Culture Wars returns for 2017 with one of the Australian movies nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars – Lion, the extraordinary story of five-year-old Saroo Brierley's adventures after getting separated from his brother on a train platform.

Red Dog: True Blue

Dec 30th, 2016 23m 4s

The feelgood Aussie family flick Red Dog has its inevitable sequel – or prequel, in fact. It's the story of Mick, sent to live in the remote Pilbara with his stern grandfather, where he discovers a certain red puppy... but can that outback ligh

La La Land

Dec 22nd, 2016 32m 51s

It's an early Oscar favourite, but is Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone's musical love letter to the City of Angels genuinely something to sing about? As ever, Giles and Dom disagree based on the toss of a coin, and then reveal what they really think

Rogue One

Dec 14th, 2016 29m 55s

Giles and Dom went to see the new Star Wars spin-off/midquel/stand-alone story at midnight on release day, and then sat in a car and reviewed it just for you. Well, their own nerdiness may have played a part in them being there too. Are we talk

Office Christmas Party

Dec 8th, 2016 20m 13s

In this year's least imaginatively-named film, Jason Bateman and TJ Miller love office Christmas parties. Whereas Jennifer Aniston most certainly does not. But what of Office Christmas Party itself? Giles and Dom take a side each based on the t

Underworld: Blood Wars

Dec 2nd, 2016 27m 25s

It's the fifth instalment in the Underworld series, once again starring Kate Beckinsale as the 'Death Dealer' vampire enforcer, Selene. Like her, there's every chance that the series will never die, given the huge box office figures it's had so

Bad Santa 2

Nov 23rd, 2016 19m 15s

Billy Bob Thornton is the last person you'd want to don a Santa Claus suit... again! Yes, for those who wanted more after the first Bad Santa drooled all over Christmas 13 years ago, your holiday wish has been granted. But even though the star

Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them

Nov 18th, 2016 22m 33s

It's another Harry Potter movie at last! Albeit very loosely. This one's set in 1920s New York, where future Hogwarts textbook author Newt Scamander has travelled with a suitcase of magical beasts... which inevitably get loose. A combination of

The Accountant

Nov 16th, 2016 18m 45s

CULTURE WARS is a new podcast where Giles Hardie and Dom Knight butt heads over films, TV and more - and if they don't disagree, they'll toss a coin to guarantee that they do. In this first episode, they review THE ACCOUNTANT, a thriller where

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