Ella Newton

Dangerous Animals Review

Australian filmmaker Sean Byrne is obsessed with obsession. From the power drill wielding Lola in his masterful feature debut The Loved Ones to Tucker, who has an unhealthy appreciation for sharks in Dangerous Animals, Byrne loves to delve into the psyche of people who are consumed and love to see their victims squirm. While The Loved Ones looked at how an unhinged prom queen wannabe responds to r...

Girl at the Window Review

Mark Hartley, director of the Patrick remake and Not Quite Hollywood (highly recommended) returns to present audiences with The Girl at the Window, a rural Australian thriller that is equal parts serial slasher flick and Nancy Drew. A mix that leaps high, miscalculates and lands painfully on its coccyx. Small town high school student Amy (Ella Newton) struggles with PTSD after being involved in th...