Marsupial March- 31 Days of Aussie Movies- Day 28- Crime of the Decade (1984)

Young people congregate at a local New South Wales suburb community centre. They also live together in accommodation which is kind of like a halfway house for youngsters from difficult backgrounds. Ely moves in after her mother's boyfriend sexually assaults her. Meanwhile, a local businessman who hopes to become a politician holds a dinner party …

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Marsupial March- 31 Days of Aussie Movies- Day 27- Bad Taste (1987)

OK, so this movie is based in New Zealand rather than Australia but... Murderous aliens have invaded Kaihoro and want to turn humans into extraterrestrial fast food. I remember seeing Bad Taste when it was released on video here in the UK. Unfortunately, this coincided with a reprise of the earlier Video Nasties moral panic …

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Marsupial March- 31 Days of Aussie Movies- Day 25- Dogs In Space (1986)

A group of alternative types share a house in Melbourne in 1978. There’s no real plot as it’s hoped that the characters are interesting enough to hold your interest for an hour and a half. Not even the mentions of David Bowie, Iggy Pop, The Boys Next Door (Nick Cave's first band) and Suicide can …

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Marsupial March- 31 Days of Aussie Movies- Day 17- End Play (1976)

A hitchhiker is murdered. The killer takes her body to his wheelbound brothers house and plans on disposing of the body. I knew nothing about End Play. I then decided to investigate when I saw that it was on YouTube. Every now and then I strike lucky by doing this. And in this instance I …

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Marsupial March- 31 Days of Aussie Movies- Day 13- Frenchman’s Farm (1987)

Jackie goes for a drive and suddenly finds herself back in 1944 (!) at a place called Frenchman’s Farm. She witnesses a murder and then finds herself back in the present day. She starts to go to local libraries to try and research the place. This movie is the epitome of a mild, tame and …

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Marsupial March- 31 Days of Aussie Movies- Day 9- A Woman’s Tale (1991)

Martha is a 78 year old woman living with cancer. She is cared for by a visiting nurse, Malinka. She regularly sees her son and her friends and also cares for her elderly neighbour Billy who lives next door. A Woman's Tale had been on my radar for years as it stars the inimitable Sheila …

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Marsupial March- 31 Days of Aussie Movies- Day 8- Priscilla Queen of The Desert (1994)

Two drag queens and a transsexual journey from Sydney to Alive Springs for a fortnight of drag shows on their bus Priscilla. Adventures abound. The first time I saw Priscilla was at a screening in London just after its release. Star Terrence Stamp had videotaped an intro in which he said that the role of …

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Marsupial March- 31 Days of Aussie Movies- Day 7- Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975)

Peter Weir's 1975 film involves the students of an all-girls school going to Hanging Rock with a couple of teachers from the school. However, several girls and one of the teachers seemingly vanish into thin air. Whilst there is a linear narrative running through Picnic at Hanging Rock, it is more a film that the …

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Marsupial March- 31 Days of Aussie Movies- Day 6- Kitty And The Bagman (1982)

Kitty arrives from England with her husband who is arrested for past crimes. She then enters a life of crime to survive. I first heard of Kitty and the Bagman because of my love of Prisoner Cell Block H. But rather than this just being a movie of interest to fans of this show, this …

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Marsupial March- 31 Days of Aussie Movies- Day 4- Patrick (1978)

A gorgeous slice of Ozploitation that is extremely well made, acted and written. A young man named Patrick is in a coma after killing his parents three years earlier. A new nurse named Kathie has been assigned to tend to him. They strike up a relationship through a typewriter that Patrick can telekinetically control and …

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