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We invite you to search our extensive archives for reviews of films released in Australia since February 1997. Many films have been reviewed by more than one critic to offer readers a diversity of opinions. We pride ourselves on the quality of the writing and the honesty of the opinions.

Archives of 20 years (February 1997 - February 2017) of top 20 films with box office figures, number of screens, screen averages, release details, percentage rise/fall and comment.

Our extensive section over 600 pages dedicated to Australian films includes not only reviews but many interviews with the filmmakers, set visit reports and background features, including some films made prior to the launch of Urban Cinefile.

Entertaining in their own right, trailers (which used to be called 'shorts') provide snapshots from films. Browse our handy list of trailers as varied as American Made, Fifty Shades Darker and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

A menu of films released on DVD, including some that were not released theatrically. [Pic. Before Sunset, 2004]

Search the archives by title. Before DVD there was video, of course: our VIDEO SECTION is full of reviews from A to Z. Browse - not for the format, but for the films.

Music plays a central role in cinema and soundtracks are a vital part of any movie library. In this fascinating section, readers will find hundreds of reviews of the soundtracks that give emotional life to the moving image.

Stars and filmmakers, Australian and international, amusing and revealing... our archives also contain Andrew L. Urban's interviews with stars years before the launch of Urban Cinefile. Like Russell Crowe on the making of The Sum of Us (1994) and Terence Stamp on the making of The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert (1994). [Pic. Paul Walker; The Fast and The Furious, 2001]

For example, under 'C' in the alphabetical archive listing are the many reports from the Festival de Cannes over the years, while under 'M', there are the set reports from Mad Max: Fury Road and the 'Making of' reports on many Australian and international films including Cappuccino (1989), Romper Stomper & Strictly Ballroom (1992) and Muriel's Wedding (1994).

A nostalgia trip for movie fans, travelling back through time in the Australian world of film

Pick a month, a year ... and see what happened.

Editorial comment and think pieces from respected contributors over the years offer readers multi-layered insights on film and the filmmaking industry itself.

Andrew L. Urban's personal travel experiences around the world, from The Cloisters in New York to Scharbeutz on the Baltic Sea and the Museum of Broken Relationships in Zagreb among many others - including Positano (pic).

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