From the very opening scene of Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley it is clear that lovers of film noir are about to experience something very

Film reviews, criticism and discussion by Thomas Caldwell
From the very opening scene of Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley it is clear that lovers of film noir are about to experience something very
Favourite films released in Australia in 2021. By Thomas Caldwell.
Auteur theory – the idea that a film is the sole artistic vision of the film’s director – has increasingly come under scrutiny in recent
For many generations of Melbournians, the Italian Australian furniture salesman and television personality Franco Cozzo was an iconic figure. Whether it was through seeing his
At the No Time to Die advance screening held for critics in Melbourne there was a polite request for nobody to spoil the film while
Violence has been a defining aspect of many iconic Australian films that have contributed to our self-mythologising. From historical war films to the depiction of