Yes the man who brought us the mostly-real-life pranks of Borat and Bruno has turned his finely tuned offensive instincts on a fictional North African country in an effort to amuse audiences or spark global warfare ... or both.

Join the Sydney Morning Herald’s Giles Hardie, Rolling Stone’s Matt Coyte and film critic Nathan Lawrence as they risk political exile, radical extremism and temporary blindness by taking a close look at the hits and misses of The Dictator

Starring Johnny Depp, this is a bloody laugh-fest filled with great one-liners and standout performances, but is that enough to win over the hardcore fans?

Scott Ellis, Beth Wilson and Marc Fenell take a look at what is sure to be a controversial (excuse me for this) revamp.

Like other movies where ordinary people have taken the place of professional actors, there are moments here where it all looks incredibly true to life and others where… well these guys are trained killers so lets just stop there.

Scott Ellis, Marc Fenell and Beth Wilson ask whether being the real deal is enough when it comes to acting a role.

It also proves that Emily Blunt is ridiculously fabulous in everything she does and writer, star and executive producer Jason Segel is an over-achiever on the fast-track to world domination. 

Join me, Jo Cohen, Lauren Smelcher-Sams from Girlfriend Magazine and Giles Hardie from the Sydney Morning Herald as we discuss such topics and dig through the crossbows, deli-specific sex fantasies and radical facial-hair stylings that litter this couple’s slow limp to the altar.

Actors Kieran Darcy-Smith and his wife Felicity Price had always wondered about the mystery behind real life missing person stories and how that flows on to affect the people around them.  So they sat down - together! - to write a film about it.  The result is the gripping drama Wish You Were Here.

Film reviewer Alice Tynan and I sat down with Kieran to find out exactly how that writing process works (no saucepans were thrown during the making off this movie!), and why Joel Edgerton was begging to be involved.

Everyone loves a good Snow White story, that must be why Hollywood is giving us two this year! So before you suit up with Kristen Stewart for Snow White and The Huntsman (opening June 21), it’s well worth spending some time gazing into Tarsem Singh’s Mirror Mirror.

Singh is fast becoming famous for his impossibly designed pieces of film artistry. The Cell, The Fall and the wantonly over-styled swords and sandals epic Immortals are all cases in point, but Mirror Mirror might just prove the safest plae to start. Singh imbues familiar Grimm Brother’s fable with some wonderfully wry twists, including Julia Roberts getting bitchy with it.

Join me, Alice Tynan, ‘That Movie Guy’ Marc Fennell and Girlfriend Magazine’s Lauren Smelcher-Sams as we step into Singh’s seriously beautiful fairytale.  

In 1999 Jim and Jim's Dad (that's actually his character name) sat down to discuss the birds and the bees as well as apples, sauce and the inner workings of baked goods, in American Pie. 13 years later the writing / directing team of Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg sat down with us to discuss American Pie Reunion.

What is the appeal of gross-out comedies? And more importantly, who is the wildest on set? 

Nothing is off limits in these films or this interview, so join me, Giles Hardie and Rolling Stones Matt Coyte as we slice open the pie and take a very cautious look inside.

Hi Oscar here again. This was a lot of fun, but Marc Fennell, Beth Wilson and I were sadly cut short on a subject that could go on forever - the do's and especially the don'ts of going to the cinema. 

Texting, talking, poor wrapper management, the salty rummage - it's all there in the cinema, annoying the hell out of us. If you've got a pet hate that we didn't cover, let us know in the comments!

A Dangerous Method is a thought provoking film about the careers and relationship between fledgling psychiatrist Carl Jung, his mentor Sigmund Freud and an intelligent but disturbed woman who challenges both their beliefs.

I’m joined by slightly crazy but stable film reviewers Alice Tynan and Jo Cohen as we reveal our inner most thoughts about David Cronenberg’s mind messing film, and ponder whether Keira Knightley will win an Oscar for Best Possessed Jaw!

