An Eternal Present: Hou Hsiao-hsien’s Millennium Mambo
Critics Campus participant Christy Tan discusses Hou Hsiao-hsien’s 2001 feature, with particular focus on its subordination of narrative to the evocation of a certain place and time in its protagonist’s life.
By Christy Tan | 29 Aug 2023
Danger and Poetry: Sue Brooks on Japanese Story
Critics Campus participant Charles Carrall speaks to director Sue Brooks about the making of her 2003 feature Japanese Story, shooting the film in the Pilbara and Toni Collette wearing pants.
Charles Carrall
27 Aug 2023
“We Forget That We Are Part of Everything”: Lila Avilés on Tótem
Critics Campus participant Eric Jiang speaks to writer/director Lila Avilés about her intuitive approach to casting and its central role in creating the immersive, deeply empathetic atmosphere of Tótem.
Eric Jiang
25 Aug 2023
Blooming in Suburbia: Gabriel Carrubba on Sunflower
Critics Campus participant Erika Lay speaks to writer/director Gabriel Carrubba about his debut feature, a queer coming-of-age story set in a far-flung suburb of Melbourne.
Erika Lay
24 Aug 2023
Time Bomb Y2K – Four Ways
Marley McDonald and Brian Becker’s debut documentary Time Bomb Y2K receives some critical attention from four of our Critics Campus participants: Lauren Collee, Eric Jiang, Charles Carrall and Indigo Bailey.
23 Aug 2023
In the Warmth of a Frozen Sun: Anthony Chen on The Breaking Ice
Critics Campus participant Đăng Tùng Bạch speaks to director Anthony Chen about his latest feature, an exploration of the burning passion of youth in a cold climate.
Đăng Tùng Bạch
22 Aug 2023
Hope’s Waiting Room: Alice Englert on Bad Behaviour
Critics Campus participant Indigo Bailey speaks to actor turned writer/director Alice Englert about her retreat-set black comedy and how its complicated characters were shaped.
Indigo Bailey
19 Aug 2023
Following the Money: Robert Connolly on The Bank and the Australian Film Industry
Critics Campus participant Kevin Bui speaks to director Robert Connolly about his newly remastered debut feature, 2001 Australian economic thriller The Bank.
Kevin Bui
18 Aug 2023
Tiger Stripes – Four Ways
Amanda Nell Eu’s coming-of-age body horror Tiger Stripes gets the critical treatment from four of our Critics Campus participants: Christy Tan, Kevin Bui, Đăng Tùng Bach and Erika Lay.
17 Aug 2023
Realising Desire: Choices and Sexuality in Ira Sachs’s Passages
Critics Campus participant Charles Carrall analyses the messy ménage à trois at the heart of Ira Sachs’s film, in which sex provides plenty of questions and few answers.
Charles Carrall
17 Aug 2023
Adventures Against Boredom: Nick Pinkerton on The Sweet East
Critics Campus participant Lauren Collee speaks to critic and The Sweet East screenwriter Nick Pinkerton about the film’s artistic priorities, literary inspirations and enigmatic protagonist.
Lauren Collee
16 Aug 2023
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