 1988), Raw Nerve (1990) (Tony Wellington), Return Home (1990) (Ray Argall), Struck by Lightning (1990) (Jerzy Domaradzki), The Big Steal (1990) (Nadia Tass), The Crossing (1990) (George Ogilvie), What the Moon Saw (1990) (Pino Amenta), Dingo (1991) (Rolf de Heer), Sweet Talker (1991) (Michael Jenkins), Black Robe (1992) (Bruce Beresford), FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) (Bill Kroyer), Romper Stomper (1992) (Geoffrey Wright), Secrets (1992) (Michael Pattinson), Blackfellas (1993) (James Ricketson), Hercules Returns (1993) (David Parker), The Heartbreak Kid (1993) (Michael Jenkins), The Silver Brumby (1993) (John Tatoulis), Sirens (1994) (John Duigan), Spider and Rose (1994) (Bill Bennett), Angel Baby (1995) (Michael Rymer), Dad and Dave: On Our Selection (1995) (George Whaley), Metal Skin (1995) (Geoffrey Wright), Video Fool for Love (1995) (Robert Gibson), Hotel de Love (1996) (Craig Rosenberg), Kiss or Kill (1997) (Bill Bennett), Thank God He Met Lizzie (1997) (Cherie Nowlan), The Castle (1997) (Rob Sitch), Head On (1998) (Ana Kokkinos), Soft Fruit (1999) (Christina Andreef), Two Hands (1999) (Gregor Jordan).

3 ½ Stars: Diana and Me (1997) (David Parker), Road to Nhill (1997) (Sue Brooks), The Well (1997) (Samantha Lang), Dance Me to My Song (1998) (Rolf de Heer), Dead Letter Office (1998) (John Ruane), Occasional Coarse Language (1998) (Brad Hayward), Praise (1998) (John Curran), Radiance (1998) (Rachel Perkins), The Boys (1998) (Rowan Woods), The Interview (1998) (Craig Monahan), In a Savage Land (1999) (Bill Bennett), Paperback Hero (1999) (Antony J. Bowman).

3 Stars: The Killing of Angel St (1981) (Donald Crombie), Australian Dream (1987) (Jackie McKimmie), Bushfire Moon (1987) (George T Miller), The Time Guardian (1987) (Brian Hannant), Emerald City (1988) (Michael Jenkins), Rikky and Pete (1988) (Nadia Tass), The Man from Snowy River II (1988) (Geoff Burrowes), The Surfer (1988) (Frank Shields), The Tale of Ruby Rose (1988) (Robert Scholes), Holidays on the River Yarra (1990) (Leo Berkeley), A Woman’s Tale (1991) (Paul Cox), Aya (1991) (Solrun Hoaas), Death in Brunswick (1991) (John Ruane), Quigley Down Under (1991) (Simon Wincer), Weekend with Kate (1991) (Arch Nicholson), Stan and George’s New Life (1992) (Brian McKenzie), The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992) (Gillian Armstrong), Wind (1992) (Carroll Ballard), Bad Boy Bubby (1993) (Rolf de Heer), Greenkeeping (1993) (David Caesar), Reckless Kelly (1993) (Yahoo Serious), The Nostradamus Kid (1993) (Bob Ellis), Country Life (1994) (Michael Blakemore), Frauds (1994) (Stephan Elliott), The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) (Stephan Elliott), The Sum of Us (1994) (Geoff Burton), All Men Are Liars (1995) (Gerard Lee), Billy’s Holiday (1995) (Richard Wherrett), Hotel Sorrento (1995) (Richard Franklin), Dead Heart (1996) (Nick Parsons), The Quiet Room (1996) (Rolf de Heer), True Love and Chaos (1996) (Stavros Andonis Efthymiou), Doing Time For Patsy Cline (1997) (Chris Kennedy), Heaven’s Burning (1997) (Craig Lahiff), Oscar and Lucinda (1997) (Gillian Armstrong), Paradise Road (1997) (Bruce Beresford), Erskineville Kings (1999) (Alan White), Passion: The Story of Percy Grainger (1999) (Peter Duncan), Siam Sunset (1999) (John Polson), Strange Planet (1999) (Emma-Kate Croghan), The Craic (1999) (Ted Emery).

2 ½ Stars: Roadgames (1981) (Richard Franklin), Ginger Meggs (1982) (Jonathan Dawson), Bush Christmas (1983) (Henri Safran), Man of Flowers (1983) (Paul Cox), Street Hero (1984) (Michael Pattinson), Where the Green Ants Dream (1984) (Werner Herzog), Rebel (1985) (Michael Jenkins), Cool Change (1986) (George Miller), Death of a Soldier (1986) (Philippe Mora), Bachelor Girl (1987) (Rivka Hartman), Around the World in Eighty Ways (1988) (Stephen MacLean), Boundaries of the Heart (1988) (Lex Marinos), Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train (1988) (Bob Ellis), Island (1989) (Paul Cox), Luigi’s Ladies (1989) (Judy Morris), Salute of the Jugger (1989) (David Peoples), Golden Braid (1990) (Paul Cox), Backsliding (1992) (Simon Target), Deadly (1992) (Esben Storm), Turtle Beach (1992) (Stephen Wallace), beDevil (1993) (Tracey Moffatt), Broken Highway (1993) (Laurie McInnes), Fortress (1993) (Stuart Gordon), Gross Misconduct (1993) (George Miller), Hammers over the Anvil (1993) (Ann Turner), Love in Limbo (1993) (David Elfick), Map of the Human Heart (1993) (Vincent Ward), Say a Little Prayer (1993) (Richard Lowenstein), Shotgun Wedding (1993) (Paul Harmon), The Custodian (1993) (John Dingwall), Escape from Absolom (1994) (Martin Campbell), Lightning Jack (1994) (Simon Wincer), Lucky Break (1994) (Ben Lewin), Police Rescue: The Movie (1994) (Michael Carson), Traps (1994) (Pauline Chan), Lilian’s Story (1996) (Jerzy Domaradzki), Dark City (1998) (Alex Proyas), The Sound of One Hand Clapping (1998) (Richard Flanagan).

2 Stars: Running on Empty (1982) (John Clark), This Won’t Hurt a Bit (1993) (Chris Kennedy), Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) (Stephan Elliott), 15 Amore (1998) (Maurice Murphy), A Little Bit of Soul (1998) (Peter Duncan), Amy (1998) (Nadia Tass), In the Winter Dark (1998) (James Bogle).

1 ½ Stars: Dear Claudia (1999) (Chris Cudlipp).

1 Star: Slate, Wyn and Me (1987) (Don McLennan), Devil in the Flesh (1989) (Scott Murray), Sher Mountains Killings Mystery (1990) (Vince Martin), Until the End of the World (1992) (Wim Wenders), Back of Beyond (1995) (Michael Robertson).

Adrian Martin

Adrian Martin wrote reviews for many sources including The Age, The Australian, Senses of Cinema, MUBI, ScreenHub, Cinema Papers, and his website ‘Film Critic: Adrian Martin’. His reviews can be found on his website and under the individual films in the Ozmovies website. His ratings for individual films sometimes differed between his website and the original newspaper review. In this case I generally chose the higher rating.

Adrian rated 136 films from the period 1975-2008, giving an average of 2.46 stars. He gave no 5 star ratings and a 4 ½ star rating to only Mad Max (1979) and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).

4 ½ Stars: Mad Max (1979) (George Miller I), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) (George Miller).

4 Stars: Wake in Fright (1971) (Ted Kotcheff), Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) (George Miller), Vacant Possession (1995) (Margot Nash), Kiss or Kill (1997) (Bill Bennett), Praise (1998) (John Curran), Erskineville Kings (1999) (Alan White), The Tracker (2002) (Rolf de Heer), The Proposition (2005) (John Hillcoat), Ten Canoes (2006) (Rolf de Heer), Strange Colours (2018) (Alena Lodkina).

3 ½ Stars: Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) (Peter Weir), Long Weekend (1978) (Colin Eggleston), The Night, the Prowler (1978) (Jim Sharman), BMX Bandits (1983) (Brian Trenchard-Smith), The Naked Country (1985) (Tim Burstall), The Umbrella Woman (1987) (Ken Cameron), Sweetie (1989) (Jane Campion), Stan and George’s New Life (1992) (Brian McKenzie), The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992) (Gillian Armstrong), The Piano (1993) (Jane Campion), Body Melt (1994) (Philip Brophy), Paws (1997) (Karl Zwicky), Dark City (1998) (Alex Proyas), Feeling Sexy (1999) (Davida Allen), The Goddess Of 1967 (2000) (Clara Law), Walk The Talk (2000) (Shirley Barrett), The Bank (2001) (Robert Connolly), Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) (Phillip Noyce), Gettin’ Square (2003) (Jonathan Teplitzky), Peaches (2004) (Craig Monahan), Wolf Creek (2005) (Greg McLean), Hail (2011) (Amiel Courtin-Wilson).

3 Stars: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) (George Miller), Crocodile Dundee (1986) (Peter Faiman), Windrider (1986) (Vincent Monton), Les Patterson Saves the World (1987) (George Miller), Holidays on the River Yarra (1990) (Leo Berkeley), Romper Stomper (1992) (Geoffrey Wright), Gross Misconduct (1993) (George Miller), Reckless Kelly (1993) (Yahoo Serious), The Silver Brumby (1993) (John Tatoulis), Angel Baby (1995) (Michael Rymer), Babe (1995) (Chris Noonan), Dating the Enemy (1996) (Megan Simpson Huberman), Floating Life (1996) (Clara Law), Radiance (1998) (Rachel Perkins), Soft Fruit (1999) (Christina Andreef), Angst (2000) (Daniel Nettheim), Better Than Sex (2000) (Jonathan Teplitzky), Innocence (2000) (Paul Cox), The Dish (2000) (Rob Sitch), Mullet (2001) (David Caesar), Crackerjack (2002) (Paul Moloney), Till Human Voices Wake Us (2002) (Michael Petroni), Walking on Water (2002) (Tony Ayres), Fat Pizza (2003) (Paul Fenech), The Rage in Placid Lake (2003) (Tony McNamara).

2 ½ Stars: The Nostradamus Kid (1993) (Bob Ellis), Dead Heart (1996) (Nick Parsons), Oscar and Lucinda (1997) (Gillian Armstrong), Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) (Stephan Elliott), 15 Amore (1998) (Maurice Murphy), Occasional Coarse Language (1998) (Brad Hayward), Holy Smoke (1999) (Jane Campion), Me, Myself, I (1999) (Pip Karmel), Passion: The Story of Percy Grainger (1999) (Peter Duncan), Chopper (2000) (Andrew Dominik), Looking for Alibrandi (2000) (Kate Woods), Lantana (2001) (Ray Lawrence), Moulin Rouge (2001) (Baz Luhrmann), Silent Partner (2001) (Alkinos Tsilimidos), Blurred (2002) (Evan Clarry), Travelling Light (2003) (Kathryn Millard).

2 Stars: Attack Force Z (1982) (Tim Burstall), Fast Talking (1984) (Ken Cameron), Death of a Soldier (1986) (Philippe Mora), Vincent (1987) (Paul Cox), Mad Bomber in Love (1991) (James Bogle), Broken Highway (1993) (Laurie McInnes), Everynight … Everynight (1994) (Alkinos Tsilimidos), That Eye the Sky (1994) (John Ruane), Metal Skin (1995) (Geoffrey Wright), Idiot Box (1996) (David Caesar), Shine (1996) (Scott Hicks), True Love and Chaos (1996) (Stavros Andonis Efthymiou), Blackrock (1997) (Steven Vidler), Road to Nhill (1997) (Sue Brooks), Dance Me to My Song (1998) (Rolf de Heer), Dead Letter Office (1998) (John Ruane), The Magic Pudding (2000) (Robert Smit, Karl Zwicky), Risk (2001) (Alan White), Beneath Clouds (2002) (Ivan Sen), Black and White (2002) (Craig Lahiff), Garage Days (2002) (Alex Proyas), The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (2002) (Paul Cox), Ned Kelly (2003) (Gregor Jordan), Little Fish (2005) (Rowan Woods).

1 ½ Stars: The Coca-Cola Kid (1985) (Dusan Makavejev), Cactus (1986) (Paul Cox), beDevil (1993) (Tracey Moffatt), Blackfellas (1993) (James Ricketson), The Custodian (1993) (John Dingwall), The Heartbreak Kid (1993) (Michael Jenkins), All Men Are Liars (1995) (Gerard Lee), Children of the Revolution (1996) (Peter Duncan), Mr Reliable (1996) (Nadia Tass), Fresh Air (1999) (Neil Mansfield), In a Savage Land (1999) (Bill Bennett), Russian Doll (2001) (Stavros Kazantzidis), The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002) (John Stainton), The Hard Word (2002) (Scott Roberts), The Night We called it a Day (2003) (Paul Goldman), Human Touch (2004) (Paul Cox), Strange Bedfellows (2004) (Dean Murphy).

1 Star: Emerald City (1988) (Michael Jenkins), Aya (1991) (Solrun Hoaas), Nun and the Bandit (1992) (Paul Cox), Sirens (1994) (John Duigan), Back of Beyond (1995) (Michael Robertson), Video Fool for Love (1995) (Robert Gibson), Fistful of Flies (1996) (Monica Pellizzari), Hotel de Love (1996) (Craig Rosenberg), Love Serenade (1996) (Shirley Barrett), Zone 39 (1996) (John Tatoulis), Heaven’s Burning (1997) (Craig Lahiff), The Sound of One Hand Clapping (1998) (Richard Flanagan), Dear Claudia (1999) (Chris Cudlipp), Cut (2000) (Kimble Rendall), Sample People (2000) (Clinton Smith), The Monkey’s Mask (2000) (Samantha Lang), Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001) (Simon Wincer), The Nugget (2002) (Bill Bennett), The Wannabes (2003) (Nick Giannopoulos), You Can’t Stop the Murders (2003) (Anthony Mir).

Luke Buckmaster

Luke Buckmaster has written reviews for The Guardian (2014-2020), In Film Australia, The Daily Review/Crikey, and Flicks.com.au. Some of his reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes.

Luke has rated 103 films over about 22 years, giving an average of 2.93 stars. He gave the 5 star rating to only three recent films, with the most recent being Acute Misfortune (2018). Luke has reviewed many more Australian films over the years, but most of his reviews do not include ratings.

Five Stars: The Infinite Man (2014) (Hugh Sullivan), Goldstone (2016) (Ivan Sen), Acute Misfortune (2018) (Thomas M. Wright).

4 Stars: Head On (1998) (Ana Kokkinos), The Interview (1998) (Craig Monahan), The Real Macaw (1998) (Mario Andreacchio), Two Hands (1999) (Gregor Jordan), Chopper (2000) (Andrew Dominik), Lantana (2001) (Ray Lawrence), Oyster Farmer (2004) (Anna Reeves), Somersault (2004) (Cate Shortland), Wolf Creek (2005) (Greg McLean), Ten Canoes (2006) (Rolf de Heer), The Mule (2014) (Tony Mahony, Angus Sampson), Girl Asleep (2015) (Rosemary Myers), Redfern Now: Promise Me (2015) (Rachel Perkins), Ruben Guthrie (2015) (Brendan Cowell), Hounds of Love (2016) (Ben Young), Killing Ground (2016) (Damien Power), Red Dog: True Blue (2016) (Kriv Stenders), Teenage Kicks (2016) (Craig Boreham), The Daughter (2016) (Simon Stone), Cargo (2017) (Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke), Jasper Jones (2017) (Rachel Perkins), That’s Not Me (2017) (Gregory Erdstein), Breath (2018) (Simon Baker), Brothers’ Nest (2018) (Clayton Jacobson), Jirga (2018) (Benjamin Gilmour), Strange Colours (2018) (Alena Lodkina), Swinging Safari (2018) (Stephan Elliott), Terror Nullius (2018) (Soda Jerk), Undertow (2018) (Miranda Nation), Upgrade (2018) (Leigh Whannell), H Is For Happiness (2019) (John Sheedy).

3 ½ Stars: In the Winter Dark (1998) (James Bogle), The Rage in Placid Lake (2003) (Tony McNamara), Little Fish (2005) (Rowan Woods), Three Dollars (2005) (Robert Connolly).

3 Stars: Blinky Bill (1992) (Yoram Gross), Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) (Phillip Noyce), Cut Snake (2014) (Tony Ayres), Healing (2014) (Craig Monahan), Paper Planes (2014) (Robert Connolly), Son of a Gun (2014) (Julius Avery), The Water Diviner (2014) (Russell Crowe), William Kelly’s War (2014) (Geoff Davis), Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014) (Kiah Roache-Turner), Alex & Eve (2015) (Peter Andrikidis), Backtrack (2015) (Michael Petroni), Oddball (2015) (Stuart McDonald), Partisan (2015) (Ariel Kleiman), The Dressmaker (2015) (Jocelyn Moorhouse), Down Under (2016) (Abe Forsythe), The Death and Life of Otto Bloom (2016) (Cris Jones), Dance Academy: The Movie (2017) (Jeffrey Walker), Don’t Tell (2017) (Tori Garrett), The Butterfly Tree (2017) (Priscilla Cameron), The Merger (2018) (Mark Grentell), Bilched (2019) (Jeremy Cumpston), Escape and Evasion (2019) (Storm Ashwood), Top End Wedding (2019) (Wayne Blair).

2 ½ Stars: Crackers (1998) (David Swann), Looking for Alibrandi (2000) (Kate Woods), The Wog Boy (2000) (Aleksi Vellis), Let’s Get Skase (2001) (Matthew George), Hating Alison Ashley (2005) (Geoff Bennett), The Extra (2005) (Kevin Carlin), The Illustrated Family Doctor (2005) (Kriv Stenders), You and Your Stupid Mate (2005) (Marc Gracie), Opal Dream (2006) (Peter Cattaneo).

2 Stars: He Died with a Falafel in His Hand (2001) (Richard Lowenstein), The Crop (2004) (Scott Patterson), My Mistress (2014) (Stephen Lance), The Little Death (2014) (Josh Lawson), Downriver (2015) (Grant Scicluna), Holding the Man (2015) (Neil Armfield), Looking for Grace (2015) (Sue Brooks), Strangerland (2015) (Kim Farrant), Sucker (2015) (Ben Chessell), Boys in the Trees (2016) (Nicholas Verso), EMO: The Musical (2016) (Neil Triffett), Joe Cinque’s Consolation (2016) (Sotiris Sounoukos), Pawno (2016) (Paul Ireland), The Space Between (2016) (Ruth Borgobello), 1% (2017) (Stephen MacCallum), A Few Less Men (2017) (Mark Lamprell), Ali’s Wedding (2017) (Jeffrey Walker), Australia Day (2017) (Kriv Stenders), Berlin Syndrome (2017) (Cate Shortland), Jungle (2017) (Greg McLean), Palm Beach (2019) (Rachel Ward), Ride Like a Girl (2019) (Rachel Griffiths), Storm Boy (2019) (Shawn Seet), The Combination Redemption (2019) (David Field), Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020) (Tony Tilse).

1 ½ Stars: One Perfect Day (2003) (Paul Currie).

1 Star: Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) (Stephan Elliott), Japanese Story (2003) (Sue Brooks), StalkHer (2015) (John Jarratt), Gods of Egypt (2016) (Alex Proyas), That’s Not My Dog! (2018) (Dean Murphy), The BBQ (2018) (Stephen Amis).

½ Star: Human Touch (2004) (Paul Cox).

Leigh Paatsch

Leigh Paatsch has written reviews for many publications including New York Post, Daily Telegraph (UK), Herald Sun (Australia 2009-2020), Courier Mail (Australia), and Daily Telegraph (Australia). His reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes.  Leigh has rated 100 films Australian films over 11 years, giving an average of 2.56 stars. He gave the 5 star rating to only two films, with the most recent being Sweet Country (2009).

5 Stars: Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) (George Miller), Sweet Country (2018) (Warwick Thornton).

4 ½ Stars: Walkabout (1971) (Nicolas Roeg), The Castle (1997) (Rob Sitch), Samson and Delilah (2009) (Warwick Thornton).

4 Stars: Red Dog (2011) (Kriv Stenders), Snowtown (2011) (Justin Kurzel), These Final Hours (2013) (Zak Hilditch), Holding the Man (2015) (Neil Armfield), The Dressmaker (2015) (Jocelyn Moorhouse), Hacksaw Ridge (2016) (Mel Gibson), Lion (2017) (Garth Davis), Breath (2018) (Simon Baker).

3 ½ Stars: The Club (1980) (Bruce Beresford), The Square (2008) (Nash Edgerton), Red Hill (2010) (Patrick Hughes), Charlies Country (2013) (Rolf de Heer), The Mule (2014) (Tony Mahony, Angus Sampson), The Water Diviner (2014) (Russell Crowe), Last Cab to Darwin (2015) (Jeremy Sims), The Light Between The Oceans (2016) (Derek Cianfrance), Cargo (2017) (Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke), Ladies in Black (2018) (Bruce Beresford).

3 Stars: The Man From Snowy River (1982) (George Miller II), Ned Kelly (2003) (Gregor Jordan), Cactus (2008) (Jasmine Yuen Carrucan), Beautiful Kate (2009) (Rachel Ward), My Year Without Sex (2009) (Sarah Watt), The Loved Ones (2009) (Sean Byrne), Mad Bastards (2010) (Brendan Fletcher), South Solitary (2010) (Shirley Barrett), Burning Man (2011) (Jonathan Teplitzky), Wish You Were Here (2012) (Kieran Darcy-Smith), A Month of Sundays (2015) (Matthew Saville), Oddball (2015) (Stuart McDonald), Joe Cinque’s Consolation (2016) (Sotiris Sounoukos), Red Dog: True Blue (2016) (Kriv Stenders), The Daughter (2016) (Simon Stone), Ali’s Wedding (2017) (Jeffrey Walker), Dance Academy: The Movie (2017) (Jeffrey Walker), That’s Not Me (2017) (Gregory Erdstein).

