Title – The Golden Spurtle (2025)

Director – Constantine Costi (A Delicate Fire)

Cast – Charlie Miller, Adam Kiani, Toby Wilson

Plot – Explores the events and characters that help form the world premier porridge making competition held in the quiet Scottish village of Carrbridge.  

“Can you make a competition out of making porridge?”

Review by Eddie on 23/09/2026

If someone were to have told me that sometime during the 2026 calendar year I was going to sit down and watch a documentary about the world porridge making championships, I probably would’ve thought they were slightly crazy.

If they were to then have added that I was going to be gripped by a doco about this subject matter, I would’ve likely have thought that they’d dived completely off the deep end.

An Australian production overseen by filmmaker Constantine Costi, The Golden Spurtle follows a colourful collection of real-life characters and porridge enthusiasts from around the world as they converge on the quiet and quaint Scottish village of Carrbridge to compete in/enjoy the Golden Spurtle competition that is seen as the world’s most prestigious porridge making get together.

On paper one would be right in questioning how this event warrants a feature length documentary treatment but thanks to Costi’s energetic and playful direction and the likability of the folk involved in the event, spearheaded by the instantly iconic Charlie Miller who is the overseer of the whole concept, Spurtle provides a fantastically entertaining viewing experience for all viewers, not just those that like their morning oats.

A visually appeasing affair, sometimes coming across like a Wes Anderson film thanks to its framing and whimsical score from composer Simon Bruckard, Spurtle does a lot with often very little and while it never takes the time to deep dive into the history of the competition, the town or the characters, there’s nothing wrong with this surface level approach that never outstays its welcome or creates unneeded baggage over its 70 minute running time.

Currently available to Australian viewers via an active Netflix subscription, this festival darling can now find more fans, likely to become an underground cult favourite over the time to come as unexpecting viewers get taken on a highly enjoyable and smile inducing ride that comes from the unlikeliest of places and subject matters.

Final Say –

Proving the point once more that memorable features can come in the most unexpected ways, The Golden Spurtle is a unique and expertly put together Australian backed documentary that will turn many doubters into believers with one clockwise turn of the spoon.

4 Goblet of Fire screenings out of 5