Two popular genres come together in this Australian documentary – the backstage musical and the inspirational-teacher-saves-troubled-students drama. Karen Carey is the music director at the
Author: Thomas Caldwell
Writer, broadcaster, film critic and film programmer.
Aliens: Mothers, monsters and marines
James Cameron’s 1986 film Aliens contains a fascinating exploration of the way Western culture has traditionally aligned feminine characteristics onto nature while masculine characteristics have
Making stupidity a virtue in Hollywood is dumb
Hollywood has a lot to answer for in its demonisation of experts. In a Hollywood film there’s a good chance that if somebody knows what
DVD review – A Serbian Film (2010), Region 4, Accent
NOTE: This is a review of the 96-minute Australian DVD censored version of the film. A Serbian Film is a vicious, bleak, nihilistic and angry
Film review – Fire in Babylon (2010)
From the mid 1970s to the mid 1990s, the West Indies dominated Test Cricket with an undefeated streak that lasted longer than that of any
Film review – The Eye of the Storm (2011)
The Eye of the Storm is the first Patrick White novel to be adapted into a film. Released in 1973, the same year White won
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