2 ½ Stars: Bran Nue Day (2009) (Rachel Perkins), The Boys are Back (2009) (Scott Hicks), Beneath Hill 60 (2010) (Jeremy Sims), Griff the Invisible (2010) (Leon Ford), Tomorrow When The War Began (2010) (Stuart Beattie), Eye of the Storm (2011) (Fred Schepisi), Any Questions for Ben? (2012) (Rob Sitch), Cut Snake (2014) (Tony Ayres), Son of a Gun (2014) (Julius Avery), The Rover (2014) (David Michôd), Goldstone (2016) (Ivan Sen), 1% (2017) (Stephen MacCallum), Berlin Syndrome (2017) (Cate Shortland), Don’t Tell (2017) (Tori Garrett), Jasper Jones (2017) (Rachel Perkins), Swinging Safari (2018) (Stephan Elliott), Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019) (Kriv Stenders), H Is For Happiness (2019) (John Sheedy), Little Monsters (2019) (Abe Forsythe), True History of the Kelly Gang (2019) (Justin Kurzel), Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020) (Tony Tilse).

2 Stars: Mao’s Last Dancer (2009) (Bruce Beresford), Prime Mover (2009) (David Caesar), The Waiting City (2009) (Claire McCarthy), Sanctum (2010) (Alister Grierson), The Tree (2010) (Julie Bertuccelli), Here I Am (2011) (Beck Cole), The Cup (2011) (Simon Wincer), The Hunter (2011) (Daniel Nettheim), Predestination (2014) (Spierig brothers), Strangerland (2015) (Kim Farrant), Down Under (2016) (Abe Forsythe), Brothers’ Nest (2018) (Clayton Jacobson), Hotel Mumbai (2018) (Anthony Maras), Peter Rabbit (2018) (Will Gluck), The Merger (2018) (Mark Grentell), The Nightingale (2018) (Jennifer Kent), Upgrade (2018) (Leigh Whannell), Winchester (2018) (Spierig brothers), Ride Like a Girl (2019) (Rachel Griffiths).

1 ½ Stars: Summer Coda (2010) (Richard Gray), Wolf Creek 2 (2013) (Greg McLean), The Little Death (2014) (Josh Lawson), Alex & Eve (2015) (Peter Andrikidis), Manny Lewis (2015) (Anthony Mir), The BBQ (2018) (Stephen Amis), The Flip Side (2018) (Marion Pilowsky), Palm Beach (2019) (Rachel Ward), Top End Wedding (2019) (Wayne Blair).

1 Star: A Few Best Men (2011) (Stephan Elliot), Blinky Bill The Movie (2015) (Deane Taylor, Alexs Stadermann), Gods of Egypt (2016) (Alex Proyas), Spin Out (2016) (Tim Ferguson, Marc Gracie), Three Summers (2017) (Ben Elton), In Like Flynn (2018) (Russel Mulcahy), That’s Not My Dog! (2018) (Dean Murphy).

½ Star: Unindian (2015) (Anupam Sharma).

0 Stars: Sleeping Beauty (2011) (Julia Leigh), A Few Less Men (2017) (Mark Lamprell).

Tom Ryan

Tom Ryan wrote reviews for The Age (1991-2012). His reviews can be found under the individual films in the Ozmovies website, (and a few recent ones on Rotten Tomatoes which I unfortunately omitted).  Tom rated 90 Australian films over 11 years to 2002, giving an average of 2.86 stars. He gave the 5 star rating to only two films, with the most recent being Moulin Rouge (2001).

5 Stars: Better Than Sex (2000) (Jonathan Teplitzky), Moulin Rouge (2001) (Baz Luhrmann).

4 ½ Stars: Proof (1991) (Jocelyn Moorhouse), Waiting (1991) (Jackie McKimmie), FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) (Bill Kroyer), Strictly Ballroom (1992) (Baz Luhrmann), Bad Boy Bubby (1993) (Rolf de Heer), No Worries (1993) (David Elfick), Babe (1995) (Chris Noonan), Hotel Sorrento (1995) (Richard Franklin), Shine (1996) (Scott Hicks), The Quiet Room (1996) (Rolf de Heer).

4 Stars: Doing Time For Patsy Cline (1997) (Chris Kennedy), Road to Nhill (1997) (Sue Brooks), Chopper (2000) (Andrew Dominik), Looking for Alibrandi (2000) (Kate Woods), Lantana (2001) (Ray Lawrence), Beneath Clouds (2002) (Ivan Sen), Till Human Voices Wake Us (2002) (Michael Petroni).

3 ½ Stars: Thank God He Met Lizzie (1997) (Cherie Nowlan), Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) (Stephan Elliott), Dead Letter Office (1998) (John Ruane), The Boys (1998) (Rowan Woods), Fresh Air (1999) (Neil Mansfield), Mallboy (2000) (Vince Giarrusso), The Dish (2000) (Rob Sitch), Walk The Talk (2000) (Shirley Barrett), Serenades (2001) (Mojgan Khadem), The Man Who Sued God (2001) (Mark Joffe), Yolngu Boy (2001) (Stephen Johnson), The Tracker (2002) (Rolf de Heer), Walking on Water (2002) (Tony Ayres).

3 Stars: Holidays on the River Yarra (1990) (Leo Berkeley), Death in Brunswick (1991) (John Ruane), Sweet Talker (1991) (Michael Jenkins), Breathing Under Water (1992) (Susan Murphy Dermody), Romper Stomper (1992) (Geoffrey Wright), Stan and George’s New Life (1992) (Brian McKenzie), Reckless Kelly (1993) (Yahoo Serious), Body Melt (1994) (Philip Brophy), Muriel’s Wedding (1994) (P.J. Hogan), The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) (Stephan Elliott), The Sum of Us (1994) (Geoff Burton), Traps (1994) (Pauline Chan), Angel Baby (1995) (Michael Rymer), Dad and Dave: On Our Selection (1995) (George Whaley), Mushrooms (1995) (Alan Madden), Love and Other Catastrophes (1996) (Emma-Kate Croghan), True Love and Chaos (1996) (Stavros Andonis Efthymiou), Blackrock (1997) (Steven Vidler), Crackers (1998) (David Swann), Praise (1998) (John Curran), Two Hands (1999) (Gregor Jordan), The Magic Pudding (2000) (Robert Smit, Karl Zwicky), Australian Rules (2002) (Paul Goldman), Garage Days (2002) (Alex Proyas).

2 ½ Stars: Babe: Pig in the City (1998) (Dr George Miller), Head On (1998) (Ana Kokkinos), In the Winter Dark (1998) (James Bogle), The Interview (1998) (Craig Monahan), Strange Fits of Passion (1999) (Elise McCredie), Angst (2000) (Daniel Nettheim), Black and White (2002) (Craig Lahiff), Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) (Phillip Noyce).

2 Stars: Kiss or Kill (1997) (Bill Bennett), The Well (1997) (Samantha Lang), Radiance (1998) (Rachel Perkins), Holy Smoke (1999) (Jane Campion), Let’s Get Skase (2001) (Matthew George), The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002) (John Stainton).

1 ½ Stars: Heaven Tonight (1990) (Pino Amenta), Aya (1991) (Solrun Hoaas), Flirting (1991) (John Duigan), The Magic Riddle (1991) (Yoram Gross), Weekend with Kate (1991) (Arch Nicholson), Country Life (1994) (Michael Blakemore), Lightning Jack (1994) (Simon Wincer), Lucky Break (1994) (Ben Lewin), Sirens (1994) (John Duigan), Brilliant Lies (1996) (Richard Franklin), Lilian’s Story (1996) (Jerzy Domaradzki), Amy (1998) (Nadia Tass), Paperback Hero (1999) (Antony J. Bowman), Passion: The Story of Percy Grainger (1999) (Peter Duncan), Bootmen (2000) (Dein Perry), Crackerjack (2002) (Paul Moloney).

1 Star: A Little Bit of Soul (1998) (Peter Duncan).

0 Stars: Backsliding (1992) (Simon Target), All Men Are Liars (1995) (Gerard Lee), Cosi (1996) (Mark Joffe).

Matthew Pejkovic

Matthew Pejkovic has written reviews for his website ‘Matt’s Movie Reviews’, as well as FILMINK (Australia), and Trespass. His reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes and on his website. Matthew has rated 73 Australian films over 13 years (2008-2020), giving an average of 3.41 stars. He gave no 5 star ratings and only rated one film at 4 ½ stars, Animal Kingdom (2010). (He did rate 30 other films at 4 stars.)

4 ½ Stars: Animal Kingdom (2010) (David Michôd).

4 Stars: The Castle (1997) (Rob Sitch), Australia (2008) (Baz Luhrmann), Balibo (2009) (Robert Connolly), Van Dieman’s Land (2009) (Jonathan auf der Heide), Beneath Hill 60 (2010) (Jeremy Sims), Mad Bastards (2010) (Brendan Fletcher), Tomorrow When The War Began (2010) (Stuart Beattie), Burning Man (2011) (Jonathan Teplitzky), Eye of the Storm (2011) (Fred Schepisi), Toomelah (2011) (Ivan Sen), Predestination (2014) (Spierig brothers), The Babadook (2014) (Jennifer Kent), The Infinite Man (2014) (Hugh Sullivan), The Rover (2014) (David Michôd), Alex & Eve (2015) (Peter Andrikidis), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) (George Miller), Hacksaw Ridge (2016) (Mel Gibson), Joe Cinque’s Consolation (2016) (Sotiris Sounoukos), 1% (2017) (Stephen MacCallum), Cargo (2017) (Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke), Ellipsis (2017) (David Wenham), Lion (2017) (Garth Davis), West of Sunshine (2017) (Jason Raftopoulos), Acute Misfortune (2018) (Thomas M. Wright), Book Week (2018) (Heath Davis), Brothers’ Nest (2018) (Clayton Jacobson), Hotel Mumbai (2018) (Anthony Maras), Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019) (Kriv Stenders), Little Monsters (2019) (Abe Forsythe), Palm Beach (2019) (Rachel Ward), Ride Like a Girl (2019) (Rachel Griffiths).

3 ½ Stars: Bran Nue Day (2009) (Rachel Perkins), Daybreakers (2009) (Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig), The Boys are Back (2009) (Scott Hicks), The Loved Ones (2009) (Sean Byrne), Kings of Mykonos: Wog Boy 2 (2010) (Peter Andrikidis), Oranges and Sunshine (2010) (Jim Loach), Snowtown (2011) (Justin Kurzel), Any Questions for Ben? (2012) (Rob Sitch), The Sapphires (2012) (Wayne Blair), These Final Hours (2013) (Zak Hilditch), The Dressmaker (2015) (Jocelyn Moorhouse), Red Billabong (2016) (Luke Sparke), The Osiris Child (2016) (Shane Abbess), Ali’s Wedding (2017) (Jeffrey Walker), Rabbit (2017) (Luke Shanahan), That’s Not My Dog! (2018) (Dean Murphy), The Merger (2018) (Mark Grentell), Upgrade (2018) (Leigh Whannell).

3 Stars: Unfinished Sky (2007) (Peter Duncan), Blessed (2009) (Ana Kokkinos), Red Hill (2010) (Patrick Hughes), Sanctum (2010) (Alister Grierson), A Few Best Men (2011) (Stephan Elliot), Happy Feet Two (2011) (Dr George Miller), The Hunter (2011) (Daniel Nettheim), Wish You Were Here (2012) (Kieran Darcy-Smith), Last Cab to Darwin (2015) (Jeremy Sims), Winchester (2018) (Spierig brothers).

2 ½ Stars: Closed for Winter (2009) (James Bogle), Wasted on the Young (2010) (Ben C. Lucas), The Cup (2011) (Simon Wincer), Occupation (2018) (Luke Sparke).

2 Stars: Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974) (Bruce Beresford), Beautiful Kate (2009) (Rachel Ward), Sleeping Beauty (2011) (Julia Leigh), Not Suitable for Children (2012) (Peter Templeman), The Water Diviner (2014) (Russell Crowe), Strangerland (2015) (Kim Farrant), The BBQ (2018) (Stephen Amis), The Nightingale (2018) (Jennifer Kent).

1 ½ Stars: Charlie and Boots (2009) (Dean Murph).

Sandra Hall

Sandra Hall has written reviews for Sydney Morning Herald (2006-2020). Her reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes.  Sandra has rated 67 Australian films over 15 years, giving an average of 3.33 stars. She gave no 5 star rating sand only rated one film at 4 ½ stars, Healing (2014). (Most of her reviews did not include a rating.)

4 ½ Stars: Healing (2014) (Craig Monahan).

4 Stars: Son of a Lion (2007) (Benjamin Gilmour), Unfinished Sky (2007) (Peter Duncan), The Black Balloon (2008) (Elissa Down), Charlie and Boots (2009) (Dean Murph), South Solitary (2010) (Shirley Barrett), Red Dog (2011) (Kriv Stenders), Charlies Country (2013) (Rolf de Heer), Son of a Gun (2014) (Julius Avery), The Water Diviner (2014) (Russell Crowe), A Month of Sundays (2015) (Matthew Saville), Girl Asleep (2015) (Rosemary Myers), Last Cab to Darwin (2015) (Jeremy Sims), Ali’s Wedding (2017) (Jeffrey Walker), Jasper Jones (2017) (Rachel Perkins), Slam (2018) (Partho Sen-Gupta), The Nightingale (2018) (Jennifer Kent), Judy and Punch (2019) (Mirrah Foulkes).

3 ½ Stars: Happy Feet (2006) (Dr George Miller), Australia (2008) (Baz Luhrmann), The Square (2008) (Nash Edgerton), Beautiful Kate (2009) (Rachel Ward), Samson and Delilah (2009) (Warwick Thornton), The Boys are Back (2009) (Scott Hicks), Sanctum (2010) (Alister Grierson), Eye of the Storm (2011) (Fred Schepisi), Kath and Kimderella (2012) (Ted Emery), The Sapphires (2012) (Wayne Blair), Wish You Were Here (2012) (Kieran Darcy-Smith), 52 Tuesdays (2013) (Sophie Hyde), Mystery Road (2013) (Ivan Sen), Dance Academy: The Movie (2017) (Jeffrey Walker), Emu Runner (2018) (Imogen Thomas), Kairos (2018) (Paul Barakat), Undertow (2018) (Miranda Nation), Escape and Evasion (2019) (Storm Ashwood), Palm Beach (2019) (Rachel Ward), Promised (2019) (Nick Conidi, Tony Ferrieri, Nathan Primmer), Top End Wedding (2019) (Wayne Blair).

3 Stars: Cactus (1986) (Paul Cox), Bran Nue Day (2009) (Rachel Perkins), Red Hill (2010) (Patrick Hughes), Summer Coda (2010) (Richard Gray), The Cup (2011) (Simon Wincer), Any Questions for Ben? (2012) (Rob Sitch), Bait (2012) (Kimble Rendall), The Babadook (2014) (Jennifer Kent), Tracks (2014) (John Curran), Looking for Grace (2015) (Sue Brooks), Boys in the Trees (2016) (Nicholas Verso), Down Under (2016) (Abe Forsythe), Goldstone (2016) (Ivan Sen), The Daughter (2016) (Simon Stone), The Legend of Ben Hall (2016) (Matthew Holmes), West of Sunshine (2017) (Jason Raftopoulos), Ride Like a Girl (2019) (Rachel Griffiths), Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020) (Tony Tilse).

2 ½ Stars: I Love You Too (2009) (Daina Reid), Oddball (2015) (Stuart McDonald), The Butterfly Tree (2017) (Priscilla Cameron), Three Summers (2017) (Ben Elton), Occupation (2018) (Luke Sparke), Swinging Safari (2018) (Stephan Elliott).

2 Stars: My Mistress (2014) (Stephen Lance), The Little Death (2014) (Josh Lawson), Book Week (2018) (Heath Davis), In Like Flynn (2018) (Russel Mulcahy).

Matthew Toomey

Matthew Toomey has written reviews for ABC Radio (2009-2020). His reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes and his website.   Matthew has rated 55 Australian films over 11 years, giving an average of 3.13 stars. He gave no 5 star ratings and only rated one film at 4 ½ stars, Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).

4 ½ Stars: Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) (George Miller).

4 Stars: Oranges and Sunshine (2010) (Jim Loach), A Few Best Men (2011) (Stephan Elliot), Snowtown (2011) (Justin Kurzel), The Hunter (2011) (Daniel Nettheim), The Rover (2014) (David Michôd), Holding the Man (2015) (Neil Armfield), Lion (2017) (Garth Davis), Ladies in Black (2018) (Bruce Beresford), Sweet Country (2018) (Warwick Thornton), The Nightingale (2018) (Jennifer Kent).

3 ½ Stars: Red Hill (2010) (Patrick Hughes), Summer Coda (2010) (Richard Gray), Tomorrow When The War Began (2010) (Stuart Beattie), Wasted on the Young (2010) (Ben C. Lucas), Burning Man (2011) (Jonathan Teplitzky), Red Dog (2011) (Kriv Stenders), Mental (2012) (P.J. Hogan), Tracks (2014) (John Curran), Strangerland (2015) (Kim Farrant), Down Under (2016) (Abe Forsythe), Goldstone (2016) (Ivan Sen), Hacksaw Ridge (2016) (Mel Gibson), The Daughter (2016) (Simon Stone), Ali’s Wedding (2017) (Jeffrey Walker), Jasper Jones (2017) (Rachel Perkins), Hotel Mumbai (2018) (Anthony Maras), Peter Rabbit (2018) (Will Gluck), Palm Beach (2019) (Rachel Ward).

3 Stars: The Waiting City (2009) (Claire McCarthy), The Sapphires (2012) (Wayne Blair), The Great Gatsby (2013) (Baz Luhrmann), The Turning (2013) (17 Directors), These Final Hours (2013) (Zak Hilditch), Healing (2014) (Craig Monahan), Paper Planes (2014) (Robert Connolly), The Dressmaker (2015) (Jocelyn Moorhouse), Unindian (2015) (Anupam Sharma), Three Summers (2017) (Ben Elton), Breath (2018) (Simon Baker), Brothers’ Nest (2018) (Clayton Jacobson), Top End Wedding (2019) (Wayne Blair).

2 ½ Stars: Not Suitable for Children (2012) (Peter Templeman), The Little Death (2014) (Josh Lawson), The Water Diviner (2014) (Russell Crowe), Spin Out (2016) (Tim Ferguson, Marc Gracie), Australia Day (2017) (Kriv Stenders), Ride Like a Girl (2019) (Rachel Griffiths).

2 Stars: The Cup (2011) (Simon Wincer), Goddess (2013) (Mark Lamprell).

1 ½ Stars: Sleeping Beauty (2011) (Julia Leigh), Bait (2012) (Kimble Rendall), Winchester (2018) (Spierig brothers).

1 Star: South Solitary (2010) (Shirley Barrett), Housos vs Authority (2012) (Paul Fenech).

Jake Wilson

Jake Wilson has written reviews for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald (2008-2020), as well as Urban Cinefile, and Australian Book Review. His reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes.   Jake has rated 45 Australian films over 13 years, giving an average of 2.74 stars. He gave no 5 star ratings and only rated one film at 4 ½ stars, My Year Without Sex (2009.

4 ½ Stars: My Year Without Sex (2009) (Sarah Watt).

4 Stars: Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) (George Miller), The Dressmaker (2015) (Jocelyn Moorhouse), Ladies in Black (2018) (Bruce Beresford).

3 ½ Stars: Kenny (2006) (Clayton Jacobson), These Final Hours (2013) (Zak Hilditch), Wolf Creek 2 (2013) (Greg McLean), Holding the Man (2015) (Neil Armfield), Goldstone (2016) (Ivan Sen).

3 Stars: The Square (2008) (Nash Edgerton), Bran Nue Day (2009) (Rachel Perkins), Van Dieman’s Land (2009) (Jonathan auf der Heide), Fat Pizza vs. Housos (2014) (Paul Fenech), My Mistress (2014) (Stephen Lance), Paper Planes (2014) (Robert Connolly), Gods of Egypt (2016) (Alex Proyas), Hacksaw Ridge (2016) (Mel Gibson), Joe Cinque’s Consolation (2016) (Sotiris Sounoukos), Cargo (2017) (Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke), Dance Academy: The Movie (2017) (Jeffrey Walker), West of Sunshine (2017) (Jason Raftopoulos), Sweet Country (2018) (Warwick Thornton), Little Monsters (2019) (Abe Forsythe).

2 ½ Stars: Matching Jack (2010) (Nadia Tass), The Turning (2013) (17 Directors), The Infinite Man (2014) (Hugh Sullivan), Now Add Honey (2015) (Wayne Hope), Oddball (2015) (Stuart McDonald), Ruben Guthrie (2015) (Brendan Cowell), Tanna (2015) (Martin Butler, Bentley Dean), Pawno (2016) (Paul Ireland), That’s Not Me (2017) (Gregory Erdstein), Locusts (2019) (Heath Davis), The Furies (2019) (Tony D’Aquino).

2 Stars: The Black Balloon (2008) (Elissa Down), The View from Greenhaven (2008) (Kenn MacRae, Simon MacRae), Prime Mover (2009) (David Caesar), 52 Tuesdays (2013) (Sophie Hyde), Canopy (2013) (Aaron Wilson), The Death and Life of Otto Bloom (2016) (Cris Jones), Jasper Jones (2017) (Rachel Perkins), Peter Rabbit (2018) (Will Gluck).

