Your Money, My Problem: Halina Reijn’s Bodies Bodies Bodies
Critics Campus participant Ellen O’Brien reflects on the entanglement of fascination, aspiration and alienation when watching screen portrayals of wealth, using Halina Reijn’s Bodies Bodies Bodies as her jumping-off point.
By Ellen O’Brien | 23 Aug 2022
Sissy – Four Ways
Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes’s Sissy receives some critical attention from four of our 2022 Critics Campus participants: Isabelle Carney, James Walsh, Digby Houghton and Lily Rodgers.
22 Aug 2022
Killed Off: The Ultimate Villain in Speak No Evil
Critics Campus participant Lamya Nawar dissects the inertia and contrivances – depicted and in delivery – at the heart of Christian Tafdrup’s Speak No Evil.
Lamya Nawar
22 Aug 2022
Between Silly and Sincere: An Interview with Pat Mooney
Critics Campus participant Isabelle Carney speaks to Lime Parfait director Pat Mooney about intent, nostalgia and the ethics of the fib.
Isabelle Carney
19 Aug 2022
Making Seats at the Table: An Interview with Kerry Warkia
Critics Campus participant Brooke Heinz speaks to producer Kerry Warkia about the importance of representation and collective creativity, as exemplified by the film Kaīnga and its predecessors Waru and Vai.
Brooke Heinz
19 Aug 2022
Aftersun and the Great Unknown
Critics Campus participant Lily Rogers examines the calibrations of suggestion, subtlety and reticence in Charlotte Wells’s Aftersun.
Lily Rodgers
18 Aug 2022
The Australian Ugliness: Thomas M. Wright’s The Stranger
Critics Campus participant Andrew Fraser unravels the ethical tightrope trod by Thomas M. Wright’s The Stranger and male-focused true-crime films of its ilk.
Andrew Fraser
18 Aug 2022
Homeward Bound: An Interview with Sue Thomson
Critics Campus participant Ellen O’Brien speaks to Under Cover director Sue Thomson about her connection to older women and homelessness, navigating the public storytelling of private and intimate experiences, and working with Hollywood star Margot Robbie.
Ellen O’Brien
17 Aug 2022
The Smaller Picture: Itsy Bits of Life in Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Critics Campus participant Isabelle Carney reflects on perspective, empathy and context, as depicted in Marcel the Shell With Shoes On.
Isabelle Carney
16 Aug 2022
Video Essay: The Afterlight
Critics Campus participant Digby Houghton questions the role of contemporary cinephiles in today’s climate. Using Charlie Shackleton’s single-print film The Afterlight as a backdrop, Houghton explores ephemerality, memorabilia and bias in film preservation.
Digby Houghton
13 Aug 2022
Intimacy and Insight: Jane by Charlotte and Documentary as Personal Care
Critics Campus participant James Walsh delves into the revelatory Jane by Charlotte, contrasting Charlotte Gainsbourg’s filmmaking approach with that of Jane B. par Agnès V. director Agnès Varda.
James Walsh
12 Aug 2022
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