I meet writer/director Robert Connolly on the day that his latest film, Balibo, received a general theatrical release all over Australia. Connolly’s extraordinary film depicts
Author: Thomas Caldwell
Writer, broadcaster, film critic and film programmer.
Film review – District 9 (2009)
For over twenty years an alien spaceship has been hovering over the South African city Johannesburg. Its stranded alien occupants have since been living in
MIFF 2009 wrap up
The 2009 Melbourne International Film Festival finished last Sunday and I was pleased to end the festival on a high note by seeing Mother (Madeo, Bong Joon-ho,
Film review – Balibo (2009)
The Australian writer/director Robert Connolly had already established himself as a director to keep an eye out for with The Bank (2001) being a first
Film review – Lake Mungo (2008)
A “series of extraordinary events” that befall a grieving family in country Victoria is the subject matter of this Australian horror/drama. After the drowning of
MIFF 2009 reviews – Love Exposure (2008), The Sky Crawlers (2008), Tears for Sale (2008)
Reviews of film screening during the 2009 Melbourne International Film Festival. Love Exposure (Ai no mukidashi, Sion Sono, 2008) ✭✭✭✭✩ The Sky Crawlers (Sukai kurora,
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