1 ½ Stars: Son of a Lion (2007) (Benjamin Gilmour), Sanctum (2010) (Alister Grierson).

1 Star: Unfinished Sky (2007) (Peter Duncan).

Paul Byrnes

Paul Byrnes has written reviews for Sydney Morning Herald (2007-2020)). His reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes, though most do not give a rating.  Paul has rated 39 Australian films over 14 years, giving an average of 3.35 stars. He gave no 5 star ratings and only rated two films at 4 ½ stars, Charlies Country (2013) and Looking for Grace (2015).

4 ½ Stars: Charlies Country (2013) (Rolf de Heer), Looking for Grace (2015) (Sue Brooks).

4 Stars: The Sum of Us (1994) (Geoff Burton), Mary and Max (2009) (Adam Elliott), My Year Without Sex (2009) (Sarah Watt), Animal Kingdom (2010) (David Michôd), Beneath Hill 60 (2010) (Jeremy Sims), Mad Bastards (2010) (Brendan Fletcher), Cut Snake (2014) (Tony Ayres), A Month of Sundays (2015) (Matthew Saville), Alex & Eve (2015) (Peter Andrikidis), Downriver (2015) (Grant Scicluna), Animals (2019) (Sophie Hyde), Buoyancy (2019) (Rodd Rathjen), Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019) (Kriv Stenders).

3 ½ Stars: Last Ride (2009) (Glendyn Ivin), Prime Mover (2009) (David Caesar), The Loved Ones (2009) (Sean Byrne), Griff the Invisible (2010) (Leon Ford), Kings of Mykonos: Wog Boy 2 (2010) (Peter Andrikidis), Last Cab to Darwin (2015) (Jeremy Sims), Joe Cinque’s Consolation (2016) (Sotiris Sounoukos), Acute Misfortune (2018) (Thomas M. Wright).

3 Stars: $9.99 (2008) (Tatia Rosenthal), Mao’s Last Dancer (2009) (Bruce Beresford), Face to Face (2010) (Michael Rymer), Tomorrow When The War Began (2010) (Stuart Beattie), The Rover (2014) (David Michôd), The Water Diviner (2014) (Russell Crowe), Australia Day (2017) (Kriv Stenders), Celeste (2018) (Ben Hackworth), H Is For Happiness (2019) (John Sheedy), The Naked Wanderer (2019) (Alan Lindsay), True History of the Kelly Gang (2019) (Justin Kurzel).

2 ½ Stars: Children of the Silk Road (2008) (Roger Spottiswoode), 1% (2017) (Stephen MacCallum), The Combination Redemption (2019) (David Field).

2 Stars: Rats and Cats (2007) (Tony Rogers), Partisan (2015) (Ariel Kleiman), Strangerland (2015) (Kim Farrant), A Few Less Men (2017) (Mark Lamprell).

Craig Mathieson

Craig Mathieson has written reviews for The Age (Australia), sbs.com.au, The Sunday Age, The Monthly (Australia), Flicks.com.au. His reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes.  Craig has rated 37 Australian films over 11 years, giving an average of 2.97 stars. He gave no 5 star ratings and rated only two films at 4 ½ stars, Animal Kingdom (2010) and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).

4 ½ Stars: Animal Kingdom (2010) (David Michôd), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) (George Miller).

4 Stars: Mystery Road (2013) (Ivan Sen), The Infinite Man (2014) (Hugh Sullivan), Hounds of Love (2016) (Ben Young), Strange Colours (2018) (Alena Lodkina).

3 ½ Stars: Predestination (2014) (Spierig brothers), Downriver (2015) (Grant Scicluna), Early Winter (2015) (Michael Rowe), Tanna (2015) (Martin Butler, Bentley Dean), The Light Between The Oceans (2016) (Derek Cianfrance).

3 Stars: Bran Nue Day (2009) (Rachel Perkins), Griff the Invisible (2010) (Leon Ford), Red Dog (2011) (Kriv Stenders), Mental (2012) (P.J. Hogan), Wish You Were Here (2012) (Kieran Darcy-Smith), The Dressmaker (2015) (Jocelyn Moorhouse), Pawno (2016) (Paul Ireland), Berlin Syndrome (2017) (Cate Shortland), Don’t Tell (2017) (Tori Garrett), Ellipsis (2017) (David Wenham), Lion (2017) (Garth Davis), Lost Gully Road (2017) (Donna McRae), That’s Not Me (2017) (Gregory Erdstein), The Nightingale (2018) (Jennifer Kent).

2 ½ Stars: The Reef (2010) (Andrew Traucki), The Wedding Party (2010) (Amanda Jane), Backtrack (2015) (Michael Petroni), EMO: The Musical (2016) (Neil Triffett), Hacksaw Ridge (2016) (Mel Gibson), The Osiris Child (2016) (Shane Abbess).

2 Stars: Bait (2012) (Kimble Rendall), Now Add Honey (2015) (Wayne Hope), A Few Less Men (2017) (Mark Lamprell).

1 ½ Stars: Kath and Kimderella (2012) (Ted Emery), Gods of Egypt (2016) (Alex Proyas), The Menkoff Method (2016) (David Parker).

Christopher Null

Christopher Null wrote reviews for filmcritic.com. His reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes. Christopher has rated 37 Australian films over 11 years, giving an average of 3.2 stars. He gave no 5 star ratings and only rated one film at 4 ½ stars, Moulin Rouge (2001).

4 ½ Stars: Moulin Rouge (2001) (Baz Luhrmann).

4 Stars: Breaker Morant (1980) (Bruce Beresford), Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) (George Miller), Evil Angels (1988) (Fred Schepisi), Bad Boy Bubby (1993) (Rolf de Heer), Babe (1995) (Chris Noonan), Shine (1996) (Scott Hicks), Mary and Max (2009) (Adam Elliott).

3 ½ Stars: Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) (Peter Weir), The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) (Peter Weir), Crocodile Dundee (1986) (Peter Faiman), The Year My Voice Broke (1987) (John Duigan), Sirens (1994) (John Duigan), Love Serenade (1996) (Shirley Barrett), The Castle (1997) (Rob Sitch), Russian Doll (2001) (Stavros Kazantzidis), Noise (2007) (Matthew Saville).

3 Stars: My Brilliant Career (1979) (Gillian Armstrong), Thirst (1979) (Rod Hardy), Gallipoli (1981) (Peter Weir), The Coca-Cola Kid (1985) (Dusan Makavejev), Sweetie (1989) (Jane Campion), Romper Stomper (1992) (Geoffrey Wright), Strictly Ballroom (1992) (Baz Luhrmann), Muriel’s Wedding (1994) (P.J. Hogan), The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) (Stephan Elliott), The Well (1997) (Samantha Lang), Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) (Stephan Elliott), Praise (1998) (John Curran), Me, Myself, I (1999) (Pip Karmel).

2 ½ Stars: The Last Wave (1977) (Peter Weir), Young Einstein (1988) (Yahoo Serious), Strange Planet (1999) (Emma-Kate Croghan), The Night We called it a Day (2003) (Paul Goldman).

2 Stars: Crocodile Dundee II (1988) (John Cornell), Soft Fruit (1999) (Christina Andreef).

1 ½ Stars: Ned Kelly (1970) (Tony Richardson).

Nick Dent

Nick Dent has written reviews for Time Out, Time Out Sydney, Sunday Mail (Australia), Daily Telegraph (Australia). His reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes.  Nick has rated 35 Australian films over 11 years, giving an average of 3.36 stars. He gave no 5 or 4 ½ star ratings but gave 17 films (half of those he rated) 4 stars, the most recent being Sweet Country (2018).

4 Stars: Mao’s Last Dancer (2009) (Bruce Beresford), Mental (2012) (P.J. Hogan), Not Suitable for Children (2012) (Peter Templeman), 52 Tuesdays (2013) (Sophie Hyde), Adoration (2013) (Anne Fontaine), Charlies Country (2013) (Rolf de Heer), Wolf Creek 2 (2013) (Greg McLean), Predestination (2014) (Spierig brothers), The Infinite Man (2014) (Hugh Sullivan), The Little Death (2014) (Josh Lawson), Holding the Man (2015) (Neil Armfield), Looking for Grace (2015) (Sue Brooks), Hounds of Love (2016) (Ben Young), Ali’s Wedding (2017) (Jeffrey Walker), Cargo (2017) (Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke), That’s Not Me (2017) (Gregory Erdstein), Sweet Country (2018) (Warwick Thornton).

3 ½ Stars: Lion (2017) (Garth Davis).

3 Stars: Daybreakers (2009) (Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig), The Loved Ones (2009) (Sean Byrne), These Final Hours (2013) (Zak Hilditch), The Water Diviner (2014) (Russell Crowe), Backtrack (2015) (Michael Petroni), Ruben Guthrie (2015) (Brendan Cowell), The Dressmaker (2015) (Jocelyn Moorhouse), Pawno (2016) (Paul Ireland), Berlin Syndrome (2017) (Cate Shortland), Jasper Jones (2017) (Rachel Perkins), Jungle (2017) (Greg McLean), Breath (2018) (Simon Baker).

2 ½ Stars: Paper Planes (2014) (Robert Connolly), Strangerland (2015) (Kim Farrant).

2 Stars: Beautiful Kate (2009) (Rachel Ward), Cut Snake (2014) (Tony Ayres).

1 Star: A Few Less Men (2017) (Mark Lamprell).

Simon Foster

Simon Foster has written reviews for FILMINK, SBS, Screen-Space (2009-2020). His reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes.   Simon has rated 35 Australian films over 11 years, giving an average of 3.21 stars. He gave no 5 star ratings and only rated one film at 4 ½ stars, Girl Asleep (2015).

4 ½ Stars: Girl Asleep (2015) (Rosemary Myers).

4 Stars: The Babadook (2014) (Jennifer Kent), Skin Deep (2015) (Jonnie Leahy), Goldstone (2016) (Ivan Sen), Killing Ground (2016) (Damien Power), Dance Academy: The Movie (2017) (Jeffrey Walker), Event Zero (2017) (Enzo Tedeschi), Book Week (2018) (Heath Davis), Swinging Safari (2018) (Stephan Elliott), The Marshes (2018) (Roger Scott).

3 ½ Stars: Triangle (2009) (Christopher Smith), Not Suitable for Children (2012) (Peter Templeman), Save Your Legs! (2012) (Boyd Hicklin), Backyard Ashes (2013) (Mark Grentell), 54 Days (2014) (Tim R. Lea), Landfall (2017) (Travis Bain), Rough Stuff (2017) (Jonathan Adams), The Comet Kids (2017) (Glenn Triggs), The Gateway (2018) (John V. Soto), Under the Cover of Cloud (2018) (Ted Wilson).

3 Stars: Spirit of the Game (2016) (Darran Scott), Chasing Comets (2018) (Jason Perini), That’s Not My Dog! (2018) (Dean Murphy), The BBQ (2018) (Stephen Amis), The Faceless Man (2019) (James Di Martino), Two Heads Creek (2019) (Jesse O’Brien), Go! (aka Go Karts) (2020) (Owen Trevor).

2 ½ Stars: Infini (2015) (Shane Abbess), Manny Lewis (2015) (Anthony Mir), Locusts (2019) (Heath Davis), Palm Beach (2019) (Rachel Ward).

2 Stars: Housos vs Authority (2012) (Paul Fenech), Paper Planes (2014) (Robert Connolly).

1 Star: Kath and Kimderella (2012) (Ted Emery), Three Summers (2017) (Ben Elton).

Peter Bradshaw

Peter Bradshaw has written reviews for The Guardian, Daily Mirror (UK), Observer (UK). His reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes.  Peter has rated 33 Australian films over 27 years, giving an average of 2.97 stars. He gave the 5 star rating to four films, with the most recent being Sweet Country (2018).

5 Stars: The Piano (1993) (Jane Campion), The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) (Stephan Elliott), Jindabyne (2006) (Ray Lawrence), Sweet Country (2018) (Warwick Thornton).

4 Stars: The Proposition (2005) (John Hillcoat), Samson and Delilah (2009) (Warwick Thornton), Animal Kingdom (2010) (David Michôd), Oranges and Sunshine (2010) (Jim Loach), Snowtown (2011) (Justin Kurzel), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) (George Miller), Hounds of Love (2016) (Ben Young), The Nightingale (2018) (Jennifer Kent), True History of the Kelly Gang (2019) (Justin Kurzel).

3 Stars: La Spagnola (2001) (Steve Jacobs), Ten Canoes (2006) (Rolf de Heer), Triangle (2009) (Christopher Smith), Sleeping Beauty (2011) (Julia Leigh), Paper Planes (2014) (Robert Connolly), Predestination (2014) (Spierig brothers), Hacksaw Ridge (2016) (Mel Gibson), Animals (2019) (Sophie Hyde).

2 Stars: Happy Feet (2006) (Dr George Miller), The Boys are Back (2009) (Scott Hicks), Sanctum (2010) (Alister Grierson), Red Dog (2011) (Kriv Stenders), The Turning (2013) (17 Directors), The Water Diviner (2014) (Russell Crowe).

1 Star: The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002) (John Stainton), December Boys (2007) (Rod Hardy), Australia (2008) (Baz Luhrmann), The Tree (2010) (Julie Bertuccelli), The Dressmaker (2015) (Jocelyn Moorhouse), Peter Rabbit (2018) (Will Gluck).

Glenn Dunks

Glenn Dunks has written reviews for The Film Experience, sbs.com.au, Concrete Playground, Trespass, Quickflix, Onya Magazine, Junkee, Glenn Dunks, The Big Issue (Australia), Flicks.com.au, and ScreenHub. His reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes.  Glenn has rated 32 Australian films over the last 10 years (including a number of older films), giving an average of 3.08 stars. He gave no 5 star ratings and rated two films at 4 ½ stars, Careful He Might Hear You (1983) and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).

4 ½ Stars: Careful He Might Hear You (1983) (Carl Schultz), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) (George Miller).

4 Stars: Wake in Fright (1971) (Ted Kotcheff), The Tree (2010) (Julie Bertuccelli), Canopy (2013) (Aaron Wilson).

3 ½ Stars: Man of Flowers (1983) (Paul Cox), The Waiting City (2009) (Claire McCarthy), Griff the Invisible (2010) (Leon Ford), Oranges and Sunshine (2010) (Jim Loach), Sleeping Beauty (2011) (Julia Leigh), The Hunter (2011) (Daniel Nettheim), 52 Tuesdays (2013) (Sophie Hyde), Cut Snake (2014) (Tony Ayres), Strangerland (2015) (Kim Farrant), Boys in the Trees (2016) (Nicholas Verso), Ladies in Black (2018) (Bruce Beresford), The Nightingale (2018) (Jennifer Kent).

3 Stars: The King is Dead (2012) (Rolf de Heer), The Sapphires (2012) (Wayne Blair), Wish You Were Here (2012) (Kieran Darcy-Smith), The Rover (2014) (David Michôd), The Water Diviner (2014) (Russell Crowe), The Dressmaker (2015) (Jocelyn Moorhouse), Goldstone (2016) (Ivan Sen), Lost Gully Road (2017) (Donna McRae), Swinging Safari (2018) (Stephan Elliott).

2 ½ Stars: Mad Bastards (2010) (Brendan Fletcher), Wasted on the Young (2010) (Ben C. Lucas).

1 Star: South Solitary (2010) (Shirley Barrett), Breath (2018) (Simon Baker), Palm Beach (2019) (Rachel Ward).

½ Star: In Like Flynn (2018) (Russel Mulcahy).

David ‘Mad Dog’ Bradley

David ‘Mad Dog’ Bradley has written reviews for Adelaide Review (2016-2020), and Rip It Up (2013-2016). His reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes.  David has rated 24 Australian films over 8 years, giving an average of 3.35 stars. He gave no 5 or 4 ½ star ratings but gave six films 4 stars, the most recent being Top End Wedding (2019).

4 Stars: The Babadook (2014) (Jennifer Kent), Holding the Man (2015) (Neil Armfield), Goldstone (2016) (Ivan Sen), The Daughter (2016) (Simon Stone), Sweet Country (2018) (Warwick Thornton), Top End Wedding (2019) (Wayne Blair).

3 ½ Stars: Cut Snake (2014) (Tony Ayres), A Month of Sundays (2015) (Matthew Saville), Last Cab to Darwin (2015) (Jeremy Sims), Looking for Grace (2015) (Sue Brooks), Ruben Guthrie (2015) (Brendan Cowell), Strangerland (2015) (Kim Farrant), The Dressmaker (2015) (Jocelyn Moorhouse), Breath (2018) (Simon Baker), Ladies in Black (2018) (Bruce Beresford).

3 Stars: The Mule (2014) (Tony Mahony, Angus Sampson), Oddball (2015) (Stuart McDonald), Rabbit (2017) (Luke Shanahan), Swinging Safari (2018) (Stephan Elliott), H Is For Happiness (2019) (John Sheedy).

2 ½ Stars: Gods of Egypt (2016) (Alex Proyas), Three Summers (2017) (Ben Elton), The Merger (2018) (Mark Grentell), Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020) (Tony Tilse).

Richard Alaba

Richard Alaba has written reviews for his website Cinemuse. His reviews can be found on Cinemuse. Richard has rated 23 Australian films over five years, giving an average of 3.48 stars. He gave no 5 star ratings and rated two films at 4 ½ stars, Lion (2017) and Ladies in Black (2018).

4 ½ Stars: Lion (2017) (Garth Davis), Ladies in Black (2018) (Bruce Beresford).

4 Stars: The Great Gatsby (2013) (Baz Luhrmann), The Dressmaker (2015) (Jocelyn Moorhouse), Hacksaw Ridge (2016) (Mel Gibson), The Light Between The Oceans (2016) (Derek Cianfrance), Don’t Tell (2017) (Tori Garrett), Sweet Country (2018) (Warwick Thornton).

3 ½ Stars: A Month of Sundays (2015) (Matthew Saville), Last Cab to Darwin (2015) (Jeremy Sims), Looking for Grace (2015) (Sue Brooks), Goldstone (2016) (Ivan Sen), The Daughter (2016) (Simon Stone), The Death and Life of Otto Bloom (2016) (Cris Jones), Berlin Syndrome (2017) (Cate Shortland), Three Summers (2017) (Ben Elton), Top End Wedding (2019) (Wayne Blair).

3 Stars: Ali’s Wedding (2017) (Jeffrey Walker), Jasper Jones (2017) (Rachel Perkins), Breath (2018) (Simon Baker), Palm Beach (2019) (Rachel Ward).

2 ½ Stars: Holding the Man (2015) (Neil Armfield).

1 Star: Spin Out (2016) (Tim Ferguson, Marc Gracie).

Philippa Hawker

Philippa Hawker has written reviews for Sydney Morning Herald, The Age (Australia), and Australian Book Review. Her reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes.  Philippa has rated 20 Australian films over 8 years, giving an average of 3.25 stars. Her highest rating was four stars for four films, with the most recent being The Babadook (2014).

4 Stars: Blessed (2009) (Ana Kokkinos), Animal Kingdom (2010) (David Michôd), Hail (2011) (Amiel Courtin-Wilson), The Babadook (2014) (Jennifer Kent).

3 ½ Stars: The Waiting City (2009) (Claire McCarthy), Griff the Invisible (2010) (Leon Ford), Here I Am (2011) (Beck Cole), Mental (2012) (P.J. Hogan), Galore (2013) (Rhys Graham), Mystery Road (2013) (Ivan Sen), Son of a Gun (2014) (Julius Avery), The Daughter (2016) (Simon Stone).

3 Stars: $9.99 (2008) (Tatia Rosenthal), The Horseman (2008) (Steven Kastrissios), Charlie and Boots (2009) (Dean Murph).

2 ½ Stars: Kings of Mykonos: Wog Boy 2 (2010) (Peter Andrikidis), Housos vs Authority (2012) (Paul Fenech), Kath and Kimderella (2012) (Ted Emery), Unindian (2015) (Anupam Sharma).

2 Stars: StalkHer (2015) (John Jarratt).

Tom Clift

Tom Clift has written reviews for ABC Radio, Moviedex, Concrete Playground, and Junkee. His reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes.  Tom has rated 16 Australian films over 7 years, giving an average of 2.94 stars. He gave no 5 star ratings and only rated one film at 4 ½ stars, The Infinite Man (2014).

4 ½ Stars: The Infinite Man (2014) (Hugh Sullivan).

4 Stars: Burning Man (2011) (Jonathan Teplitzky), 52 Tuesdays (2013) (Sophie Hyde), Mystery Road (2013) (Ivan Sen), The Babadook (2014) (Jennifer Kent).

3 ½ Stars: Charlies Country (2013) (Rolf de Heer), The Mule (2014) (Tony Mahony, Angus Sampson).

3 Stars: The Sapphires (2012) (Wayne Blair), Predestination (2014) (Spierig brothers).

2 ½ Stars: Wish You Were Here (2012) (Kieran Darcy-Smith), The Rover (2014) (David Michôd).

2 Stars: Wolf Creek 2 (2013) (Greg McLean), My Mistress (2014) (Stephen Lance).

1 ½ Stars: Galore (2013) (Rhys Graham), Healing (2014) (Craig Monahan), Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014) (Kiah Roache-Turner).

Simon Weaving

Simon Weaving has written reviews for Screenwise (2008-2020). His reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes.  Simon has rated 16 Australian films over 11 years, giving an average of 3.28 stars. He gave his top rating of 4 stars to six films.

4 Stars: Beautiful Kate (2009) (Rachel Ward), Animal Kingdom (2010) (David Michôd), Wasted on the Young (2010) (Ben C. Lucas), The Turning (2013) (17 Directors), Paper Planes (2014) (Robert Connolly), The Little Death (2014) (Josh Lawson).

