Wizards and Robots and Movies, Oh My! A comparative review of Keith M....
Keith M. Johnston’s Science Fiction Film: a Critical Introduction is dedicated to his parents because they helped him become a science fiction fan and scholar (p. xi). They took him to the films,...
View Article“A little piece of a big, big universe”: Beasts of the Southern Wild
“The whole universe depends on everything fitting together just right. If one piece busts, even the smallest piece, the entire universe will get busted.” - Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis) in Beasts of...
View ArticleThe Camera in the Iron Helmet: Ned Kelly (Gregor Jordan, 2003)
Mark Juddery has claimed that, without film, Edward “Ned”Kelly could not be the national icon he is today (1). When viewing Kelly’s cinematic legacy, it is hard to disagree. Kelly has appeared on the...
View ArticleReal and Reel: The Education of a Film Obsessive and Critic by Brian McFarlane
Self-identified “filmophile” Brian McFarlane opens his “touch of the memoirs” at age ten, reminiscing about reviewing films he had never seen – something he never let stand in his way. I must state, at...
View ArticleSchepisi’s Celluloid Australia
Fred Schepisi has been labeled as a “major force in the Australian film industry” (1). Two of the three features he has made in Australia prior to this year – The Devil’s Playground (1976) and Evil...
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