Bad Australian Cinema, or How Watching One Perfect Day Made Me Want to Make a Bomb
Just what do recent Australian feature films amount to? According to Tsiolkas, bar an exception or two, not very much at all, leaving him with only a call to action.
The Atheist’s Shoah – Roman Polanski’s The Pianist
An analysis of Polanski's film in light of the question: can narrative cinema, with sensitivity and vision, conjure the complexity of history and, specifically, the "unspeakable" tragedy of the Holocaust?
11’09”01- September 11: The Rest is Silence
Whilst appraising each episode and pointing to this film's unevenness, Christos argues overall for the importance of aesthetic responses to global political events like September 11.
Through Clouds: A Discussion of Kandahar and Beneath Clouds
A revealing, perceptive contrast of two recent 'road movies' from different sides of the globe.
Meet John Cassavetes
A review of Ray Carney's recent books on Cassavetes and a heartfelt homage to the director.