3 ½ Stars: Griff the Invisible (2010) (Leon Ford), Goddess (2013) (Mark Lamprell), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) (George Miller).

3 Stars: Face to Face (2010) (Michael Rymer), Canopy (2013) (Aaron Wilson), The Great Gatsby (2013) (Baz Luhrmann).

2 ½ Stars: Australia (2008) (Baz Luhrmann), The Combination (2009) (David Field).

2 Stars: Blinder (2013) (Richard Gray), Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020) (Tony Tilse).

Don Grove

Don Grove wrote reviews for Film Journal International, and SBS TV until 2015. His reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes.  Don has rated 16 Australian films over 7 years, giving an average of 3.0 stars.

4 ½ Stars: Eye of the Storm (2011) (Fred Schepisi).

4 Stars: Unfinished Sky (2007) (Peter Duncan), Beneath Hill 60 (2010) (Jeremy Sims), Wish You Were Here (2012) (Kieran Darcy-Smith).

3 ½ Stars: Son of a Lion (2007) (Benjamin Gilmour), Last Ride (2009) (Glendyn Ivin), Mao’s Last Dancer (2009) (Bruce Beresford).

2 ½ Stars: The Lighthorsemen (1987) (Simon Wincer), Prime Mover (2009) (David Caesar), Sanctum (2010) (Alister Grierson), Summer Coda (2010) (Richard Gray), The Cup (2011) (Simon Wincer), The Hunter (2011) (Daniel Nettheim), Save Your Legs! (2012) (Boyd Hicklin).

2 Stars: Blinder (2013) (Richard Gray).

1 ½ Stars: Newcastle (2008) (Dan Castle).

Fiona Williams

Fiona Williams wrote reviews for SBS TV  (2009-2015). Her reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes.  Fiona has rated 15 Australian films over 11 years, giving an average of 2.87 stars.

4 ½ Stars: Mary and Max (2009) (Adam Elliott).

4 Stars: Burning Man (2011) (Jonathan Teplitzky).

3 ½ Stars: Snowtown (2011) (Justin Kurzel), Toomelah (2011) (Ivan Sen), The Sapphires (2012) (Wayne Blair).

3 Stars: The Rover (2014) (David Michôd), The Water Diviner (2014) (Russell Crowe), Ruben Guthrie (2015) (Brendan Cowell).

2 ½ Stars: Kings of Mykonos: Wog Boy 2 (2010) (Peter Andrikidis), Mental (2012) (P.J. Hogan), The Great Gatsby (2013) (Baz Luhrmann), Paper Planes (2014) (Robert Connolly).

2 Stars: Sleeping Beauty (2011) (Julia Leigh), The Little Death (2014) (Josh Lawson).

1 Stars: A Few Best Men (2011) (Stephan Elliot).

Shannon J Harvey

Shannon J Harvey wrote reviews for Sunday Times (2003-2009) and other outlets. Her Sunday Times reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes.  Shannon has rated 15 Australian films over 11 years, giving an average of 3.27 stars. She gave the 5 star rating to only one films, Gallipoli (1981).

5 Stars: Gallipoli (1981) (Peter Weir).

4 Stars: The Year My Voice Broke (1987) (John Duigan), Alexandra’s Project (2003) (Rolf de Heer), The Black Balloon (2008) (Elissa Down).

3 ½ Stars: Gettin’ Square (2003) (Jonathan Teplitzky), Japanese Story (2003) (Sue Brooks), Ned Kelly (2003) (Gregor Jordan), The Night We called it a Day (2003) (Paul Goldman), Beautiful Kate (2009) (Rachel Ward), My Year Without Sex (2009) (Sarah Watt).

3 Stars: Swimming Upstream (2002) (Russell Mulcahy), The Wannabes (2003) (Nick Giannopoulos).

2 ½ Stars: The Rage in Placid Lake (2003) (Tony McNamara), Strange Bedfellows (2004) (Dean Murphy).

0 Stars: Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) (Stephan Elliott).

Giles Hardie

Giles Hardie wrote reviews for Sydney Morning Herald, and Flicks.co.nz. His reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes.  Giles has rated 13 Australian films over two years, giving an average of 3.62 stars.

4 Stars: Balibo (2009) (Robert Connolly), Beautiful Kate (2009) (Rachel Ward), Bran Nue Day (2009) (Rachel Perkins), Daybreakers (2009) (Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig), I Love You Too (2009) (Daina Reid).

3 ½ Stars: Mao’s Last Dancer (2009) (Bruce Beresford), Prime Mover (2009) (David Caesar), Stone Bros (2009) (Richard Frankland), The Boys are Back (2009) (Scott Hicks), Triangle (2009) (Christopher Smith), Van Dieman’s Land (2009) (Jonathan auf der Heide), Beneath Hill 60 (2010) (Jeremy Sims).

2 ½ Stars: Blessed (2009) (Ana Kokkinos).

Anton Bitel

Anton Bitel wrote reviews for Cinetalk from 2003-2013. His reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes.  Anton has rated 9 Australian films over 11 years, giving an average of 3.67 stars.

4 Stars: Little Fish (2005) (Rowan Woods), Look Both Ways (2005) (Sarah Watt), Jindabyne (2006) (Ray Lawrence), Ten Canoes (2006) (Rolf de Heer), Triangle (2009) (Christopher Smith), Mystery Road (2013) (Ivan Sen).

3 ½ Stars: The Proposition (2005) (John Hillcoat).

3 Stars: Japanese Story (2003) (Sue Brooks).

2 ½ Stars: Australia (2008) (Baz Luhrmann).

Lynden Barber

Lynden Barber has written reviews for The Australian, sbs.com.au, and Limelight. His reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes and SBS.  Lynden has rated 7 Australian films over 20 years, giving an average of 2.56 stars. Most of his reviews did not include ratings.

4 Stars: Ladies in Black (2018) (Bruce Beresford), Sweet Country (2018) (Warwick Thornton).

3 ½ Stars: Bran Nue Day (2009) (Rachel Perkins), Ali’s Wedding (2017) (Jeffrey Walker), The Nightingale (2018) (Jennifer Kent).

3 Stars: La Spagnola (2001) (Steve Jacobs), Ride Like a Girl (2019) (Rachel Griffiths).

Foreign Critics

These foreign critics are included as they gave ratings to a number of Australian films from the 1970s and 1980s for which not enough local ratings were found.

Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert was an American film critic, historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author. He was a film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, Ebert became the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. His reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes and www.rogerebert.com.  Roger, and his successors after 2013, have rated 122 Australian films made between 1970 and 2019, giving an average of 3.50 stars. He gave the 5 star rating to ten films, with the most recent being The Proposition (2005).

5 Stars: Walkabout (1971) (Nicolas Roeg), The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) (Peter Weir), Vincent (1987) (Paul Cox), A Woman’s Tale (1991) (Paul Cox), Flirting (1991) (John Duigan), No Worries (1993) (David Elfick), Shine (1996) (Scott Hicks), Dark City (1998) (Alex Proyas), Innocence (2000) (Paul Cox), The Proposition (2005) (John Hillcoat).

4 ½ Stars: Wake in Fright (1971) (Ted Kotcheff), Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) (Peter Weir), The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978) (Fred Schepisi), Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) (George Miller), The Fringe Dwellers (1986) (Bruce Beresford), Travelling North (1987) (Carl Schultz), Sweetie (1989) (Jane Campion), Proof (1991) (Jocelyn Moorhouse), The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992) (Gillian Armstrong), Country Life (1994) (Michael Blakemore), Muriel’s Wedding (1994) (P.J. Hogan), Sirens (1994) (John Duigan), The Dish (2000) (Rob Sitch), Lantana (2001) (Ray Lawrence), Moulin Rouge (2001) (Baz Luhrmann), Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) (Phillip Noyce), The Tracker (2002) (Rolf de Heer), Japanese Story (2003) (Sue Brooks), Look Both Ways (2005) (Sarah Watt), The Square (2008) (Nash Edgerton), Snowtown (2011) (Justin Kurzel), Predestination (2014) (Spierig brothers), The Babadook (2014) (Jennifer Kent), Tracks (2014) (John Curran), Lion (2017) (Garth Davis), True History of the Kelly Gang (2019) (Justin Kurzel).

4 Stars: Winter of Our Dreams (1981) (John Duigan), Where the Green Ants Dream (1984) (Werner Herzog), Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) (George Miller), The Coca-Cola Kid (1985) (Dusan Makavejev), Cactus (1986) (Paul Cox), High Tide (1987) (Gillian Armstrong), Evil Angels (1988) (Fred Schepisi), Dead Calm (1989) (Phillip Noyce), Green Card (1991) (Peter Weir), FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) (Bill Kroyer), Spotswood (1992) (Mark Joffe), Strictly Ballroom (1992) (Baz Luhrmann), Wind (1992) (Carroll Ballard), Angel Baby (1995) (Michael Rymer), Love Serenade (1996) (Shirley Barrett), Kiss or Kill (1997) (Bill Bennett), Oscar and Lucinda (1997) (Gillian Armstrong), The Castle (1997) (Rob Sitch), Me, Myself, I (1999) (Pip Karmel), Chopper (2000) (Andrew Dominik), Garage Days (2002) (Alex Proyas), The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002) (John Stainton), Australia (2008) (Baz Luhrmann), The Black Balloon (2008) (Elissa Down), Oranges and Sunshine (2010) (Jim Loach), The Sapphires (2012) (Wayne Blair), The Rover (2014) (David Michôd), Backtrack (2015) (Michael Petroni), Berlin Syndrome (2017) (Cate Shortland), Sweet Country (2018) (Warwick Thornton), Upgrade (2018) (Leigh Whannell).

3 Stars: Newsfront (1978) (Phillip Noyce), The Man From Snowy River (1982) (George Miller II), The Lighthorsemen (1987) (Simon Wincer), Grievous Bodily Harm (1988) (Mark Joffe), Quigley Down Under (1991) (Simon Wincer), Black Robe (1992) (Bruce Beresford), The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) (Stephan Elliott), Hotel de Love (1996) (Craig Rosenberg), Love and Other Catastrophes (1996) (Emma-Kate Croghan), Holy Smoke (1999) (Jane Campion), The Hard Word (2002) (Scott Roberts), Bran Nue Day (2009) (Rachel Perkins), Daybreakers (2009) (Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig), The Boys are Back (2009) (Scott Hicks), Adoration (2013) (Anne Fontaine), Drift (2013) (Ben Nott, Morgan O’Neill), Patrick (2013) (Mark Hartley), The Great Gatsby (2013) (Baz Luhrmann), The Dressmaker (2015) (Jocelyn Moorhouse), Hacksaw Ridge (2016) (Mel Gibson), The Daughter (2016) (Simon Stone), The Light Between The Oceans (2016) (Derek Cianfrance), Cargo (2017) (Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke), The Nightingale (2018) (Jennifer Kent), Judy and Punch (2019) (Mirrah Foulkes).

2 ½ Stars: Crocodile Dundee (1986) (Peter Faiman), Death of a Soldier (1986) (Philippe Mora), Until the End of the World (1992) (Wim Wenders), Escape from Absolom (1994) (Martin Campbell), Lightning Jack (1994) (Simon Wincer), Children of the Revolution (1996) (Peter Duncan), Paradise Road (1997) (Bruce Beresford), Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001) (Simon Wincer), Danny Deckchair (2003) (Jeff Balsmeyer), December Boys (2007) (Rod Hardy), These Final Hours (2013) (Zak Hilditch), Partisan (2015) (Ariel Kleiman), Strangerland (2015) (Kim Farrant), Gods of Egypt (2016) (Alex Proyas), Breath (2018) (Simon Baker), Peter Rabbit (2018) (Will Gluck), Little Monsters (2019) (Abe Forsythe).

2 Stars: Kangaroo (1986) (Tim Burstall), The Umbrella Woman (1987) (Ken Cameron), Bootmen (2000) (Dein Perry), Till Human Voices Wake Us (2002) (Michael Petroni), Undead (2003) (Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig), The Little Death (2014) (Josh Lawson), Hounds of Love (2016) (Ben Young).

1 Stars: Young Einstein (1988) (Yahoo Serious), Wolf Creek 2 (2013) (Greg McLean), John Doe: Vigilante (2014) (Kelly Dolen), Kill Me Three Times (2014) (Kriv Stenders), Killing Ground (2016) (Damien Power).

0 Stars: Wolf Creek (2005) (Greg McLean).

Emmanuel Levy

Emmanuel Levy wrote reviews for Variety, Screen International, and EmanuelLevy.Com. His reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes and his website.  Emmanuel has rated 36 Australian made between 1960 and 2009, giving an average of 3.01 stars. He gave the 5 star rating to only one film, Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975).

5 Stars: Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) (Peter Weir).

4 ½ Stars: The Piano (1993) (Jane Campion).

4 Stars: Don’s Party (1976) (Bruce Beresford), The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978) (Fred Schepisi), Mad Max (1979) (George Miller I), Breaker Morant (1980) (Bruce Beresford), Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) (George Miller), The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) (Peter Weir), Dead Calm (1989) (Phillip Noyce).

3 ½ Stars: Gallipoli (1981) (Peter Weir), Evil Angels (1988) (Fred Schepisi), Samson and Delilah (2009) (Warwick Thornton).

3 Stars: Walkabout (1971) (Nicolas Roeg), The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) (Peter Weir), The Devil’s Playground (1976) (Fred Schepisi), Lonely Hearts (1982) (Paul Cox), Man of Flowers (1983) (Paul Cox), Bliss (1985) (Ray Lawrence), The Fringe Dwellers (1986) (Bruce Beresford), Flirting (1991) (John Duigan), Proof (1991) (Jocelyn Moorhouse), Muriel’s Wedding (1994) (P.J. Hogan), The Interview (1998) (Craig Monahan).

2 ½ Stars: The Sundowners (1960) (Fred Zinnemann), Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) (Phillip Noyce), Jindabyne (2006) (Ray Lawrence).

2 Stars: Sunday Too Far Away (1975) (Ken Hannam), Puberty Blues (1981) (Bruce Beresford), The Pirate Movie (1982) (Ken Annakin), We of the Never Never (1982) (Igor Auzins), Dogs in Space (1986) (Richard Lowenstein), Malcolm (1986) (Nadia Tass), The Year My Voice Broke (1987) (John Duigan), Blood Oath (1990) (Stephen Wallace), Sirens (1994) (John Duigan), Hotel de Love (1996) (Craig Rosenberg).

Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz  wrote reviews for Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews. His reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes and dennisschwartzreviews.com.  Dennis has rated 26 Australian films, giving an average of 3.12 stars.

4 ½ Stars: Wake in Fright (1971) (Ted Kotcheff), Breaker Morant (1980) (Bruce Beresford), Lonely Hearts (1982) (Paul Cox), Man of Flowers (1983) (Paul Cox), High Tide (1987) (Gillian Armstrong), Proof (1991) (Jocelyn Moorhouse).

4 Stars: Walkabout (1971) (Nicolas Roeg).

3 ½ Stars: Newsfront (1978) (Phillip Noyce), The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978) (Fred Schepisi), The Piano (1993) (Jane Campion), The Tracker (2002) (Rolf de Heer), The Proposition (2005) (John Hillcoat).

3 Stars: Bad Boy Bubby (1993) (Rolf de Heer), Dark City (1998) (Alex Proyas), Lantana (2001) (Ray Lawrence), Somersault (2004) (Cate Shortland).

2 ½ Stars: Age of Consent (1969) (Michael Powell), Sunday Too Far Away (1975) (Ken Hannam), The Devil’s Playground (1976) (Fred Schepisi), Look Both Ways (2005) (Sarah Watt).

2 Stars: Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) (Peter Weir), Mad Max (1979) (George Miller I), We of the Never Never (1982) (Igor Auzins), Dead Calm (1989) (Phillip Noyce).

1 ½ Stars: Chopper (2000) (Andrew Dominik).

1 Stars: Hotel de Love (1996) (Craig Rosenberg).

Nev Pierce

Nev Pierce has written reviews for BBC.com, Empire Magazine, and Total Film. His reviews can be found on Rotten Tomatoes.  Nec has rated 6 Australian films over 19 years, giving an average of 4 stars.

5 Stars: Lantana (2001) (Ray Lawrence).

4 Stars: Japanese Story (2003) (Sue Brooks), Somersault (2004) (Cate Shortland), The Proposition (2005) (John Hillcoat), True History of the Kelly Gang (2019) (Justin Kurzel).

3 Stars: Ned Kelly (2003) (Gregor Jordan).

Movie Websites

Ozmovies website

This is the best site for information on individual Australian films. It contains extensive information and analysis of about 1000 Oz films and documentaries released between 1930 and 2001 (so far). Ozmovies has rated 658 films from 1940-2001 , giving an average of 2.82 stars. The reviews can be found at Ozmovies.

5 Star: Wake in Fright (1971) (Ted Kotcheff).

4 ½ Stars: Walkabout (1971) (Nicolas Roeg), Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) (Peter Weir), Sunday Too Far Away (1975) (Ken Hannam), Don’s Party (1976) (Bruce Beresford), The Devil’s Playground (1976) (Fred Schepisi), Newsfront (1978) (Phillip Noyce), My Brilliant Career (1979) (Gillian Armstrong), Breaker Morant (1980) (Bruce Beresford), Gallipoli (1981) (Peter Weir), Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) (George Miller), The Year My Voice Broke (1987) (John Duigan), Proof (1991) (Jocelyn Moorhouse), Black Robe (1992) (Bruce Beresford), Romper Stomper (1992) (Geoffrey Wright), Bad Boy Bubby (1993) (Rolf de Heer), The Piano (1993) (Jane Campion), Muriel’s Wedding (1994) (P.J. Hogan), Dark City (1998) (Alex Proyas), Lantana (2001) (Ray Lawrence).

4 Stars: Age of Consent (1969) (Michael Powell), Yackety Yak (1974) (Dave Jones), Storm Boy (1976) (Henri Safran), Backroads (1977) (Phillip Noyce), The Last Wave (1977) (Peter Weir), The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978) (Fred Schepisi), Mad Max (1979) (George Miller I), Palm Beach (1979) (Albie Thoms 1979), The Plumber (1979) (Peter Weir), Stir (1980) (Stephen Wallace), Winter of Our Dreams (1981) (John Duigan), Heatwave (1982) (Phil Noyce), The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) (Peter Weir), Careful He Might Hear You (1983) (Carl Schultz), Razorback (1984) (Russell Mulcahy), Bliss (1985) (Ray Lawrence), Dead-End Drive-In (1986) (Brian Trenchard-Smith), Malcolm (1986) (Nadia Tass), Evil Angels (1988) (Fred Schepisi), Celia (1989) (Ann Turner), Return Home (1990) (Ray Argall), Death in Brunswick (1991) (John Ruane), Dingo (1991) (Rolf de Heer), FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) (Bill Kroyer), Strictly Ballroom (1992) (Baz Luhrmann), Sirens (1994) (John Duigan), The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) (Stephan Elliott), Babe (1995) (Chris Noonan), Children of the Revolution (1996) (Peter Duncan), Love Serenade (1996) (Shirley Barrett), Shine (1996) (Scott Hicks), The Quiet Room (1996) (Rolf de Heer), The Castle (1997) (Rob Sitch), Dance Me to My Song (1998) (Rolf de Heer), Praise (1998) (John Curran), The Boys (1998) (Rowan Woods), Feeling Sexy (1999) (Davida Allen), Chopper (2000) (Andrew Dominik), Beneath Clouds (2002) (Ivan Sen), Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) (Phillip Noyce), The Tracker (2002) (Rolf de Heer), Walking on Water (2002) (Tony Ayres).

