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Blackbuster

Blackbuster

2012
Comedy
10 min
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Rowdy punters at this kooky Queensland pub stir an unusual awakening in pirated DVD dealer, Kainen. As his crush grows for the publican's daughter, Tanika, his uncontrollable imagination…

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director S.F. Tusa / Mark J. Ingram / Peter McLennan / Landon Philp / Carolina Häggström
Starring
Jeremy Ambrum / Naomi Bowly / Roxanne McDonald / Tyson Phineasa / Tausala Rea / Martin Sacks / Ilai Swindells / Ben Taylor

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

quirky imaginative romantic unique Australian fantastical uneven bold endearing experimental offbeat vibrant

Reviews

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Isabelle Moreau
Apr 25, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

'Blackbuster' offers a peculiar, yet potentially engaging, cinematic experience. It’s a film rooted in a specific Australian locale, a Queensland pub, where the ordinary life of Kainen, a pirated DVD dealer, is disrupted by his growing feelings for…

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Arthur Finch
Apr 25, 2026
2.5 / 5
2.5

One approaches 'Blackbuster' with a certain expectation of quirkiness, and it certainly delivers on that front. The premise of a pirated DVD dealer in a Queensland pub experiencing an imaginative awakening, fuelled by a crush on Tanika, is…

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Sophia Bellwether
Apr 25, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

A genuine breath of fresh air, 'Blackbuster' is a film that dares to be different. It crafts a compelling narrative around Kainen, a pirated DVD seller whose imagination ignites in a vibrant Queensland pub, particularly as he develops…

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Marcus Thorne
Apr 25, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

'Blackbuster' presents an ambitious, if somewhat chaotic, exploration of a young man’s burgeoning fantasy life. Set against the backdrop of a lively Queensland pub, the film charts Kainen's journey from a seemingly mundane existence to a world of…

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Eleanor Vance
Apr 25, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

This is a film that certainly wears its eccentricities on its sleeve. 'Blackbuster' plunges viewers into a Queensland pub, a setting brimming with local character, to explore the imaginative flights of Kainen, a pirated DVD dealer. Jeremy Ambrum…

FAQs

The 'unusual awakening' in 'Blackbuster' is directly linked to the environment of a 'kooky Queensland pub' and the interactions with its 'rowdy punters'. This suggests that the catalyst for Kainen's shift in perspective and imagination is not a typical dramatic event but rather the peculiar energy and characters within this specific setting. It implies a blend of everyday reality and a surreal, internal response, particularly as his romantic feelings develop.