Thomas Caldwell
My name is Thomas Caldwell and I’m an Australian freelance writer and broadcaster who currently lives in Melbourne and specialises in film criticism and educational writing on film.
Cinema Autopsy is a collection of nearly everything I have written on film over the past 10 years and in 2010 I will be updating it twice a week, predominantly with film reviews.
Although I have studied film academically, I try to make my writing as accessible as possible. I simply love film in all its forms so I don’t subscribe to any particular school of thought about what makes a good film, nor do I favour one type of film over another. Old or new; Hollywood or art-house; blockbuster or obscure; I try to value every film for what it is and what it is trying to achieve.
On air
I am the Thursday film reviewer for the Breakfasters on Triple R 102.7, one of the film reviewers on Film Buff’s Forecast, also on Triple R, and the co-host of The Casting Couch on JOY 94.9. I also cover the Graveyard shift on Triple R about once a month. I have previously appeared on ABC 774 and 3AK, and I was the film critic on various Channel 31 programs including the award winning youth morning show Dawn’s Crack, where the name “Cinema Autopsy” originated. (more)
In print
I have written cover stories for The Big Issue and have reviewed films and DVDs for them since 2001. I have written essays to accompany DVDs released by Madman Entertainment and my writing has also appeared in Overland, Senses of Cinema, Metro, Filmink and Screening the Past. My film educational writing has most recently appeared in Screen Education magazine and my secondary school text book Film Analysis Handbook was published in 2005 by Insight Publications. (more)
Thomas Caldwell and Geena Davis
In person
I have moderated panel discussions and Q&As for the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), Cinema Nova and the Alliance Française French Film Festival. I have also delivered lectures and workshops to students and teachers on film analysis techniques. (more)
I am a member of the Australian Film Critics Association (affiliated with FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics) and a professional member of the Australian Film Institute. I am also listed as a Top Critic on Rotten Tomatoes Australia.
Updated 1 September 2010