3 ½ Stars: Forty Thousand Horsemen (1940) (Charles Chauvel), The Overlanders (1946) (Harry Watt), A Town Like Alice (1956) (Jack Lee), Walk into Paradise (1956) (Lee Robinson & Giorgio Pagliero), The Siege of Pinchgut (1958) (Harry Watt), The Sundowners (1960) (Fred Zinnemann), 3 To Go (1970) (Peter Weir, Oliver Howes, Brian Hannant), Homesdale (1971) (Peter Weir), Stork (1971) (Tim Burstall), The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972) (Bruce Beresford), Alvin Purple (1973) (Tim Burstall), Come Out Fighting (1973) (Nigel Buesst), 27A (1974) (Esben Storm), Stone (1974) (Sandy Harbutt), The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) (Peter Weir), Pure Shit (1975) (Bert Deling), The Man From Hong Kong (1975) (Brian Trenchard-Smith, Yu Wang), Caddie (1976) (Donald Crombie), Mad Dog Morgan (1976) (Philippe Mora), Summerfield (1977) (Ken Hannam), The F.J. Holden (1977) (Michael Thornhill), The Getting of Wisdom (1977) (Bruce Beresford), The Love Letters from Teralba Road (1977) (Stephen Wallace), The Mango Tree (1977) (Kevin Dobson), Mouth to Mouth (1978) (John Duigan), Temperament Unsuited (1978) (Ken Cameron), In Search of Anna (1979) (Esben Storm), Money Movers (1979) (Bruce Beresford), The Last of the Knucklemen (1979) (Tim Burstall), The Odd Angry Shot (1979) (Tom Jeffrey), The Club (1980) (Bruce Beresford), A Personal History of the Australian Surf (1981) (Michael Blakemore), Grendel, Grendel, Grendel (1981) (Alexander Stitt), Puberty Blues (1981) (Bruce Beresford), Wrong Side of the Road (1981) (Ned Lander), Lonely Hearts (1982) (Paul Cox), Monkey Grip (1982) (Ken Cameron), Next of Kin (1982) (Tony Williams), Star Struck (1982) (Gillian Armstrong), We of the Never Never (1982) (Igor Auzins), BMX Bandits (1983) (Brian Trenchard-Smith), Hostage: The Christine Maresch Story (1983) (Frank Shields), Man of Flowers (1983) (Paul Cox), Moving Out (1983) (Michael Pattinson), Phar Lap (1983) (Simon Wincer), Annie’s Coming Out (1984) (Gil Brealey), Fast Talking (1984) (Ken Cameron), High Country (1984) (Bill Hughes), My First Wife (1984) (Paul Cox), Silver City (1984) (Sophia Turkiewicz), The Settlement (1984) (Howard Rubie), A Street to Die (1985) (Bill Bennett), Burke and Wills (1985) (Graeme Clifford), Fran (1985) (Glenda Hambly), Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) (George Miller), The Coca-Cola Kid (1985) (Dusan Makavejev), Backlash (1986) (Bill Bennett), Cactus (1986) (Paul Cox), Crocodile Dundee (1986) (Peter Faiman), Dogs in Space (1986) (Richard Lowenstein), Playing Beatie Bow (1986) (Donald Crombie), The Fringe Dwellers (1986) (Bruce Beresford), High Tide (1987) (Gillian Armstrong), The Umbrella Woman (1987) (Ken Cameron), Travelling North (1987) (Carl Schultz), Tudawali (1987) (Steve Jodrell), Twelfth Night (1987) (Neil Armfield), Vincent (1987) (Paul Cox), Around the World in Eighty Ways (1988) (Stephen MacLean), As Time Goes By (1988) (Barry Peak), Grievous Bodily Harm (1988) (Mark Joffe), Incident at Raven’s Gate (1988) (Rolf de Heer), Shame (1988) (Steve Jodrell), The Tale of Ruby Rose (1988) (Robert Scholes), Dead Calm (1989) (Phillip Noyce), Ghosts … of the Civil Dead (1989) (John Hillcoat), Lover Boy (1989) (Geoffrey Wright), Salute of the Jugger (1989) (David Peoples), Sweetie (1989) (Jane Campion), Blood Oath (1990) (Stephen Wallace), Holidays on the River Yarra (1990) (Leo Berkeley), Nirvana Street Murder (1990) (Aleksi Vellis), The Big Steal (1990) (Nadia Tass), A Woman’s Tale (1991) (Paul Cox), Flirting (1991) (John Duigan), Green Card (1991) (Peter Weir), Waiting (1991) (Jackie McKimmie), Breathing Under Water (1992) (Susan Murphy Dermody), Stan and George’s New Life (1992) (Brian McKenzie), The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992) (Gillian Armstrong), beDevil (1993) (Tracey Moffatt), Map of the Human Heart (1993) (Vincent Ward), No Worries (1993) (David Elfick), The Heartbreak Kid (1993) (Michael Jenkins), The Nostradamus Kid (1993) (Bob Ellis), The Refracting Glasses (1993) (David Perry), The Silver Brumby (1993) (John Tatoulis), Country Life (1994) (Michael Blakemore), Escape from Absolom (1994) (Martin Campbell), Mary (1994) (Kay Pavlou), The Sum of Us (1994) (Geoff Burton), Traps (1994) (Pauline Chan), Angel Baby (1995) (Michael Rymer), Vacant Possession (1995) (Margot Nash), Cosi (1996) (Mark Joffe), Floating Life (1996) (Clara Law), Idiot Box (1996) (David Caesar), Lilian’s Story (1996) (Jerzy Domaradzki), Love and Other Catastrophes (1996) (Emma-Kate Croghan), Mr Reliable (1996) (Nadia Tass), What I Have Written (1996) (John Hughes), Doing Time For Patsy Cline (1997) (Chris Kennedy), Heaven’s Burning (1997) (Craig Lahiff), Kiss or Kill (1997) (Bill Bennett), Oscar and Lucinda (1997) (Gillian Armstrong), Paradise Road (1997) (Bruce Beresford), Road to Nhill (1997) (Sue Brooks), Thank God He Met Lizzie (1997) (Cherie Nowlan), The Well (1997) (Samantha Lang), Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) (Stephan Elliott), Babe: Pig in the City (1998) (Dr George Miller), Crackers (1998) (David Swann), Dead Letter Office (1998) (John Ruane), Head On (1998) (Ana Kokkinos), Radiance (1998) (Rachel Perkins), The Interview (1998) (Craig Monahan), Fresh Air (1999) (Neil Mansfield), Holy Smoke (1999) (Jane Campion), Me, Myself, I (1999) (Pip Karmel), Siam Sunset (1999) (John Polson), Soft Fruit (1999) (Christina Andreef), Strange Fits of Passion (1999) (Elise McCredie), Two Hands (1999) (Gregor Jordan), Looking for Alibrandi (2000) (Kate Woods), Mallboy (2000) (Vince Giarrusso), The Dish (2000) (Rob Sitch), Walk The Talk (2000) (Shirley Barrett), He Died with a Falafel in His Hand (2001) (Richard Lowenstein), Moulin Rouge (2001) (Baz Luhrmann), Mullet (2001) (David Caesar), One Night the Moon (2001) (Rachel Perkins), Australian Rules (2002) (Paul Goldman), Black and White (2002) (Craig Lahiff), Garage Days (2002) (Alex Proyas), Till Human Voices Wake Us (2002) (Michael Petroni).

3 Stars: Smithy (1946) (Ken G. Hall), King of the Coral Sea (1953) (Lee Robinson), Long John Silver (1954) (Byron Haskin), Jedda (1955) (Charles Chauvel), Smiley (1956) (Anthony Kimmins), The Shiralee (1957) (Leslie Norman), Clay (1965) (Giorgio Mangiamele), Adam’s Woman (1969) (Phillip Leacock), Adam’s Woman (1970) (Phillip Leacock), The Naked Bunyip (1970) (John B. Murray), A City’s Child (1971) (Brian Kavanagh), Bonjour Balwyn (1971) (Nigel Buesst), Country Town (1971) (Peter Maxwell), Sunstruck (1972) (James Gilbert), The Office Picnic (1972) (Tom Cowan), Libido (1973) (John B. Murray, Tim Burstall, Fred Schepisi, David Baker), Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974) (Bruce Beresford), Matchless (1974) (John Papadopoulos), Moving On (1974) (Richard Mason), Petersen (1974) (Tim Burstall), Inn of the Damned (1975) (Terry Bourke), Ride A Wild Pony (1975) (Don Chaffey), The Firm Man (1975) (John Duigan), The Lost Islands (1975) (Bill Hughes), The Removalists (1975) (Tom Jeffrey), Endplay (1976) (Tim Burstall), Let the Balloon Go (1976) (Oliver Howes), Oz: A Rock and Roll Road Movie (1976) (Chris Lofven), Queensland (1976) (John Ruane), Blue Fire Lady (1977) (Ross Dimsey), Dot and the Kangaroo (1977) (Yoram Gross), Journey Among Women (1977) (Tom Cowan), Listen to the Lion (1977) (Henri Safran), Out of It (1977) (Ken Cameron), The Picture Show Man (1977) (John Power), Blue Fin (1978) (Carl Schultz), Long Weekend (1978) (Colin Eggleston), Patrick (1978) (Richard Franklin), Solo (1978) (Tony Williams), The Night, the Prowler (1978) (Jim Sharman), Dimboola (1979) (John Duigan), Blood Money (1980) (Christopher Fitchett), Fatty Finn (1980) (Maurice Murphy), Hard Knocks (1980) (Don McLennan), Manganinnie (1980) (John Honey), The Chain Reaction (1980) (Ian Barry), The Killing of Angel St (1981) (Donald Crombie), Far East (1982) (John Duigan), Squizzy Taylor (1982) (Kevin Dobson), Buddies (1983) (Arch Nicholson), Dusty (1983) (John Richardson), Going Down (1983) (Haydn Keenan), Goodbye Paradise (1983) (Carl Schultz), The Clinic (1983) (David Stevens), Crime of the Decade (1984) (Ken Cameron), One Night Stand (1984) (John Duigan), Strikebound (1984) (Richard Lowenstein), The Slim Dusty Movie (1984) (Rob Stewart), Where the Green Ants Dream (1984) (Werner Herzog), Emoh Ruo (1985) (Denny Lawrence), Tail of a Tiger (1985) (Rolf de Heer), The Naked Country (1985) (Tim Burstall), Death of a Soldier (1986) (Philippe Mora), For Love Alone (1986) (Stephen Wallace), Fortress (1986) (Arch Nicholson), Frog Dreaming (1986) (Brian Trenchard-Smith), Kangaroo (1986) (Tim Burstall), Short Changed (1986) (George Ogilvie), The More Things Change (1986) (Robyn Nevin), Wrong World (1986) (Ian Pringle), Bachelor Girl (1987) (Rivka Hartman), Bullseye (1987) (Carl Schultz), Dangerous Game (1987) (Stephen Hopkins), Dark Age (1987) (Arch Nicholson), Fever (1987) (Craig Lahiff), Ground Zero (1987) (Bruce Myles, Michael Pattinson), The Lighthorsemen (1987) (Simon Wincer), A Waltz through the Hills (1988) (Frank Arnold), Belinda (1988) (Pamela Gibbons), Crocodile Dundee II (1988) (John Cornell), Out of the Body (1988) (Brian Trenchard-Smith), The Punisher (1988) (Mark Goldblatt), The Surfer (1988) (Frank Shields), Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train (1988) (Bob Ellis), Young Einstein (1988) (Yahoo Serious), Candy Regentag (1989) (James Ricketson), Mull (1989) (Don McLennan), Call Me Mr Brown (1990) (Scott Hicks), Father (1990) (John Power), Phobia (1990) (John Dingwall, 1988), Struck by Lightning (1990) (Jerzy Domaradzki), The Crossing (1990) (George Ogilvie), Quigley Down Under (1991) (Simon Wincer), Resistance (1991) (Paul Elliott, Hugh Keays-Byrne), Sweet Talker (1991) (Michael Jenkins), The Magic Riddle (1991) (Yoram Gross), Daydream Believer (1992) (Kathy Mueller), Deadly (1992) (Esben Storm), Blackfellas (1993) (James Ricketson), Fortress (1993) (Stuart Gordon), Gross Misconduct (1993) (George Miller), Love in Limbo (1993) (David Elfick), On My Own (1993) (Antonio Tibaldi), This Won’t Hurt a Bit (1993) (Chris Kennedy), Body Melt (1994) (Philip Brophy), Everynight … Everynight (1994) (Alkinos Tsilimidos), Spider and Rose (1994) (Bill Bennett), That Eye the Sky (1994) (John Ruane), Dad and Dave: On Our Selection (1995) (George Whaley), Hotel Sorrento (1995) (Richard Franklin), Metal Skin (1995) (Geoffrey Wright), Mushrooms (1995) (Alan Madden), Dating the Enemy (1996) (Megan Simpson Huberman), Dead Heart (1996) (Nick Parsons), Fistful of Flies (1996) (Monica Pellizzari), Blackrock (1997) (Steven Vidler), In the Winter Dark (1998) (James Bogle), Paperback Hero (1999) (Antony J. Bowman), Strange Planet (1999) (Emma-Kate Croghan), Better Than Sex (2000) (Jonathan Teplitzky), Innocence (2000) (Paul Cox), The Wog Boy (2000) (Aleksi Vellis), La Spagnola (2001) (Steve Jacobs), Let’s Get Skase (2001) (Matthew George), Silent Partner (2001) (Alkinos Tsilimidos), The Bank (2001) (Robert Connolly), Yolngu Boy (2001) (Stephen Johnson), Crackerjack (2002) (Paul Moloney), Dirty Deeds (2002) (David Caesar).

2 ½ Stars: That Certain Something (1941) (Clarence G. Badger), A Son is Born (1946) (Eric Porter), Bush Christmas (1947) (Ralph Smart), Into the Straight (1949) (T. O. McCreadie), Sons of Matthew (1949) (Charles Chauvel), Bitter Springs (1950) (Ralph Smart), Robbery Under Arms (1957) (Jack Lee), Three in One (1957) (Cecil Holmes), Dust in the Sun (1958) (Lee Robinson), Smiley Gets a Gun (1958) (Anthony Kimmins), On the Beach (1959) (Stanley Kramer), The Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1959) (Leslie Norman), Bungala Boys (1961) (Jim Jeffrey), Journey out of Darkness (1967) (James Trainor), Color Me Dead (1968) (Eddie Davis), Time in Summer (1968) (Ludwik Dutkiewicz), 2000 Weeks (1969) (Tim Burstall), It Takes All Kinds (1969) (Eddie Davis), Skippy and the Intruders (1969) (Lee Robinson), The Rise and Fall of Squizzy Taylor (1969) (Nigel Buesst), You Can’t See ‘Round Corners (1969) (David Cahill), Beyond Reason (1970) (Giorgio Mangiamele), Jack and Jill: A Postscript (1970) (Phillip Adams, Brian Robinson), Ned Kelly (1970) (Tony Richardson), Squeeze A Flower (1970) (Marc Daniels), The Set (1970) (Frank Brittain), Nickel Queen (1971) (John McCallum), And the Word Was Made Flesh (1971) (Dusan Marek), Demonstrator (1971) (Warwick Freeman), That Lady From Peking (1971) (Eddie Davis), Flashpoint (1972) (Brian Hannant), Private Collection (1972) (Keith Salvat), Shirley Thompson versus the Aliens (1972) (Jim Sharman), Avengers of the Reef (1973) (Chris McCullough), Dalmas (1973) (Bert Deling), Lost in the Bush (1973) (Peter Dodds), Night of Fear (1973) (Terry Bourke), Between Wars (1974) (Michael Thornhill), Number 96 (1974) (Peter Barnardos), Who Killed Jenny Langby? (1974) (Donald Crombie), Australia After Dark (1975) (John D. Lamond), Sidecar Racers (1975) (Earl Bellamy), The Box (1975) (Paul Eddey), The Great McCarthy (1975) (David Baker), The Promised Woman (1975) (Tom Cowan), The True Story of Eskimo Nell (1975) (Richard Franklin), Barney (1976) (David S. Waddington), Betty Blokk-Buster Follies (1976) (Peter Batey), Born to Run (1976) (Ed Jurist), Break of Day (1976) (Ken Hannam), Deathcheaters (1976) (Brian Trenchard-Smith), Eliza Fraser (1976) (Tim Burstall), Illuminations (1976) (Paul Cox), Summer of Secrets (1976) (Jim Sharman), Surrender in Paradise (1976) (Peter Cox), The Fourth Wish (1976) (Don Chaffey), The Trespassers (1976) (John Duigan), High Rolling (1977) (Igor Auzins), Inside Looking Out (1977) (Paul Cox), Mama’s Gone A-Hunting (1977) (), The Singer and The Dancer (1977) (Gillian Armstrong), The Irishman (1978) (Donald Crombie), The Newman Shame (1978) (Julian Pringle), The Night Nurse (1978) (Igor Auzins), Weekend of Shadows (1978) (Tom Jeffrey), Cathy’s Child (1979) (Donald Crombie), Felicity (1979) (John D. Lamond), Kostas (1979) (Paul Cox), Snapshot (1979) (Simon Wincer), The Little Convict (1979) (Yoram Gross), Thirst (1979) (Rod Hardy), Tim (1979) (Michael Pate), Harlequin (1980) (Simon Wincer), Lady, Stay Dead (1980) (Terry Bourke), Nightmares (1980) (John D. Lamond), Against the Grain: More Meat Than Wheat (1981) (Tim Burns), Alison’s Birthday (1981) (Ian Coughlan), Hoodwink (1981) (Claude Whatham), Roadgames (1981) (Richard Franklin), Around the World with Dot (1982) (Yoram Gross), Attack Force Z (1982) (Tim Burstall), Fluteman (1982) (Peter Maxwell), Ginger Meggs (1982) (Jonathan Dawson), Running on Empty (1982) (John Clark), The Man From Snowy River (1982) (George Miller II), The Pirate Movie (1982) (Ken Annakin), The Plains of Heaven (1982) (Ian Pringle), Bush Christmas (1983) (Henri Safran), Double Deal (1983) (Brian Kavanagh), Innocent Prey (1983) (Colin Eggleston), Kitty and the Bagman (1983) (Donald Crombie), Midnite Spares (1983) (Quentin Masters), Sarah: The Seventh Match (1983) (Yoram Gross), Undercover (1983) (David Stevens), With Prejudice (1983) (Esben Storm), Future Schlock (1984) (Barry Peak & Chris Kiely), Mail Order Bride (1984) (Stephen Wallace), Street Hero (1984) (Michael Pattinson), Rebel (1985) (Michael Jenkins), Robbery Under Arms (1985) (Donald Crombie, Ken Hannam), The Empty Beach (1985) (Chris Thomson), The Still Point (1985) (Barbara Boyd-Anderson), Traps (1985) (John Hughes), Warming Up (1985) (Bruce Best), An Indecent Obsession (1986) (Lex Marinos), Fair Game (1986) (Mario Andreacchio), Jenny Kissed Me (1986) (Brian Trenchard-Smith), Unfinished Business (1986) (Bob Ellis), Windrider (1986) (Vincent Monton), Australian Dream (1987) (Jackie McKimmie), Bushfire Moon (1987) (George T Miller), Cassandra (1987) (Colin Eggleston), Coda (1987) (Craig Lahiff, Terry Jennings), Howling III: The Marsupials (1987) (Philippe Mora), Initiation (1987) (Michael Pearce), Pandemonium (1987) (Haydn Keenan), The Riddle of the Stinson (1987) (Chris Noonan), The Right Hand Man (1987) (Di Drew), Those Dear Departed (1987) (Ted Robinson), With Love to the Person Next to Me (1987) (Brian McKenzie), Boundaries of the Heart (1988) (Lex Marinos), Echoes of Paradise (1988) (Phillip Noyce), Emerald City (1988) (Michael Jenkins), Emma’s War (1988) (Clytie Jessop), Kadaicha (1988) (James Bogle), Raw Silk (1988) (Greg Dee), Rikky and Pete (1988) (Nadia Tass), The Man from Snowy River II (1988) (Geoff Burrowes), Cappuccino (1989) (Anthony Bowman), Daisy and Simon (1989) (Stasch Radwanski Jr.), Devil in the Flesh (1989) (Scott Murray), Georgia (1989) (Ben Lewin), Minnamurra (1989) (Ian Barry), Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds (1989) (Alex Proyas), Tender Hooks (1989) (Mary Callaghan), The Delinquents (1989) (Chris Thomson), Golden Braid (1990) (Paul Cox), Heaven Tonight (1990) (Pino Amenta), The Castanet Club (1990) (Neil Armfield), What the Moon Saw (1990) (Pino Amenta), Aya (1991) (Solrun Hoaas), Backsliding (1992) (Simon Target), Blinky Bill (1992) (Yoram Gross), Over the Hill (1992) (George Miller), Secrets (1992) (Michael Pattinson), Spotswood (1992) (Mark Joffe), Until the End of the World (1992) (Wim Wenders), Greenkeeping (1993) (David Caesar), Hammers over the Anvil (1993) (Ann Turner), Reckless Kelly (1993) (Yahoo Serious), Say a Little Prayer (1993) (Richard Lowenstein), The Custodian (1993) (John Dingwall), Dallas Doll (1994) (Ann Turner), Lucky Break (1994) (Ben Lewin), The Roly Poly Man (1994) (Bill Young), Billy’s Holiday (1995) (Richard Wherrett), Video Fool for Love (1995) (Robert Gibson), Brilliant Lies (1996) (Richard Franklin), Hotel de Love (1996) (Craig Rosenberg), True Love and Chaos (1996) (Stavros Andonis Efthymiou), Diana and Me (1997) (David Parker), To Have and To Hold (1997) (John Hillcoat), 15 Amore (1998) (Maurice Murphy), Amy (1998) (Nadia Tass), Occasional Coarse Language (1998) (Brad Hayward), The Sound of One Hand Clapping (1998) (Richard Flanagan), The Sugar Factory (1998) (Robert Carter), Dags (1999) (Murray Fahey), Envy (1999) (Julie Money), Erskineville Kings (1999) (Alan White), Passion: The Story of Percy Grainger (1999) (Peter Duncan), The Craic (1999) (Ted Emery), Angst (2000) (Daniel Nettheim), Bootmen (2000) (Dein Perry), My Mother Frank (2000) (Mark Lamprell), SNAK: Sensitive New Age Killer (2000) (Mark Savage), The Goddess Of 1967 (2000) (Clara Law), The Monkey’s Mask (2000) (Samantha Lang), Russian Doll (2001) (Stavros Kazantzidis), Serenades (2001) (Mojgan Khadem), Blurred (2002) (Evan Clarry), The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (2002) (Paul Cox).

