Matthew Newton – MRQE

The Bet

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Young Sydney stockbroker, Will, makes a bet with his rich mate Angus – who can make the most money in three months with $50,000? Obsessed with winning, Will finds himself engaged in high stakes games and deception, bending all the rules, until he discovers that winning at all costs could mean losing more than he could ever imagine.

Blurred

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Every year more than 70,000 Australian school leavers head to the beaches of Australia’s Gold Coast to celebrate their release from the secondary school system. With a wild mixture of sun, surf and sex, this quintessential Australian tradition is known affectionately as ‘Schoolies Week’. So strap on the beer goggles and follow several groups of friends as they travel to the Gold Coast by train, clapped out Holden, Limo and on foot in search of the best time of their lives.

Bitter & Twisted

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A family drifts down a spiral of self-destruction and depression in the years following the death of their eldest son. Can they come to terms with what’s happened before everything falls apart?

Looking for Alibrandi

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Josie Alibrandi has a lot to deal with right now. Shes 17, got the dreaded H.S.C. in front of her, and the boy of her dreams seems completely out of reach. Then theres that other problem. Shes a wog. Sure, its where Josie comes from, but its not where she feels she belongs. In fact, Josie doesnt know where she belongs. With her Nonna in one ear talking about the old country and the stuck-up girls at her school telling her shes an outsider, its no wonder. This year, however, everything is going to change. Josie will let loose, face her fears, uncover secrets – even discover the true identity of her father. Its going to be a year when Josie finally finds out where she belongs.

Body Melt

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Residents of peaceful Pebbles Court, Homesville, are being used unknowingly as test experiments for a new ‘Body Drug’ that causes rapid body decomposition (melting skin etc.) and painful death.

Face to Face

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Face to Face is adapted from David Williamson’s play of the same name which is in turn based on the transcripts from real conflict resolution sessions. The story is about a young scaffold construction worker who is charged with assaulting his boss. By the end of the film, all our assumptions about guilt and blame are turned on their heads. As 10 people sit in a room discussing the turn of events that brought our protagonist to breaking point, twists and surprises reveal that all is not quite as simple as it seems. Michael Rymer directs his screen adaptation of ‘Face to Face’ (written by Australian playwright David Williamson), as an ensemble piece about 10 very dissimilar Australians bound together by a complex pattern of relationships and shared histories. Hysterically funny and deeply moving, each character’s role in the drama peels back another layer as the story digs down to the roots of who these people really are.