Whether spawned by a very deep movie love or an ego so massive there is a desire to play God, cue the sun and build a personal universe, movie makers have long littered their films with cinematic in-jokes.

From the Wilhelm Scream to the Big Kahuna Burger to a Hitchcock cameo, nothing makes a film fan happier than spotting a director’s running gag or well-placed film reference. 

Join me, Jo Cohen, the Sydney Morning Herald’s Scott Ellis and Editor of Rolling Stone Magazine, Matt Coyte, as we geek out, put on our anoraks and spot our favourite film puns and gags. See you next Wednesday.

Team Edward & Team Jacob, pftt, so 2008!  This year it's all about The Hunger Games!

Based on the best selling trilogy by Suzanne Collins, the film is set in a dystopian society called Panem.  Each year, the Capital pick two teens from each of their twelve districts to fight in a televised death match.

I'm joined by two tributes from the Film Review district, Jo Cohen & Alice Tynan, as we whet our appetites with the hugely anticipated big screen adaptation.

Starring the two great Dames – Judi Dench and Maggie Smith, along with other Brit favourites, Bill Nighy and Dev Patel, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a joyful portrayal of new life in old age.

Sonny (Dev Patel) dreams of reviving a once-genteel hotel in the heart of India so that the west can outsource their aged care. The retirees who arrive on its decrepit doorstep might start out fragile and dusty but the flaws and humour soon shine through the cardies and smuggled hobnobs.

Join author of That Movie Book, Mark Fennell, Oscar Hillerstrom, host of The Sci-Fi Show and myself, Jo Cohen, as we live it up at the Hotel Marigold.

Hi. Oscar here. If you grew up watching TV in the 80's then your mind is going to get blown by all the TV-to-big screen talk that goes on in this particular episode.

The legendary Michael Adams and the knowledgable Matt Coyte (from Rolling Stone Australia, no less) talk me through the litany of small-screen to big-screen attempts that has lead up to this fateful moment - 21 Jump Street, the movie.

100 years since the character of John Carter first appeared, and 81 years after the movie was first optioned, this space adventure has finally broken free - and it has been worth the wait.

John Carter may bring big action in seriously skimpy outfits but it is not just for the geeks. It tells a great story, is laugh out loud funny and has a Mars dog that you will want to reach through the screen and steal for your very own.

Join author of That Movie Book, Mark Fennell, Oscar Hillerstrom, host of The Sci-Fi Show and myself, Jo Cohen, as we obsess about this trip to the red planet.

As the cinematic End of Days approaches, we sit in judgement over the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences and their awards of 2012. What did they get right? What did they get wrong? And can anyone name the winner of Best Art Direction without looking it up?

Weighing the Academy’s sins and good deeds are the Movie Club’s Matt Coyte, Lauren Smelcher Sams and myself, Giles Hardie. Join us in our hour (well five minutes) of judging the judges.

Some may say it’s about the awards, but it’s really all about the ceremony. At least that’s what we home viewers think.

Join Lauren Smelcher-Sams, Matt Coyte and me, Giles Hardie, as we look back on the 2012 Academy Awards ceremony to review the hits, the misses and the glitches. We promise this episode is shorter than the announcement of the nominees for Best Actor.

But set in contemporary Belgrade, it's Shakespeare unlike you’ve ever seen it before. Join me, Alice Tynan, The Sci Fi Show’s Oscar Hillerstrom and Trespass Magazine’s Beth Wilson on our cinematic voyage of discovery, as we delve into the legendary life of Roman General Caius Marcias, transformed into a towering filmmaking debut by Fiennes.

Superlative filmmaking on all levels, this universal tale is made more striking for its modern Iranian setting, as the couple’s impasse - to stay in Iran or leave for the West – unfolds to include economic and religious complexities…with not one but two families drawn into A Separation.

Join me, Alice Tynan, The Sci Fi Show’s Oscar Hillerstrom and Trespass Magazine’s Beth Wilson as we band together to talk separation, screenwriting and the stunning naturalism that Farhadi and his cast achieve in this gem of a film.