2 Stars: The Rats of Tobruk (1944) (Charles Chauvel), Always Another Dawn (1947) (T. O. McCreadie), Eureka Stockade (1948) (Harry Watt), Wherever She Goes (1951) (Michael S. Gordon), The Phantom Stockman (1953) (Lee Robinson), The Stowaway (1958) (Lee Robinson & Ralph Habib), Shadow of the Boomerang (1960) (Dick Ross), They Found a Cave (1962) (Andrew Steane), Funny Things Happen Down Under (1966) (Joe McCormick), Alvin Rides Again (1974) (David Bilcock & Robin Copping), Scobie Malone (1975) (Terry Ohlsson), Fantasm Comes Again (1977) (Colin Eggleston), Raw Deal (1977) (Russell Hagg), Summer City (1977) (Christopher Fraser), Little Boy Lost (1978) (Terry Bourke), Sound Of Love (1978) (John Power), The ABC of Love and Sex Australia Style (1978) (John D. Lamond), Third Person Plural (1978) (James Ricketson), Maybe This Time (1980) (Chris McGill), Touch and Go (1980) (Peter Maxwell), Air Hawk (1981) (David Baker), Doctors and Nurses: A Story of Hopes (1981) (Maurice Murphy), The Survivor (1981) (David Hemmings), Breakfast in Paris (1982) (John D. Lamond), Dead Easy (1982) (Bert Deling), Desolation Angels (1982) (Christopher Fitchett), Fighting Back (1982) (Michael Caulfield), Freedom (1982) (Scott Hicks), Norman Loves Rose (1982) (Henri Safran), Turkey Shoot (1982) (Brian Trenchard-Smith), Molly (1983) (Ned Lander), Now and Forever (1983) (Adrian Carr), Skin Deep (1983) (Mark Joffe, Chris Langham), The Return of Captain Invincible (1983) (Philippe Mora), Run, Chrissie, Run! (1984) (Chris Langman), Stanley: Every Home Should Have One (1984) (Esben Storm), The Coolangatta Gold (1984) (Igor Auzins), The Wild Duck (1984) (Henri Safran), Robbery (1985) (Michael Thornhill), The Winds of Jarrah (1985) (Mark Egerton), Wills and Burke (1985) (Bob Weis), Cool Change (1986) (George Miller), Sky Pirates (1986) (Colin Eggleston), The Big Hurt (1986) (Barry Peak), Frenchman’s Farm (1987) (Ron Way), Going Sane (1987) (Michael Robertson), Great Expectations: The Untold Story (1987) (Tim Burstall), Running from the Guns (1987) (John Dixon), Slate, Wyn and Me (1987) (Don McLennan), The Perfectionist (1987) (Chris Thomson), The Place at the Coast (1987) (George Ogilvie), The Time Guardian (1987) (Brian Hannant), With Time To Kill (1987) (James Clayden), Boulevard of Broken Dreams (1988) (Pino Amenta), Breaking Loose (1988) (Rod Hay), Sebastian and the Sparrow (1988) (Scott Hicks), The 13th Floor (1988) (Chris Roache), The Dreaming (1988) (Mario Andreacchio), The Everlasting Secret Family (1988) (Michael Thornhill), The Pursuit of Happiness (1988) (Martha Ansara), Vicious (1988) (Karl Zwicky), Against the Innocent (1989) (Daryl Dellora), Blowing Hot and Cold (1989) (Marc Gracie), Island (1989) (Paul Cox), Luigi’s Ladies (1989) (Judy Morris), The Prisoner of St Petersburg (1989) (Ian Pringle), Dead Sleep (1990) (Alec Mills), Raw Nerve (1990) (Tony Wellington), Hunting (1991) (Frank Howson), Hurricane Smith (1991) (Colin Budds aka Dead on Delivery), Isabelle Eberhardt (1991) (Ian Pringle), Weekend with Kate (1991) (Arch Nicholson), Eight Ball (1992) (Ray Argall), Fatal Bond (1992) (Vincent Monton), Nun and the Bandit (1992) (Paul Cox), Turtle Beach (1992) (Stephen Wallace), Wind (1992) (Carroll Ballard), Broken Highway (1993) (Laurie McInnes), Exile (1993) (Paul Cox), Hercules Returns (1993) (David Parker), Lex and Rory (1993) (Dean Murphy), Shotgun Wedding (1993) (Paul Harmon), Frauds (1994) (Stephan Elliott), Lightning Jack (1994) (Simon Wincer), Police Rescue: The Movie (1994) (Michael Carson), Zone 39 (1996) (John Tatoulis), Epsilon (1997) (Rolf de Heer), The Missing (1998) (Manuela Alberti), Dear Claudia (1999) (Chris Cudlipp), In a Savage Land (1999) (Bill Bennett), City Loop (2000) (Belinda Chayko), Cut (2000) (Kimble Rendall), Sample People (2000) (Clinton Smith), Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001) (Simon Wincer), Risk (2001) (Alan White), The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002) (John Stainton).

1 ½ Stars: Strong is the Seed (1949) (Arthur Greville Collins), The Kangaroo Kid (1950) (Lesley Selander), Kangaroo (1952) (Lewis Milestone), Strange Holiday (1970) (Mende Brown), The Wanderer (1974) (Scott Hicks), Down the Wind (1975) (Kim McKenzie, Scott Hicks), Plugg (1975) (Terry Bourke wr.), Fantasm (1976) (Richard Franklin), All at Sea (1977) (Igor Auzins), Dawn! (1979) (Ken Hannam), Final Cut (1980) (Ross Dimsey), The Earthling (1980) (Peter Collinson), Save the Lady (1981) (Leon Thau), Crosstalk (1982) (Mark Egerton), Duet for Four (1982) (Tim Burstall), Early Frost (1982) ([Brian McDuffie), The Best of Friends (1982) (Michael Robertson), Melvin Son of Alvin (1984) (aka Girl-Toy), Les Patterson Saves the World (1987) (George Miller), Backstage (1988) (Jonathan Hardy), Kokoda Crescent (1988) (Ted Robinson), Zombie Brigade (1988) (Barrie Pattison, Carmelo Musca), Bloodmoon (1990) (Alec Mills), Sher Mountains Killings Mystery (1990) (Vince Martin), Wendy Cracked a Walnut (1990) (aka Almost), Exchange Lifeguards (1992) (Maurice Murphy), Garbo (1992) (Rob Cobb), All Men Are Liars (1995) (Gerard Lee), Back of Beyond (1995) (Michael Robertson), A Little Bit of Soul (1998) (Peter Duncan), Kick (1999) (Lynda Heys), The Magic Pudding (2000) (Robert Smit, Karl Zwicky).

1 Star: The Glenrowan Affair (1951) (Rupert Kathner), Harvest Of Hate (1978) (Michael Thornhill), The Journalist (1979) (Michael Thornhill), Pacific Banana (1981) (John D. Lamond), A Dangerous Summer (1982) (Quentin Masters), Snow: The Movie (1982) (Robert Gibson), Bullamakanka (1983) (Simon Heath), Two Brothers Running (1987) (Ted Robinson), Takeover (1988) (Ted Robinson).

½ Star: Centrespread (1981) (Tony Paterson).

Cinephilia website

Cinephelia is a review website based in Australia which has over 700 reviews of Australian films and documentaries. The majority of the reviews are by Bernard Hemingway, the editor-in-chief, but other reviewers also posted reviews. Cinephelia has rated 608 feature films from 1960-2020, giving an average of 2.92 stars. The reviews can be found at Cinephelia.

5 Stars: Mary and Max (2009) (Adam Elliott), Snowtown (2011) (Justin Kurzel).

4 ½ Stars: Wake in Fright (1971) (Ted Kotcheff ), Walkabout (1971) (Nicolas Roeg ), Summerfield (1977) (Ken Hannam), Newsfront (1978) (Phillip Noyce), The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978) (Fred Schepisi), Breaker Morant (1980) (Bruce Beresford), Strictly Ballroom (1992) (Baz Luhrmann), What I Have Written (1996) (John Hughes), The Boys (1998) (Rowan Woods), Chopper (2000) (Andrew Dominik), Beneath Clouds (2002) (Ivan Sen), Look Both Ways (2005) (Sarah Watt), Wolf Creek (2005) (Greg McLean), Ten Canoes (2006) (Rolf de Heer), West (2007) (Daniel Krige), The Black Balloon (2008) (Elissa Down), Blessed (2009) (Ana Kokkinos), My Year Without Sex (2009) (Sarah Watt), Samson and Delilah (2009) (Warwick Thornton), Beneath Hill 60 (2010) (Jeremy Sims), 52 Tuesdays (2013) (Sophie Hyde), Predestination (2014) (Spierig brothers), Tanna (2015) (Martin Butler, Bentley Dean), Ladies in Black (2018) (Bruce Beresford), True History of the Kelly Gang (2019) (Justin Kurzel).

4 Stars: The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) (Peter Weir), Yackety Yak (1974) (Dave Jones), Sunday Too Far Away (1975) (Ken Hannam), The Removalists (1975) (Tom Jeffrey), Storm Boy (1976) (Henri Safran), Backroads (1977) (Phillip Noyce), Long Weekend (1978) (Colin Eggleston), The Night, the Prowler (1978) (Jim Sharman), The Last of the Knucklemen (1979) (Tim Burstall), Stir (1980) (Stephen Wallace), The Club (1980) (Bruce Beresford), Backlash (1986) (Bill Bennett), The Year My Voice Broke (1987) (John Duigan), As Time Goes By (1988) (Barry Peak), Dead Calm (1989) (Phillip Noyce), Blood Oath (1990) (Stephen Wallace), Father (1990) (John Power), Aya (1991) (Solrun Hoaas), Flirting (1991) (John Duigan), Spotswood (1992) (Mark Joffe), Bad Boy Bubby (1993) (Rolf de Heer), Hercules Returns (1993) (David Parker), The Silver Brumby (1993) (John Tatoulis), Muriel’s Wedding (1994) (P.J. Hogan), Angel Baby (1995) (Michael Rymer), Love and Other Catastrophes (1996) (Emma-Kate Croghan), Babe: Pig in the City (1998) (Dr George Miller), Head On (1998) (Ana Kokkinos), Mallboy (2000) (Vince Giarrusso), Moulin Rouge (2001) (Baz Luhrmann), Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) (Phillip Noyce), Till Human Voices Wake Us (2002) (Michael Petroni), A Cold Summer (2003) (Paul Middleditch), Undead (2003) (Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig), Oyster Farmer (2004) (Anna Reeves), Somersault (2004) (Cate Shortland), The Proposition (2005) (John Hillcoat), 2.37 (2006) (Murali Thalluri), Candy (2006) (Neil Armfield), Jindabyne (2006) (Ray Lawrence), Like Minds (2006) (Gregory J. Read), Suburban Mayhem (2006) (Paul Goldman), The Final Winter (2006) (Brian Andrews), Boxing Day (2007) (Kriv Stenders), Dr Plonk (2007) (Rolf de Heer), Lucky Miles (2007) (Michael James Rowland), Romulus, My Father (2007) (Richard Roxburgh), September (2007) (Peter Carstairs), Streetsweeper (2007) (Neil Mansfield), The Home Song Stories (2007) (Tony Ayres), Australia (2008) (Baz Luhrmann), Bitter & Twisted (2008) (Christopher Weekes), Men’s Group (2008) (Michael Joy), Two Fists One Heart (2008) (Shawn Seet), Balibo (2009) (Robert Connolly), Cedar Boys (2009) (Serhat Caradee), Last Ride (2009) (Glendyn Ivin), Mao’s Last Dancer (2009) (Bruce Beresford), Van Dieman’s Land (2009) (Jonathan auf der Heide), Animal Kingdom (2010) (David Michôd), Face to Face (2010) (Michael Rymer), Mad Bastards (2010) (Brendan Fletcher), Oranges and Sunshine (2010) (Jim Loach), Tomorrow When The War Began (2010) (Stuart Beattie), Wasted on the Young (2010) (Ben C. Lucas), Burning Man (2011) (Jonathan Teplitzky), The Hunter (2011) (Daniel Nettheim), Toomelah (2011) (Ivan Sen), 10Terrorists (2012) (Dee McLachlan), Dead Europe (2012) (Tony Krawitz), The King is Dead (2012) (Rolf de Heer), Mystery Road (2013) (Ivan Sen), The Turning (2013) (17 Directors), Sunday (2014) (Michelle Joy Lloyd), The Babadook (2014) (Jennifer Kent), The Rover (2014) (David Michôd), Tracks (2014) (John Curran), Holding the Man (2015) (Neil Armfield), Last Cab to Darwin (2015) (Jeremy Sims), Now Add Honey (2015) (Wayne Hope), Partisan (2015) (Ariel Kleiman), Spear (2015) (Stephen Page), Strangerland (2015) (Kim Farrant), Hounds of Love (2016) (Ben Young), The Daughter (2016) (Simon Stone), The Death and Life of Otto Bloom (2016) (Cris Jones).

3 ½ Stars: Jedda (1955) (Charles Chauvel ), Age of Consent (1969) (Michael Powell ), Pure Shit (1975) (Bert Deling), The Devil’s Playground (1976) (Fred Schepisi), Mad Max (1979) (George Miller I), Money Movers (1979) (Bruce Beresford), Manganinnie (1980) (John Honey), Gallipoli (1981) (Peter Weir), Far East (1982) (John Duigan), Careful He Might Hear You (1983) (Carl Schultz), Dusty (1983) (John Richardson), Goodbye Paradise (1983) (Carl Schultz), Moving Out (1983) (Michael Pattinson), The Return of Captain Invincible (1983) (Philippe Mora), Fran (1985) (Glenda Hambly), Robbery Under Arms (1985) (Donald Crombie, Ken Hannam), The Boy Who Had Everything (1985) (Stephen Wallace), Kangaroo (1986) (Tim Burstall), Malcolm (1986) (Nadia Tass), The Fringe Dwellers (1986) (Bruce Beresford), The Umbrella Woman (1987) (Ken Cameron), Boundaries of the Heart (1988) (Lex Marinos), Emerald City (1988) (Michael Jenkins), Evil Angels (1988) (Fred Schepisi), The Shiralee (1988) (George Ogilvie), Sweetie (1989) (Jane Campion), Nirvana Street Murder (1990) (Aleksi Vellis), Struck by Lightning (1990) (Jerzy Domaradzki), Dingo (1991) (Rolf de Heer), Hunting (1991) (Frank Howson), Proof (1991) (Jocelyn Moorhouse), Romper Stomper (1992) (Geoffrey Wright), Blackfellas (1993) (James Ricketson), Greenkeeping (1993) (David Caesar), Hammers over the Anvil (1993) (Ann Turner), The Piano (1993) (Jane Campion), Country Life (1994) (Michael Blakemore), Frauds (1994) (Stephan Elliott), The Roly Poly Man (1994) (Bill Young), Brilliant Lies (1996) (Richard Franklin), Dead Heart (1996) (Nick Parsons), Love Serenade (1996) (Shirley Barrett), Blackrock (1997) (Steven Vidler), Doing Time For Patsy Cline (1997) (Chris Kennedy), The Castle (1997) (Rob Sitch), Dance Me to My Song (1998) (Rolf de Heer), In the Winter Dark (1998) (James Bogle), The Interview (1998) (Craig Monahan), Me, Myself, I (1999) (Pip Karmel), Two Hands (1999) (Gregor Jordan), La Spagnola (2001) (Steve Jacobs), Lantana (2001) (Ray Lawrence), Silent Partner (2001) (Alkinos Tsilimidos), The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001) (Rolf de Heer), Australian Rules (2002) (Paul Goldman), Dirty Deeds (2002) (David Caesar), Japanese Story (2003) (Sue Brooks), Ned Kelly (2003) (Gregor Jordan), Deck Dogz (2004) (Steve Pasvolsky), Lost Things (2004) (Martin Murphy), Tom White (2004) (Alkinos Tsilimidos), Burke & Wills (2006) (Oliver Torr, Matt Zeremes), Hunt Angels (2006) (Alec Morgan), Kenny (2006) (Clayton Jacobson), Last Train to Freo (2006) (Jeremy Sims), Solo (2006) (Morgan O’Neill), All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane (2007) (Louise Alston), Noise (2007) (Matthew Saville), The Independent (2007) (Andrew O’Keefe, John Studley), The Jammed (2007) (Dee McLachlan), The King (2007) (Matthew Saville), $9.99 (2008) (Tatia Rosenthal), Lake Mungo (2008) (Joel Anderson), Newcastle (2008) (Dan Castle), Ten Empty (2008) (Anthony Hayes), The View from Greenhaven (2008) (Kenn MacRae, Simon MacRae), Accidents Happen (2009) (Andrew Lancaster), Charlie and Boots (2009) (Dean Murph), Daybreakers (2009) (Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig), Lucky Country (2009) (Kriv Stenders), Prime Mover (2009) (David Caesar), The Combination (2009) (David Field), The Waiting City (2009) (Claire McCarthy), Kings of Mykonos: Wog Boy 2 (2010) (Peter Andrikidis), Lou (2010) (Belinda Chayko), Matching Jack (2010) (Nadia Tass), Eye of the Storm (2011) (Fred Schepisi), Here I Am (2011) (Beck Cole), Red Dog (2011) (Kriv Stenders), Circle of Lies (2012) (Matt Cerwen), Satellite Boy (2012) (Catriona McKenzie), The Sapphires (2012) (Wayne Blair), Wish You Were Here (2012) (Kieran Darcy-Smith), Canopy (2013) (Aaron Wilson), Charlies Country (2013) (Rolf de Heer), Felony (2013) (Matthew Saville), Galore (2013) (Rhys Graham), Model Behaviour (2013) (Nathan Hill), The Joe Manifesto (2013) (Gregory Pakis), These Final Hours (2013) (Zak Hilditch), Paper Planes (2014) (Robert Connolly), Son of a Gun (2014) (Julius Avery), The Infinite Man (2014) (Hugh Sullivan), The Little Death (2014) (Josh Lawson), Looking for Grace (2015) (Sue Brooks), Oddball (2015) (Stuart McDonald), Play It Safe (2015) (Chris Pahlow), The Dressmaker (2015) (Jocelyn Moorhouse), Down Under (2016) (Abe Forsythe), Goldstone (2016) (Ivan Sen), Hacksaw Ridge (2016) (Mel Gibson), Pawno (2016) (Paul Ireland), Scare Campaign (2016) (Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes), Berlin Syndrome (2017) (Cate Shortland), Don’t Tell (2017) (Tori Garrett), Jasper Jones (2017) (Rachel Perkins), Watch the Sunset (2017) (Tristan Barr, Michael Gosden), Acute Misfortune (2018) (Thomas M. Wright), Breath (2018) (Simon Baker), Sweet Country (2018) (Warwick Thornton), Ride Like a Girl (2019) (Rachel Griffiths).

3 Stars: The Overlanders (1946) (Harry Watt ), They’re a Weird Mob (1966) (Michael Powell ), The Naked Bunyip (1970) (John B. Murray), Stork (1971) (Tim Burstall), The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972) (Bruce Beresford), Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974) (Bruce Beresford), Number 96 (1974) (Peter Barnardos), Petersen (1974) (Tim Burstall), Stone (1974) (Sandy Harbutt), Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) (Peter Weir), The Man From Hong Kong (1975) (Brian Trenchard-Smith, Yu Wang), Caddie (1976) (Donald Crombie), Endplay (1976) (Tim Burstall), Mad Dog Morgan (1976) (Philippe Mora), Oz: A Rock and Roll Road Movie (1976) (Chris Lofven), The Fourth Wish (1976) (Don Chaffey), Blue Fire Lady (1977) (Ross Dimsey), The F.J. Holden (1977) (Michael Thornhill), Patrick (1978) (Richard Franklin), Dimboola (1979) (John Duigan), My Brilliant Career (1979) (Gillian Armstrong), The Journalist (1979) (Michael Thornhill), The Odd Angry Shot (1979) (Tom Jeffrey), The Plumber (1979) (Peter Weir), Thirst (1979) (Rod Hardy), Tim (1979) (Michael Pate), Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) (George Miller), Puberty Blues (1981) (Bruce Beresford), Roadgames (1981) (Richard Franklin), Dead Easy (1982) (Bert Deling), Monkey Grip (1982) (Ken Cameron), Running on Empty (1982) (John Clark), Squizzy Taylor (1982) (Kevin Dobson), Star Struck (1982) (Gillian Armstrong), We of the Never Never (1982) (Igor Auzins), Bush Christmas (1983) (Henri Safran), Razorback (1984) (Russell Mulcahy), The Slim Dusty Movie (1984) (Rob Stewart), Handle with Care (1985) (Paul Cox), Rebel (1985) (Michael Jenkins), The Naked Country (1985) (Tim Burstall), Dogs in Space (1986) (Richard Lowenstein), Shark’s Paradise (1986) (Michael Jenkins), Australian Dream (1987) (Jackie McKimmie), Ground Zero (1987) (Bruce Myles, Michael Pattinson), High Tide (1987) (Gillian Armstrong), Travelling North (1987) (Carl Schultz), A Sting in the Tale (1989) (Eugene Schlusser), Georgia (1989) (Ben Lewin), The Big Steal (1990) (Nadia Tass), A Woman’s Tale (1991) (Paul Cox), Sweet Talker (1991) (Michael Jenkins), Waiting (1991) (Jackie McKimmie), Love in Limbo (1993) (David Elfick), Only the Brave (1994) (Ana Kokkinos), All Men Are Liars (1995) (Gerard Lee), Babe (1995) (Chris Noonan), Hotel Sorrento (1995) (Richard Franklin), Vacant Possession (1995) (Margot Nash), Children of the Revolution (1996) (Peter Duncan), Mr Reliable (1996) (Nadia Tass), Feeling Sexy (1999) (Davida Allen), Redball (1999) (Jon Hewitt), My Mother Frank (2000) (Mark Lamprell), He Died with a Falafel in His Hand (2001) (Richard Lowenstein), One Night the Moon (2001) (Rachel Perkins), Crackerjack (2002) (Paul Moloney), Swimming Upstream (2002) (Russell Mulcahy), The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (2002) (Paul Cox), The Real Thing (2002) (Stephen Amis), The Tracker (2002) (Rolf de Heer), Alexandra’s Project (2003) (Rolf de Heer), Gettin’ Square (2003) (Jonathan Teplitzky), The Inside Story (2003) (Rob Sutherland), The Rage in Placid Lake (2003) (Tony McNamara), Travelling Light (2003) (Kathryn Millard), Watermark (2003) (Georgina Willis & Kerry Rock), Love’s Brother (2004) (Jan Sardi), Peaches (2004) (Craig Monahan), Strange Bedfellows (2004) (Dean Murphy), The Garth Method (2004) (Gregory Pakis), Blacktown (2005) (Kriv Stenders), Hell Has Harbour Views (2005) (Peter Duncan), Little Fish (2005) (Rowan Woods), Boytown (2006) (Kevin Carlin), Caterpillar Wish (2006) (Sandra Sciberras), Kokoda (2006) (Alister Grierson), Modern Love (2006) (Alex Frayne), The Bet (2006) (Mark Lee), The Book of Revelation (2006) (Ana Kokkinos), Razzle Dazzle (2007) (Darren Ashton), Unfinished Sky (2007) (Peter Duncan), Acolytes (2008) (Jon Hewitt), Broken Sun (2008) (Brad Haynes), Four of a Kind (2008) (Fiona Cochrane), Hey Hey It’s Esther Blueburger (2008) (Cathy Randall), Playing for Charlie (2008) (Pene Patrick), The Horseman (2008) (Steven Kastrissios), The Square (2008) (Nash Edgerton), Three Blind Mice (2008) (Matthew Newton), Beautiful Kate (2009) (Rachel Ward), Bran Nue Day (2009) (Rachel Perkins), Griff the Invisible (2010) (Leon Ford), Sanctum (2010) (Alister Grierson), South Solitary (2010) (Shirley Barrett), Summer Coda (2010) (Richard Gray), The Clinic (2010) (James Rabbitts), The Tree (2010) (Julie Bertuccelli), Sleeping Beauty (2011) (Julia Leigh), 100 Bloody Acres (2012) (Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes), Kath and Kimderella (2012) (Ted Emery), Wakey Wakey (2012) (Adrian Goodman), The Big Noise (2013) (Dominic Pelosi), The Outlaw Michael Howe (2013) (Brendan Cowell), Cut Snake (2014) (Tony Ayres), Force of Destiny (2015) (Paul Cox), Girl Asleep (2015) (Rosemary Myers), Manny Lewis (2015) (Anthony Mir), Unindian (2015) (Anupam Sharma), Bad Girl (2016) (Fin Edquist), Embedded (2016) (Stephen Sewell), Joe Cinque’s Consolation (2016) (Sotiris Sounoukos), The Legend of Ben Hall (2016) (Matthew Holmes), Cargo (2017) (Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke), Lion (2017) (Garth Davis), West of Sunshine (2017) (Jason Raftopoulos), Brothers’ Nest (2018) (Clayton Jacobson), The Nightingale (2018) (Jennifer Kent).

