Racial Violence as Horrific Spectacle: Detroit
American films about race are films about white supremacy and black suffering. Detroit is primarily a film about the latter.
Thor Ragnarok Finds the Balance Between Waititi Silliness and MCU Formula
Thor Ragnarok is half Taika Waititi film – funny, digressive, unpredictable – and half Thor film – mired in tiresome Norse mythology and following the MCU formula note-for-note.
Production Woes Plague The Snowman’s Serial Killer Schlock
The Snowman is an unmitigated disaster.
The Kettering Incident – Season 1
It’s hard not to admire the craft behind The Kettering Incident. The show is testament to the depth of talent in Australia’s television industry … except when it comes to screenwriting.
Images on a Wall: Blade Runner 2049
At its best, Blade Runner 2049 is a film about negotiating the notion of identity in the dense lattice of a technological society. Villeneuve amplifies the first film’s themes of complicity in an oppressive society.
Battle of the Sexes: Stone vs Carell, Man vs Woman, Freedom vs Intolerance
The (in)famous “Battle of the Sexes” exhibition tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs is perfect fodder for a modern-day biopic.
School-Live! – Season 1
An unconventional genre mashup that proves surprisingly affecting.
Is ‘Mother!’ Actually Worth The Pain?
mother! is not fucking around. This is a film that well and truly earns its exclamation mark.
Gothic, Giallo, Gore: Masters of Italian Horror at GOMA
“Gothic, Giallo, Gore: Masters of Italian Horror” centres primarily around three directors with a legitimate claim to the title of master: Dario Argento, Mario Bava and Lucio Fulci.
It Is Terrifying, But Not Just Because Of The Clown
There’s never going to be a version of It as terrifying as the novel I read when I was 12. But the new adaptation does well to channel the unnerving spirit of King’s novel.
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