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We kick off 2024 with a spicy Reference Max reviewing Saltburn, Dream Scenario, Cat Person, Platform 7 and Smothered.

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Check out Oti’s Bookie quote on Stuff NZ list of shows and movies to watch.

Resources:

US

National Sexual Assault Hotline:
(800) 656-HOPE
WWW.RAINN.ORG

National Domestic Violence Hotline:
(800) 777-SAFE
WWW.THeHoTline.org

AUS

1800 RESPECT

https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/sexual-assault-and-abuse-helplines

UK

https://www.thehavens.org.uk/
https://www.thesurvivorstrust.org/

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Kristoffer Borgli is a Norwegian film director and screenwriter that centres the bizzare and delightful parts that make us human.

DREAM SCENARIO follows family man and professor muddling through middle age when he suddenly finds himself at the center of a mysterious dream epidemic

DREAM SCENARIO is out in Australian cinemas now.

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KT hits the red carpet to chat to the cast at the Sydney Premiere Screening of Next Goal Wins. A mix of OG legends and new Hollywood, David Fane, Oscar Kightley, Uli Latukefu and Chris Alosio speak on Pasifika representation, the importance of our stories and what it means to be able to work together.

Next Goal Wins is out in Australian cinemas now!

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Thanks to all our friends and lovers for joining us to reflect on the year that has been! Just like the world we have the highs of highs and some low low lows! Grab a snack and a beverage for Part 2!

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Highlights include: Quantum Cowboys, Red, White & Brass, Bobi Wine: The People’s President, New Jack City, Cobweb, Swagger and more!

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Thanks to all our friends and lovers for joining us to reflect on the year that has been! Just like the world we have the highs of highs and some low low lows! Grab a snack and a beverage for Part 1!

Full video available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/95329266

Highlights include: You can go now, Visitor Q, Till, John Wick 4, The Last of Us, Welcome to the Chippendales and more!

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In our last Ref Max for 2023 we review ANGLE, Bad Behaviour, The Promise, Bookie, Uproar, The Prince of Egypt: The Musical and short film WhaleX.

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Named in this year’s CGA Rising Stars, Bernie Van Tiel is a writer/songwriter, actor, beatboxer and rapper that brings a much needed energy to the so called Australian arts and creative space. Bernie has recently been seen in Class of ’07 and Erotic Stories & soon Swift Street. Stream God Bless the trap now too!

Video interview out now.

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From the biggest independent film to be produced in Newcastle to centering important conversations about mental health, Filmmaker Jye Currie brings The Promise, up for Best Documentary at the 2024 AACTA Awards.

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Trigger warning: given the focus of the film there is talk on suicide but not in graphic detail. Please refer to the resources for assistance:

AUS

Lifeline

Call: 13 11 14

SMS: 0477 13 11 14

https://www.lifeline.org.au/

13YARN (For mob)

Call: 13 92 76

https://www.13yarn.org.au/

Resources for Mob, Māori & BIPOC (Our directory)
https://linktr.ee/ourdirectory?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=33b4fde8-24d6-46e7-974b-61b59a9ffcf5

US

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Native Crisis Text Line
https://www.wernative.org/articles/native-crisis-text-line

UK

Directory from NHS

https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/behaviours/help-for-suicidal-thoughts/

NZ

Lifeline: 0800543354

Resources on Health Gov:
https://www.health.govt.nz/your-health/conditions-and-treatments/mental-health/preventing-suicide/if-youre-worried-someone-may-be-suicidal

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In this week's Reference Max we review the succinctly creepy world in Scavengers Reign, embodied yelling couple tropes in Foe, shifted the lens of Indian cinema in Brand Bollywood Downunder and got down and dirty with The Big Dog.

GIVEAWAY DETAILS (AUS) ONLY - CLOSES 29 NOV

Thanks to Kismet Films and NixCo, we are running our biggest giveaway yet with FIFTEEN double passes to see UPROAR. Julian Denison stars as Josh, a young man finding his place in 1981 New Zealand. UPROAR is in cinemas November 30.

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References made in the reviews

Brand Bollywood Downunder review by Dilpreet Kaur Taggar

Smoke & Mirrors interview with Director, Anupam Sharma

The Big Dog has extended their cinema run check out the link for details on screenings (AUS).

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From being in front of the lens to directing short films, Australian-New Zealand Alice Englert steps onto the scene with her feature directorial debut, Bad Behaviour starring Jennifer Connelly and herself. A former child star who attends a spiritual retreat in search of enlightenment and filial reconciliation.

Bad Behaviour is in Australian cinemas from November 9.

For the video interview with Alice, check out our YouTube video interview playlist.

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