Eliza Janssen

Melbourne

Assistant Editor at Flicks.com.au

spooky freelance writer 👻 she/her 👻 Midnight Screening Podcast 👻 sorry my bio is haunted 👻

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Articles

Cult classic The Fall returns: ambitious, majestic and indulgent in the best ways

13 hours ago | flicks.com.au | Steve Newall |Liam Maguren |Luke Buckmaster |Eliza Janssen

Hard-to-find 2006 pic The Fall is back in a dazzling 4K restoration. It’s easy to see why the film has gained such a devoted cult following, writes Katie Parker—it’s hard to think of anything quite like it. Harvey Weinstein made it just 15 minutes into the Toronto International Film festival premiere of The Fall before he walked out, or so the story goes.
A newly liberated psyche comes to understand itself in warm, funny Murderbot

19 hours ago | flicks.com.au | Steve Newall |Liam Maguren |Luke Buckmaster |Eliza Janssen

Clarisse Loughrey’s Show of the Week column spotlights a new show to watch or skip. This week: Murderbot captures the neurodivergent experience to a tee without it expressly being about it. It’s a fairly common autistic experience to see yourself in a fictional robot. If it’s not Data in Star Trek, it’s WALL-E, Andy in Alien: Romulus, or any droid of choice from the Star Wars franchise (my pick? Rogue One and Andor’s K-2SO). It’s a tricky situation.
Poker Face is back, with another winning hand of star-studded murders

19 hours ago | flicks.com.au | Steve Newall |Liam Maguren |Luke Buckmaster |Eliza Janssen

Back for another season of superior murder mystery fare is Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne’s series Poker Face. Steve Newall investigates the star-studded show with a heart of gold. Once a beast gets the taste of human flesh, it will crave more, we’re told—which may feel familiar to whodunnit fans, whose appetite for entertainment depends on a steady stream of unlucky victims.
How to… make a Bond film

20 hours ago | flicks.com.au | Steve Newall |Liam Maguren |Luke Buckmaster |Eliza Janssen

Matt Glasby’s monthly column How to… turns a sly, critical eye on how the movie world really works. This month: How to… make a Bond film. With 25 movies in 63 years—that’s one every two-and-a-half years—the Bond franchise is the ageing uncle of the blockbuster world: fondly thought of, but a little bit racist. Following its recent sale to Spectre, sorry, Amazon, there’s going to be a hell of a lot more on the way. Here’s how to stop them getting Bond wrong.
A newly liberated psyche comes to understand itself in warm, funny Murderbot

1 day ago | flicks.co.uk | Luke Buckmaster |Clarisse Loughrey |Steve Newall |Eliza Janssen

Clarisse Loughrey’s Show of the Week column spotlights a new show to watch or skip. This week: Murderbot captures the neurodivergent experience to a tee without it expressly being about it. It’s a fairly common autistic experience to see yourself in a fictional robot. If it’s not Data in Star Trek, it’s WALL-E, Andy in Alien: Romulus, or any droid of choice from the Star Wars franchise (my pick? Rogue One and Andor’s K-2SO). It’s a tricky situation.
My Favourite Books About Movies

1 day ago | flicks.com.au | Eliza Janssen |Luke Buckmaster |Travis Johnson |Clarisse Loughrey

“You must watch a lot of movies”. I hear this phrase a lot, usually after I’ve just dazzled a room by dropping some sort of movie knowledge bomb. I do see a lot of movies, but only slightly more than the average person I reckon. Most of my fundamental movie knowledge comes from books. In the internet age, when a lot of movie information is readily accessible, it can be easy to dismiss the value of books about movies.
Final Destination: Bloodlines

3 days ago | flicks.com.au | Eliza Janssen

The sixth film in the Final Destination franchise sees several first responders narrowly escape death, only to begin to die... More The sixth film in the Final Destination franchise sees several first responders narrowly escape death, only to begin to die in a series of increasingly improbable accidents. From Scream writer Guy Busick and Freaks (2018) co-directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein.
French historical espionage and gastronomy get saucy in Carême

6 days ago | flicks.co.uk | Luke Buckmaster |Steve Newall |Eliza Janssen |Liam Maguren

Clarisse Loughrey’s Show of the Week column spotlights a new show to watch or skip. This week: Carême introduces us to the world’s first celebrity chef, perfecting dishes and delicious blackmail in Napoleon-era France. Few shows state their thesis as swiftly and succinctly as Apple TV+’s Carême.
Best new movies and TV series on Amazon Prime Video Australia: April 2025

1 week ago | flicks.com.au | Eliza Janssen

Each month, new films and TV shows are added to Amazon Prime Video‘s Australian library. Eliza Janssen presents her picks for titles worth watching. For the full list of everything arriving on the platform, scroll down. See also* All new movies & series on Prime Video* All new streaming movies & series* The 50 best movies on Amazon Prime Video AustraliaTop picks: TVWho’s gonna save your Bacon from the eternal grill-pits of Hell?
The Philippou bros, M3gan and new Final Destination bring scares back into cinemas

1 week ago | flicks.com.au | DAVID BROWN |Matt Glasby |Rory Doherty |Eliza Janssen

Horror fans get your watchlists ready as Matt Glasby – author of The Book of Horror: The Anatomy of Fear in Film, available here – takes a look at what horror to watch (and what to watch out for) in May and June. Clown in a Cornfield Coming to Cinemas - 8 May Based on the Bram Stoker Award-winning 2020 novel by Adam Cesare, directed by Eli Craig of the excellent Tucker & Dale vs.