2 ½ Stars: Demonstrator (1971) (Warwick Freeman), Alvin Purple (1973) (Tim Burstall), Libido (1973) (John B. Murray, Tim Burstall, Fred Schepisi, David Baker), The Great McCarthy (1975) (David Baker), Don’s Party (1976) (Bruce Beresford), Eliza Fraser (1976) (Tim Burstall), Summer City (1977) (Christopher Fraser), The Getting of Wisdom (1977) (Bruce Beresford), The Last Wave (1977) (Peter Weir), The Picture Show Man (1977) (John Power), Blue Fin (1978) (Carl Schultz), Snapshot (1979) (Simon Wincer), Harlequin (1980) (Simon Wincer), Maybe This Time (1980) (Chris McGill), The Chain Reaction (1980) (Ian Barry), Hoodwink (1981) (Claude Whatham), Attack Force Z (1982) (Tim Burstall), Duet for Four (1982) (Tim Burstall), Fighting Back (1982) (Michael Caulfield), Heatwave (1982) (Phil Noyce), Buddies (1983) (Arch Nicholson), Kitty and the Bagman (1983) (Donald Crombie), Undercover (1983) (David Stevens), Fast Talking (1984) (Ken Cameron), Bliss (1985) (Ray Lawrence), Remember Me (1985) (Lex Marinos), The Winds of Jarrah (1985) (Mark Egerton), An Indecent Obsession (1986) (Lex Marinos), Crocodile Dundee (1986) (Peter Faiman), Death of a Soldier (1986) (Philippe Mora), For Love Alone (1986) (Stephen Wallace), Dark Age (1987) (Arch Nicholson), Howling III: The Marsupials (1987) (Philippe Mora), The Time Guardian (1987) (Brian Hannant), Grievous Bodily Harm (1988) (Mark Joffe), Incident at Raven’s Gate (1988) (Rolf de Heer), Shame (1988) (Steve Jodrell), Top Enders (1988) (Jackie McKimmie), Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train (1988) (Bob Ellis), Celia (1989) (Ann Turner), Ghosts … of the Civil Dead (1989) (John Hillcoat), Bloodmoon (1990) (Alec Mills), Return Home (1990) (Ray Argall), The Crossing (1990) (George Ogilvie), Death in Brunswick (1991) (John Ruane), Black Robe (1992) (Bruce Beresford), The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992) (Gillian Armstrong), Gross Misconduct (1993) (George Miller), The Custodian (1993) (John Dingwall), The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) (Stephan Elliott), Metal Skin (1995) (Geoffrey Wright), Heaven’s Burning (1997) (Craig Lahiff), Kiss or Kill (1997) (Bill Bennett), Love in Ambush (1997) (Carl Schultz), Oscar and Lucinda (1997) (Gillian Armstrong), Thank God He Met Lizzie (1997) (Cherie Nowlan), Dead Letter Office (1998) (John Ruane), Radiance (1998) (Rachel Perkins), Erskineville Kings (1999) (Alan White), Passion: The Story of Percy Grainger (1999) (Peter Duncan), Secret Men’s Business (1999) (Ken Cameron), Siam Sunset (1999) (John Polson), Soft Fruit (1999) (Christina Andreef), Walk The Talk (2000) (Shirley Barrett), Dalkeith (2001) (Leigh Sheehan), The Man Who Sued God (2001) (Mark Joffe), Black and White (2002) (Craig Lahiff), Garage Days (2002) (Alex Proyas), The Nugget (2002) (Bill Bennett), Bad Eggs (2003) (Tony Martin), You Can’t Stop the Murders (2003) (Anthony Mir), Under the Radar (2004) (Evan Clarry), Hating Alison Ashley (2005) (Geoff Bennett), The Illustrated Family Doctor (2005) (Kriv Stenders), The Magician (2005) (Scott Ryan), Three Dollars (2005) (Robert Connolly), You and Your Stupid Mate (2005) (Marc Gracie), Wil (2006) (Jeremy Weinstein), Clubland (2007) (Cherie Nowlan), Death Defying Acts (2007) (Gillian Armstrong), December Boys (2007) (Rod Hardy), Rats and Cats (2007) (Tony Rogers), Cactus (2008) (Jasmine Yuen Carrucan), Dying Breed (2008) (Jody Dwyer), Monkey Puzzle (2008) (Mark Forstmann), Subdivision (2008) (Sue Brooks), Valentine’s Day (2008) (Peter Duncan), Boronia Boys (2009) (Timothy Spanos), Closed for Winter (2009) (James Bogle), The Boys are Back (2009) (Scott Hicks), Any Questions for Ben? (2012) (Rob Sitch), Save Your Legs! (2012) (Boyd Hicklin), Adoration (2013) (Anne Fontaine), Goddess (2013) (Mark Lamprell), Carlotta (2014) (Samantha Lang), Fell (2014) (Kasimir Burgess), My Mistress (2014) (Stephen Lance), One Eyed Girl (2014) (Nick Matthews), The Mule (2014) (Tony Mahony, Angus Sampson), The Water Diviner (2014) (Russell Crowe), Alex & Eve (2015) (Peter Andrikidis), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) (George Miller), Sneezing Baby Panda: The Movie (2015) (Lesley Hammond, Jenny Walsh), Boys in the Trees (2016) (Nicholas Verso), Hotel Mumbai (2018) (Anthony Maras), In Like Flynn (2018) (Russel Mulcahy), Swinging Safari (2018) (Stephan Elliott), Judy and Punch (2019) (Mirrah Foulkes).

2 Stars: The True Story of Eskimo Nell (1975) (Richard Franklin), Summer of Secrets (1976) (Jim Sharman), High Rolling (1977) (Igor Auzins), The Mango Tree (1977) (Kevin Dobson), Sound Of Love (1978) (John Power), Felicity (1979) (John D. Lamond), Nightmares (1980) (John D. Lamond), The Killing of Angel St (1981) (Donald Crombie), The Survivor (1981) (David Hemmings), The Man From Snowy River (1982) (George Miller II), The Pirate Movie (1982) (Ken Annakin), High Country (1984) (Bill Hughes), Silver City (1984) (Sophia Turkiewicz), The Coolangatta Gold (1984) (Igor Auzins), Where the Green Ants Dream (1984) (Werner Herzog), Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) (George Miller), Tail of a Tiger (1985) (Rolf de Heer), The Still Point (1985) (Barbara Boyd-Anderson), Les Patterson Saves the World (1987) (George Miller), The Perfectionist (1987) (Chris Thomson), Those Dear Departed (1987) (Ted Robinson), Kokoda Crescent (1988) (Ted Robinson Ozflix]), The Man from Snowy River II (1988) (Geoff Burrowes), Young Einstein (1988) (Yahoo Serious), Blowing Hot and Cold (1989) (Marc Gracie), Turtle Beach (1992) (Stephen Wallace), The Nostradamus Kid (1993) (Bob Ellis), The Wide Sargasso Sea (1993) (John Duigan), The Sum of Us (1994) (Geoff Burton), Cosi (1996) (Mark Joffe), Hotel de Love (1996) (Craig Rosenberg), Lilian’s Story (1996) (Jerzy Domaradzki), Shine (1996) (Scott Hicks), The Quiet Room (1996) (Rolf de Heer), The Well (1997) (Samantha Lang), 15 Amore (1998) (Maurice Murphy), Crackers (1998) (David Swann), Praise (1998) (John Curran), Bigger than Tina (1999) (Neil Foley), Envy (1999) (Julie Money), Holy Smoke (1999) (Jane Campion), Kick (1999) (Lynda Heys), Strange Fits of Passion (1999) (Elise McCredie), Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns (2000) (John Tatoulis), Innocence (2000) (Paul Cox), Love of Lionel’s Life (2000) (John Ruane), Mr Accident (2000) (Yahoo Serious), The Dish (2000) (Rob Sitch), Let’s Get Skase (2001) (Matthew George), Mullet (2001) (David Caesar), Blurred (2002) (Evan Clarry), Danny Deckchair (2003) (Jeff Balsmeyer), Subterano (2003) (Esben Storm), The Finished People (2003) (Khoa Do), The Wannabes (2003) (Nick Giannopoulos), The Crop (2004) (Scott Patterson), Thunderstruck (2004) (Darren Ashton), Macbeth (2006) (Geoffrey Wright), Em 4 Jay (2008) (Alkinos Tsilimidos), The Tender Hook (2008) (Jonathan Ogilvie), Beautiful (2009) (Dean O’Flaherty), I Love You Too (2009) (Daina Reid), The Wedding Party (2010) (Amanda Jane), The Cup (2011) (Simon Wincer), X (2011) (Jon Hewitt), Mental (2012) (P.J. Hogan), Not Suitable for Children (2012) (Peter Templeman), Blinder (2013) (Richard Gray), Patrick (2013) (Mark Hartley), Kill Me Three Times (2014) (Kriv Stenders), Rise (2014) (Mack Lindon), Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014) (Kiah Roache-Turner), Backtrack (2015) (Michael Petroni), Infini (2015) (Shane Abbess), Burns Point (2016) (Tim Blackburn), Red Billabong (2016) (Luke Sparke), Rabbit (2017) (Luke Shanahan).

1 ½ Stars: Night of Fear (1973) (Terry Bourke), Alvin Rides Again (1974) (David Bilcock & Robin Copping), Inn of the Damned (1975) (Terry Bourke), Freedom (1982) (Scott Hicks), My First Wife (1984) (Paul Cox), Stanley: Every Home Should Have One (1984) (Esben Storm), Emoh Ruo (1985) (Denny Lawrence), The Coca-Cola Kid (1985) (Dusan Makavejev), Dead-End Drive-In (1986) (Brian Trenchard-Smith), Playing Beatie Bow (1986) (Donald Crombie), Windrider (1986) (Vincent Monton), The Lighthorsemen (1987) (Simon Wincer), Echoes of Paradise (1988) (Phillip Noyce), Rikky and Pete (1988) (Nadia Tass), Mull (1989) (Don McLennan), Golden Braid (1990) (Paul Cox), Weekend with Kate (1991) (Arch Nicholson), Nun and the Bandit (1992) (Paul Cox), Lucky Break (1994) (Ben Lewin), Police Rescue: The Movie (1994) (Michael Carson), Spider and Rose (1994) (Bill Bennett), Dating the Enemy (1996) (Megan Simpson Huberman), Lust and Revenge (1996) (Paul Cox), The Inner Sanctuary (1996) (Chris Clarke), Maslin Beach (1997) (Wayne Groom), Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) (Stephan Elliott), Better Than Sex (2000) (Jonathan Teplitzky), Ned (2003) (Abe Forsythe), Take Away (2003) (Marc Gracie), Long Weekend (2008) (Jamie Blanks), Backyard Ashes (2013) (Mark Grentell), Ruben Guthrie (2015) (Brendan Cowell), The Menkoff Method (2016) (David Parker).

1 Stars: Pacific Banana (1981) (John D. Lamond), Street Hero (1984) (Michael Pattinson), Boulevard of Broken Dreams (1988) (Pino Amenta), Salute of the Jugger (1989) (David Peoples), Garbo (1992) (Rob Cobb), Lex and Rory (1993) (Dean Murphy), Reckless Kelly (1993) (Yahoo Serious), True Love and Chaos (1996) (Stavros Andonis Efthymiou), Amy (1998) (Nadia Tass), Mumbo Jumbo (1999) (Catherine Millar), Strange Planet (1999) (Emma-Kate Croghan), The Craic (1999) (Ted Emery), A Wreck, A Tangle (2000) (John O’Brien), Angst (2000) (Daniel Nettheim), Muggers (2000) (Dean Murphy), The Wog Boy (2000) (Aleksi Vellis), Horseplay (2003) (Stavros Kazantzidis), Feed (2005) (Brett Leonard), Birthday (2009) (James Harkness), Stone Bros (2009) (Richard Frankland), The Loved Ones (2009) (Sean Byrne), A Heartbeat Away (2011) (Gale Edwards), Black and White and Sex (2012) (John Winter), StalkHer (2015) (John Jarratt), 1% (2017) (Stephen MacCallum).

0 Stars: Court of Lonely Royals (2007) (Rohan Michael Hoole), A Few Best Men (2011) (Stephan Elliot), Dealing with Destiny (2011) (Colm O’Murchu).

Ozflicks website

Ozflicks is an Australian film site which has rated 416 films from 1940-2020, giving an average of 3.03 stars. The Ozflicks rating list can be found here, and comments on the best films is here.

5 Stars: Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) (Peter Weir), Gallipoli (1981) (Peter Weir), The Piano (1993) (Jane Campion).

4 ½ Stars: Wake in Fright (1971) (Ted Kotcheff ), Walkabout (1971) (Nicolas Roeg ), Don’s Party (1976) (Bruce Beresford), Storm Boy (1976) (Henri Safran), Newsfront (1978) (Phillip Noyce), My Brilliant Career (1979) (Gillian Armstrong), Breaker Morant (1980) (Bruce Beresford), Proof (1991) (Jocelyn Moorhouse), Strictly Ballroom (1992) (Baz Luhrmann), Bad Boy Bubby (1993) (Rolf de Heer), Muriel’s Wedding (1994) (P.J. Hogan), Shine (1996) (Scott Hicks), Two Hands (1999) (Gregor Jordan), Lantana (2001) (Ray Lawrence), Crackerjack (2002) (Paul Moloney), The Tracker (2002) (Rolf de Heer), Look Both Ways (2005) (Sarah Watt), Sweet Country (2018) (Warwick Thornton).

4 Stars: The Overlanders (1946) (Harry Watt  ), They’re a Weird Mob (1966) (Michael Powell  ), Sunday Too Far Away (1975) (Ken Hannam), The Devil’s Playground (1976) (Fred Schepisi), The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978) (Fred Schepisi), The Club (1980) (Bruce Beresford), Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) (George Miller), The Man From Snowy River (1982) (George Miller II), Careful He Might Hear You (1983) (Carl Schultz), Man of Flowers (1983) (Paul Cox), Bliss (1985) (Ray Lawrence), Crocodile Dundee (1986) (Peter Faiman), Dogs in Space (1986) (Richard Lowenstein), Malcolm (1986) (Nadia Tass), The Year My Voice Broke (1987) (John Duigan), Romper Stomper (1992) (Geoffrey Wright), The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992) (Gillian Armstrong), The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) (Stephan Elliott), Children of the Revolution (1996) (Peter Duncan), Love Serenade (1996) (Shirley Barrett), The Castle (1997) (Rob Sitch), Dark City (1998) (Alex Proyas), The Interview (1998) (Craig Monahan), Looking for Alibrandi (2000) (Kate Woods), The Dish (2000) (Rob Sitch), Beneath Clouds (2002) (Ivan Sen), Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) (Phillip Noyce), Japanese Story (2003) (Sue Brooks), The Rage in Placid Lake (2003) (Tony McNamara), Somersault (2004) (Cate Shortland), The Proposition (2005) (John Hillcoat), Ten Canoes (2006) (Rolf de Heer), Beautiful Kate (2009) (Rachel Ward), Mary and Max (2009) (Adam Elliott), Animal Kingdom (2010) (David Michôd), Burning Man (2011) (Jonathan Teplitzky), Eye of the Storm (2011) (Fred Schepisi), The Sapphires (2012) (Wayne Blair), Mystery Road (2013) (Ivan Sen), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) (George Miller), The Dressmaker (2015) (Jocelyn Moorhouse), The Nightingale (2018) (Jennifer Kent).

3 ½ Stars: Jedda (1955) (Charles Chauvel ), A Town Like Alice (1956) (Jack Lee  ), The Shiralee (1957) (Leslie Norman  ), The Man From Hong Kong (1975) (Brian Trenchard-Smith, Yu Wang), The Removalists (1975) (Tom Jeffrey), Mad Dog Morgan (1976) (Philippe Mora), The Getting of Wisdom (1977) (Bruce Beresford), Long Weekend (1978) (Colin Eggleston), Mad Max (1979) (George Miller I), Roadgames (1981) (Richard Franklin), Heatwave (1982) (Phil Noyce), Lonely Hearts (1982) (Paul Cox), The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) (Peter Weir), We of the Never Never (1982) (Igor Auzins), The Fringe Dwellers (1986) (Bruce Beresford), Evil Angels (1988) (Fred Schepisi ), Dead Calm (1989) (Phillip Noyce), The Big Steal (1990) (Nadia Tass), Flirting (1991) (John Duigan), The Nostradamus Kid (1993) (Bob Ellis), Country Life (1994) (Michael Blakemore), Sirens (1994) (John Duigan), Angel Baby (1995) (Michael Rymer), Babe (1995) (Chris Noonan), Dad and Dave: On Our Selection (1995) (George Whaley), Hotel Sorrento (1995) (Richard Franklin), Brilliant Lies (1996) (Richard Franklin), Cosi (1996) (Mark Joffe), Dead Heart (1996) (Nick Parsons), Idiot Box (1996) (David Caesar), Lilian’s Story (1996) (Jerzy Domaradzki), Love and Other Catastrophes (1996) (Emma-Kate Croghan), Kiss or Kill (1997) (Bill Bennett), Oscar and Lucinda (1997) (Gillian Armstrong), Paradise Road (1997) (Bruce Beresford), Thank God He Met Lizzie (1997) (Cherie Nowlan ), Crackers (1998) (David Swann), Dead Letter Office (1998) (John Ruane), Praise (1998) (John Curran), Radiance (1998) (Rachel Perkins), Holy Smoke (1999) (Jane Campion), Better Than Sex (2000) (Jonathan Teplitzky), Chopper (2000) (Andrew Dominik), Mullet (2001) (David Caesar), One Night the Moon (2001) (Rachel Perkins), Russian Doll (2001) (Stavros Kazantzidis), The Bank (2001) (Robert Connolly), The Man Who Sued God (2001) (Mark Joffe), Dirty Deeds (2002) (David Caesar), Swimming Upstream (2002) (Russell Mulcahy), The Hard Word (2002) (Scott Roberts), Till Human Voices Wake Us (2002) (Michael Petroni), Danny Deckchair (2003) (Jeff Balsmeyer), Gettin’ Square (2003) (Jonathan Teplitzky), Little Fish (2005) (Rowan Woods), Three Dollars (2005) (Robert Connolly), Caterpillar Wish (2006) (Sandra Sciberras), Happy Feet (2006) (Dr George Miller), Hunt Angels (2006) (Alec Morgan), Jindabyne (2006) (Ray Lawrence), Kenny (2006) (Clayton Jacobson), Dr Plonk (2007) (Rolf de Heer), Lucky Miles (2007) (Michael James Rowland), Noise (2007) (Matthew Saville), The Home Song Stories (2007) (Tony Ayres), Unfinished Sky (2007) (Peter Duncan), The Black Balloon (2008) (Elissa Down), The Square (2008) (Nash Edgerton), Balibo (2009) (Robert Connolly), Blessed (2009) (Ana Kokkinos), Bran Nue Day (2009) (Rachel Perkins), My Year Without Sex (2009) (Sarah Watt), Samson and Delilah (2009) (Warwick Thornton), The Boys are Back (2009) (Scott Hicks), Beneath Hill 60 (2010) (Jeremy Sims), Oranges and Sunshine (2010) (Jim Loach), South Solitary (2010) (Shirley Barrett), The Hunter (2011) (Daniel Nettheim), Mental (2012) (P.J. Hogan), Not Suitable for Children (2012) (Peter Templeman), Satellite Boy (2012) (Catriona McKenzie), Charlies Country (2013) (Rolf de Heer), The Turning (2013) (17 Directors), Healing (2014) (Craig Monahan), The Little Death (2014) (Josh Lawson), Tracks (2014) (John Curran), Girl Asleep (2015) (Rosemary Myers), Holding the Man (2015) (Neil Armfield), Goldstone (2016) (Ivan Sen), The Daughter (2016) (Simon Stone), The Death and Life of Otto Bloom (2016) (Cris Jones), Ali’s Wedding (2017) (Jeffrey Walker), Jasper Jones (2017) (Rachel Perkins), Lion (2017) (Garth Davis), Ladies in Black (2018) (Bruce Beresford), H Is For Happiness (2019) (John Sheedy), Ride Like a Girl (2019) (Rachel Griffiths), Storm Boy (2019) (Shawn Seet ).

3 Stars: Forty Thousand Horsemen (1940) (Charles Chauvel ), Eureka Stockade (1948) (Harry Watt  ), Robbery Under Arms (1957) (Jack Lee  ), Smiley Gets a Gun (1958) (Anthony Kimmins  ), The Siege of Pinchgut (1958) (Harry Watt  ), The Sundowners (1960) (Fred Zinnemann ), Age of Consent (1969) (Michael Powell  ), 3 To Go (1970) (Peter Weir, Oliver Howes, Brian Hannant), Caddie (1976) (Donald Crombie), Endplay (1976) (Tim Burstall), Backroads (1977) (Phillip Noyce), The Last Wave (1977) (Peter Weir), The Love Letters from Teralba Road (1977) (Stephen Wallace ), The Singer and The Dancer (1977) (Gillian Armstrong), The Night, the Prowler (1978) (Jim Sharman), Dimboola (1979) (John Duigan), In Search of Anna (1979) (Esben Storm), Money Movers (1979) (Bruce Beresford), Palm Beach (1979) (Albie Thoms 1979), The Odd Angry Shot (1979) (Tom Jeffrey), The Plumber (1979) (Peter Weir ), Manganinnie (1980) (John Honey), Puberty Blues (1981) (Bruce Beresford), The Killing of Angel St (1981) (Donald Crombie), Winter of Our Dreams (1981) (John Duigan), Wrong Side of the Road (1981) (Ned Lander), Monkey Grip (1982) (Ken Cameron), Star Struck (1982) (Gillian Armstrong), Goodbye Paradise (1983) (Carl Schultz), My First Wife (1984) (Paul Cox), Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) (George Miller), Robbery Under Arms (1985) (Donald Crombie, Ken Hannam), The Empty Beach (1985) (Chris Thomson), The Naked Country (1985) (Tim Burstall), An Indecent Obsession (1986) (Lex Marinos), Kangaroo (1986) (Tim Burstall), High Tide (1987) (Gillian Armstrong), Incident at Raven’s Gate (1988) (Rolf de Heer), The Man from Snowy River II (1988) (Geoff Burrowes), Death in Brunswick (1991) (John Ruane), Dingo (1991) (Rolf de Heer), Waiting (1991) (Jackie McKimmie), beDevil (1993) (Tracey Moffatt), Blackfellas (1993) (James Ricketson), Greenkeeping (1993) (David Caesar), The Heartbreak Kid (1993) (Michael Jenkins), The Silver Brumby (1993) (John Tatoulis), Spider and Rose (1994) (Bill Bennett), That Eye the Sky (1994) (John Ruane), The Roly Poly Man (1994) (Bill Young), The Sum of Us (1994) (Geoff Burton), Metal Skin (1995) (Geoffrey Wright), Vacant Possession (1995) (Margot Nash), Dating the Enemy (1996) (Megan Simpson Huberman), True Love and Chaos (1996) (Stavros Andonis Efthymiou), Blackrock (1997) (Steven Vidler), Diana and Me (1997) (David Parker), Doing Time For Patsy Cline (1997) (Chris Kennedy), Epsilon (1997) (Rolf de Heer), Heaven’s Burning (1997) (Craig Lahiff), A Little Bit of Soul (1998) (Peter Duncan), Head On (1998) (Ana Kokkinos), Occasional Coarse Language (1998) (Brad Hayward), The Boys (1998) (Rowan Woods), Feeling Sexy (1999) (Davida Allen), Fresh Air (1999) (Neil Mansfield), Me, Myself, I (1999) (Pip Karmel), Paperback Hero (1999) (Antony J. Bowman), Siam Sunset (1999) (John Polson), Strange Fits of Passion (1999) (Elise McCredie), Strange Planet (1999) (Emma-Kate Croghan), The Goddess Of 1967 (2000) (Clara Law), He Died with a Falafel in His Hand (2001) (Richard Lowenstein), La Spagnola (2001) (Steve Jacobs), Moulin Rouge (2001) (Baz Luhrmann), Yolngu Boy (2001) (Stephen Johnson), Australian Rules (2002) (Paul Goldman), Walking on Water (2002) (Tony Ayres), Alexandra’s Project (2003) (Rolf de Heer), Bad Eggs (2003) (Tony Martin), Horseplay (2003) (Stavros Kazantzidis), Ned Kelly (2003) (Gregor Jordan), The Night We called it a Day (2003) (Paul Goldman), The Postcard Bandit (2003) (Tony Tilse), You Can’t Stop the Murders (2003) (Anthony Mir), Loot (2004) (Shawn Seet), Oyster Farmer (2004) (Anna Reeves), Peaches (2004) (Craig Monahan), Strange Bedfellows (2004) (Dean Murphy), Hell Has Harbour Views (2005) (Peter Duncan), The Illustrated Family Doctor (2005) (Kriv Stenders), Candy (2006) (Neil Armfield), Kokoda (2006) (Alister Grierson), Last Train to Freo (2006) (Jeremy Sims), The Final Winter (2006) (Brian Andrews), Clubland (2007) (Cherie Nowlan ), December Boys (2007) (Rod Hardy), Romulus, My Father (2007) (Richard Roxburgh), September (2007) (Peter Carstairs), $9.99 (2008) (Tatia Rosenthal), Australia (2008) (Baz Luhrmann), Hey Hey It’s Esther Blueburger (2008) (Cathy Randall), Salvation (2008) (Paul Cox), The Tender Hook (2008) (Jonathan Ogilvie), Charlie and Boots (2009) (Dean Murph), Last Ride (2009) (Glendyn Ivin), Mao’s Last Dancer (2009) (Bruce Beresford), Prime Mover (2009) (David Caesar), Lou (2010) (Belinda Chayko), Mad Bastards (2010) (Brendan Fletcher), Matching Jack (2010) (Nadia Tass), Summer Coda (2010) (Richard Gray), Tomorrow When The War Began (2010) (Stuart Beattie), A Few Best Men (2011) (Stephan Elliot), Red Dog (2011) (Kriv Stenders), Mabo (2012) (Rachel Perkins), Save Your Legs! (2012) (Boyd Hicklin), The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (2012) (Shawn Seet), 52 Tuesdays (2013) (Sophie Hyde), Goddess (2013) (Mark Lamprell), Predestination (2014) (Spierig brothers), The Broken Shore (2014) (Rowan Woods), The Water Diviner (2014) (Russell Crowe), William Kelly’s War (2014) (Geoff Davis ), Last Cab to Darwin (2015) (Jeremy Sims), Looking for Grace (2015) (Sue Brooks), Now Add Honey (2015) (Wayne Hope), Oddball (2015) (Stuart McDonald), Broke (2016) (Heath Davis), Down Under (2016) (Abe Forsythe), Pawno (2016) (Paul Ireland), Red Dog: True Blue (2016) (Kriv Stenders), The Light Between The Oceans (2016) (Derek Cianfrance), That’s Not Me (2017) (Gregory Erdstein), The Butterfly Tree (2017) (Priscilla Cameron), West of Sunshine (2017) (Jason Raftopoulos), Breath (2018) (Simon Baker), Strange Colours (2018) (Alena Lodkina), Swinging Safari (2018) (Stephan Elliott), The BBQ (2018) (Stephen Amis), The Flip Side (2018) (Marion Pilowsky ), The Merger (2018) (Mark Grentell), Judy and Punch (2019) (Mirrah Foulkes), Top End Wedding (2019) (Wayne Blair), True History of the Kelly Gang (2019) (Justin Kurzel), Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020) (Tony Tilse).

2 ½ Stars: The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972) (Bruce Beresford), Stone (1974) (Sandy Harbutt), The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) (Peter Weir), Yackety Yak (1974) (Dave Jones), Buddies (1983) (Arch Nicholson), Backlash (1986) (Bill Bennett), The Riddle of the Stinson (1987) (Chris Noonan), The Umbrella Woman (1987) (Ken Cameron), Travelling North (1987) (Carl Schultz), As Time Goes By (1988) (Barry Peak), Boundaries of the Heart (1988) (Lex Marinos), Grievous Bodily Harm (1988) (Mark Joffe), Sweetie (1989) (Jane Campion), The Delinquents (1989) (Chris Thomson), Return Home (1990) (Ray Argall), Spotswood (1992) (Mark Joffe ), Frauds (1994) (Stephan Elliott), Mr Reliable (1996) (Nadia Tass ), The Well (1997) (Samantha Lang), In the Winter Dark (1998) (James Bogle), Let’s Get Skase (2001) (Matthew George), Garage Days (2002) (Alex Proyas), The Nugget (2002) (Bill Bennett), Take Away (2003) (Marc Gracie), Suburban Mayhem (2006) (Paul Goldman), All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane (2007) (Louise Alston), Griff the Invisible (2010) (Leon Ford), The Tree (2010) (Julie Bertuccelli), Toomelah (2011) (Ivan Sen), Wish You Were Here (2012) (Kieran Darcy-Smith), Paper Planes (2014) (Robert Connolly), The Rover (2014) (David Michôd), Alex & Eve (2015) (Peter Andrikidis), The Doctor Blake Mysteries: Family Portrait (2017) (Ian Barry), Three Summers (2017) (Ben Elton), What If It Works? (2017) (Romi Trower), Book Week (2018) (Heath Davis ), The Pretend One (2018) (Tony Prescott).

2 Stars: Kangaroo (1952) (Lewis Milestone), Stork (1971) (Tim Burstall), Alvin Purple (1973) (Tim Burstall), Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974) (Bruce Beresford), Journey Among Women (1977) (Tom Cowan), Summerfield (1977) (Ken Hannam), The F.J. Holden (1977) (Michael Thornhill), The Mango Tree (1977) (Kevin Dobson), Tim (1979) (Michael Pate), Far East (1982) (John Duigan), Bush Christmas (1983) (Henri Safran), Phar Lap (1983) (Simon Wincer), The Wild Duck (1984) (Henri Safran), Fran (1985) (Glenda Hambly), The Coca-Cola Kid (1985) (Dusan Makavejev), The Lighthorsemen (1987) (Simon Wincer), Crocodile Dundee II (1988) (John Cornell), Emerald City (1988) (Michael Jenkins), Hercules Returns (1993) (David Parker), All Men Are Liars (1995) (Gerard Lee), The Craic (1999) (Ted Emery), Walk The Talk (2000) (Shirley Barrett), Risk (2001) (Alan White), Ned (2003) (Abe Forsythe), Human Touch (2004) (Paul Cox), Hating Alison Ashley (2005) (Geoff Bennett), Valentine’s Day (2008) (Peter Duncan), Broken Hill (2009) (Dagen Merrill), Van Dieman’s Land (2009) (Jonathan auf der Heide), Sleeping Beauty (2011) (Julia Leigh), Any Questions for Ben? (2012) (Rob Sitch), Black and White and Sex (2012) (John Winter), The King is Dead (2012) (Rolf de Heer), Adoration (2013) (Anne Fontaine ), The Infinite Man (2014) (Hugh Sullivan), Chasing Comets (2018) (Jason Perini), In Like Flynn (2018) (Russel Mulcahy).

1 ½ Stars: Funny Things Happen Down Under (1966) (Joe McCormick  ), Petersen (1974) (Tim Burstall), Is There Anybody There? (1975) (Peter Maxwell), Oz: A Rock and Roll Road Movie (1976) (Chris Lofven), Snapshot (1979) (Simon Wincer), One Night Stand (1984) (John Duigan), The Settlement (1984) (Howard Rubie), Remember Me (1985) (Lex Marinos), Fair Game (1986) (Mario Andreacchio), Great Expectations: The Untold Story (1987) (Tim Burstall), Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train (1988) (Bob Ellis), Call Me Mr Brown (1990) (Scott Hicks), Hotel de Love (1996) (Craig Rosenberg), Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) (Stephan Elliott), Erskineville Kings (1999) (Alan White), The Wog Boy (2000) (Aleksi Vellis), The Honourable Wally Norman (2003) (Ted Emery), Burke & Wills (2006) (Oliver Torr, Matt Zeremes), Rats and Cats (2007) (Tony Rogers), Spin Out (2016) (Tim Ferguson, Marc Gracie), Subdivision (2008) (Sue Brooks), I Love You Too (2009) (Daina Reid), Kings of Mykonos: Wog Boy 2 (2010) (Peter Andrikidis), X (2011) (Jon Hewitt ), Just Between Us (2018) (Christopher Kay).

1 Star: Homesdale (1971) (Peter Weir), The Firm Man (1975) (John Duigan), The Great McCarthy (1975) (David Baker), Summer City (1977) (Christopher Fraser), Windrider (1986) (Vincent Monton), Hunting (1991) (Frank Howson), The Wannabes (2003) (Nick Giannopoulos ), Travelling Light (2003) (Kathryn Millard), Thicker Than Water (2018) (Dominic Crisci).

Film Blerg website

Film Blerg is an Australian review website and has rated 83 films, mainly from 2010-2020, plus a few from the 90s and 00s, giving an average of 3.35 stars. Their reviews can be found here.

5 Star: Mad Max (1979) (George Miller I), Erskineville Kings (1999) (Alan White), Siam Sunset (1999) (John Polson), Hail (2011) (Amiel Courtin-Wilson), The Sapphires (2012) (Wayne Blair), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) (George Miller), The Merger (2018) (Mark Grentell).

4 ½ Stars: Flirting (1991) (John Duigan), Charlies Country (2013) (Rolf de Heer), Partisan (2015) (Ariel Kleiman).

4 Stars: The Interview (1998) (Craig Monahan), Wolf Creek (2005) (Greg McLean), Macbeth (2006) (Geoffrey Wright), Suburban Mayhem (2006) (Paul Goldman), Red Hill (2010) (Patrick Hughes), The Tree (2010) (Julie Bertuccelli), Burning Man (2011) (Jonathan Teplitzky), Mystery Road (2013) (Ivan Sen), Cut Snake (2014) (Tony Ayres), Healing (2014) (Craig Monahan), The Little Death (2014) (Josh Lawson), Holding the Man (2015) (Neil Armfield), Hacksaw Ridge (2016) (Mel Gibson), Joe Cinque’s Consolation (2016) (Sotiris Sounoukos), Cargo (2017) (Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke), Don’t Tell (2017) (Tori Garrett), Lion (2017) (Garth Davis).

3 ½ Stars: Summer Coda (2010) (Richard Gray), X (2011) (Jon Hewitt ), 100 Bloody Acres (2012) (Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes), Not Suitable for Children (2012) (Peter Templeman), Satellite Boy (2012) (Catriona McKenzie), The King is Dead (2012) (Rolf de Heer), Adoration (2013) (Anne Fontaine ), Patrick (2013) (Mark Hartley), The Outlaw Michael Howe (2013) (Brendan Cowell), Predestination (2014) (Spierig brothers), The Mule (2014) (Tony Mahony, Angus Sampson), The Rover (2014) (David Michôd), Goldstone (2016) (Ivan Sen), The Light Between The Oceans (2016) (Derek Cianfrance), Jasper Jones (2017) (Rachel Perkins), Brothers’ Nest (2018) (Clayton Jacobson), Jirga (2018) (Benjamin Gilmour), Ladies in Black (2018) (Bruce Beresford), Sweet Country (2018) (Warwick Thornton), Upgrade (2018) (Leigh Whannell).

3 Stars: A Few Best Men (2011) (Stephan Elliot), Any Questions for Ben? (2012) (Rob Sitch), Save Your Legs! (2012) (Boyd Hicklin), Son of a Gun (2014) (Julius Avery), Turkey Shoot (2014) (Jon Hewitt ), Alex & Eve (2015) (Peter Andrikidis), Girl Asleep (2015) (Rosemary Myers), Infini (2015) (Shane Abbess), Oddball (2015) (Stuart McDonald), Ruben Guthrie (2015) (Brendan Cowell), Strangerland (2015) (Kim Farrant), Pawno (2016) (Paul Ireland), The Daughter (2016) (Simon Stone), The Death and Life of Otto Bloom (2016) (Cris Jones), The Legend of Ben Hall (2016) (Matthew Holmes), 1% (2017) (Stephen MacCallum), Dance Academy: The Movie (2017) (Jeffrey Walker), Jungle (2017) (Greg McLean), Three Summers (2017) (Ben Elton), In Like Flynn (2018) (Russel Mulcahy), Swinging Safari (2018) (Stephan Elliott), Storm Boy (2019) (Shawn Seet ).

2 ½ Stars: Dead Europe (2012) (Tony Krawitz), Now Add Honey (2015) (Wayne Hope), Gods of Egypt (2016) (Alex Proyas), Spin Out (2016) (Tim Ferguson, Marc Gracie), The Butterfly Tree (2017) (Priscilla Cameron), What If It Works? (2017) (Romi Trower).

2 Stars: Manny Lewis (2015) (Anthony Mir), Boys in the Trees (2016) (Nicholas Verso), Red Dog: True Blue (2016) (Kriv Stenders), Peter Rabbit (2018) (Will Gluck).

1 Star: Bait (2012) (Kimble Rendall), The Flip Side (2018) (Marion Pilowsky ).

½ Star: Spear (2015) (Stephen Page).

0 Stars: A Few Less Men (2017) (Mark Lamprell).

Flicks.com.au website

Flicks.com.au is an Australian film website. The site has reviews written by a number of reviwers. The reviews can be found on Flicks.com.au and Rotten Tomatoes.

Flicks.com has rated 54 films from 2013-2020, giving an average of 3.43 stars.

5 Stars: Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014) (Kiah Roache-Turner), Holding the Man (2015) (Neil Armfield), Sweet Country (2018) (Warwick Thornton), True History of the Kelly Gang (2019) (Justin Kurzel).

4 Stars: The Jammed (2007) (Dee McLachlan), 52 Tuesdays (2013) (Sophie Hyde), Canopy (2013) (Aaron Wilson), Healing (2014) (Craig Monahan), Paper Planes (2014) (Robert Connolly), The Little Death (2014) (Josh Lawson), The Rover (2014) (David Michôd), Alex & Eve (2015) (Peter Andrikidis), Last Cab to Darwin (2015) (Jeremy Sims), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) (George Miller), Now Add Honey (2015) (Wayne Hope), Ruben Guthrie (2015) (Brendan Cowell), Cargo (2017) (Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke), Lion (2017) (Garth Davis), Acute Misfortune (2018) (Thomas M. Wright), Emu Runner (2018) (Imogen Thomas), Hotel Mumbai (2018) (Anthony Maras), Jirga (2018) (Benjamin Gilmour), Ladies in Black (2018) (Bruce Beresford), Upgrade (2018) (Leigh Whannell), Hearts and Bones (2019) (Ben Lawrence).

3 Stars: Australia (2008) (Baz Luhrmann), Charlies Country (2013) (Rolf de Heer), The Turning (2013) (17 Directors), Cut Snake (2014) (Tony Ayres), Predestination (2014) (Spierig brothers), Tracks (2014) (John Curran), Oddball (2015) (Stuart McDonald), Unindian (2015) (Anupam Sharma), Hacksaw Ridge (2016) (Mel Gibson), The Light Between The Oceans (2016) (Derek Cianfrance), 1% (2017) (Stephen MacCallum), Lost Gully Road (2017) (Donna McRae), Breath (2018) (Simon Baker), Brothers’ Nest (2018) (Clayton Jacobson), Peter Rabbit (2018) (Will Gluck), Swinging Safari (2018) (Stephan Elliott), The Merger (2018) (Mark Grentell), The Nightingale (2018) (Jennifer Kent), Bilched (2019) (Jeremy Cumpston), Judy and Punch (2019) (Mirrah Foulkes), Ride Like a Girl (2019) (Rachel Griffiths), Suburban Wildlife (2019) (Imogen McCluskey), The Combination Redemption (2019) (David Field).

2 Stars: The Dressmaker (2015) (Jocelyn Moorhouse), Celeste (2018) (Ben Hackworth), Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019) (Kriv Stenders), Palm Beach (2019) (Rachel Ward), Storm Boy (2019) (Shawn Seet), Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020) (Tony Tilse).

That’s the end of the survey, the Back of our Bourke, the Booligal of our endeavours.

The Bottom Line

So where does all this information lead us. I guess we can say only that:

• Different reviewers like and hate different films;
• Some films are liked by most reviewers;
• Some films are hated by most reviewers;
• Some people are too hard to please, and others too easy to please;
• Even the lamest film can please some of the people some of the time;
• Even the most sublime film can annoy some people;
• You can rarely please most people;
• People are the darndest things, but so are films!

These are things we already knew, but it still interests me to see how it played out in terms of Aussie films.

Au bientôt, mes petits kangarous.