Crises of Faith: Christianity, Aboriginal Spirituality and Colonisation in Warwick Thornton’s The New Boy
Words Anthony Carew
Australian and New Zealand Cinema
256 articles
Crises of Faith: Christianity, Aboriginal Spirituality and Colonisation in Warwick Thornton’s The New Boy
In the Company of Men: Fictionalising Misogyny in Kitty Green’s The Royal Hotel
Words Grace Boschetti
The Mountain Will Not Move: Rolf de Heer’s The Survival of Kindness
Words Nicholas Godfrey
Looking to Spring: Fear and Regeneration in Noora Niasari’s Shayda
Words Annika Morling
To Hell with Elevation: Ritual, Power and Transformation in Talk to Me
Words Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
The Myth of the Ocean, the Reality of Water: Robert Connolly and Radha Mitchell on Blueback
Words Travis Johnson
No Turning Back: Temporality, Displacement and Desire in Goran Stolevski’s Of an Age
Words Adolfo Aranjuez
Stolen Glances: Goran Stolevski on You Won’t Be Alone and Of an Age
Words Stephen A Russell
Mirror Image: Thomas M Wright on The Stranger
Words Anthony Carew
Haunting Portraits: Intimacy and Identity in Alena Lodkina’s Petrol
Words Danica van de Velde
‘What a Way to Make a Living’: Commodified Identity in Gracie Otto’s Seriously Red
Words Mel Campbell
On the Same Wavelength: Connection Through Radio in Platon Theodoris’ The Lonely Spirits Variety Hour
Words Annika Morling
Suburban Fragments: Community and Bricolage in Tim Barretto’s Bassendream
Words Kenta McGrath
Laughing on the Inside: Frank Lotito’s Wog Boys Forever and Multicultural Comedy
Words Andrew F Peirce
Marching Through Time: Māori History, Biographical Filmmaking and Whina
Words Rebecca Weeks
Dark Symbols: Violent Awakening in Del Kathryn Barton’s Blaze
Words Travis Johnson
Playing Pretend: Shifting Roles in Sara Kern’s Moja Vesna
Words Annika Morling
A Little Less Conversation: The Convenient Omissions of Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis
Words Greta Parry
Spinning Tales: Myth and Magic in George Miller’s Three Thousand Years of Longing
Words Anthony Carew
Speaking in Riddles: Sex, Comedy and Subtitles in Armağan Ballantyne’s Nude Tuesday
Words Barnaby Smith
Taking Flight: Deception and Impostor Syndrome in Michelle Savill’s Millie Lies Low
Words Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
Bad Influence: Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes on Balancing Horror and Social Media Satire in Sissy
Words Stephen A Russell
‘New Rivers Spin Inside’: Women and Witchcraft in Goran Stolevski’s You Won’t Be Alone
Words Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
In the Driver’s Seat: The Relatable Radicalism of David Easteal’s The Plains
Words Glenn Dunks
Future Projection: The Emotional Landscape of Ivan Sen’s Loveland
Words Travis Johnson
Aspirational Delight: The Bland Fantasies of Renée Webster’s How to Please a Woman
Words Mel Campbell
Breaking Point: Grief and Rebirth in Matthew J Saville’s Juniper
Words Daniel Lammin
Staying Afloat: Tyler Atkins on Bosch & Rockit
Words Oliver Pfeiffer
‘Now You’re at Home’: The Power of Music in Macario De Souza’s 6 Festivals
Words Claire White
Memory, Myth and Representation: Leah Purcell on The Drover’s Wife the Legend of Molly Johnson
Words Travis Johnson
Where the Heart Is: Shifting Frontiers in Here Out West
Words Barnaby Smith
Authentic Depictions: Julie Kalceff and Ana Kokkinos on Here Out West
Words Oliver Pfeiffer
All That Glitters: Anthony Hayes on Gold
Words Stephen A Russell
Unguided Tour: Drifting Life in Adam C Briggs’ Paris Funeral, 1972
Words Brian McFarlane
Journey into Darkness: Justin Kurzel and Shaun Grant on Nitram
Words Anthony Carew
Pack of Lies: Masquerades of Masculinity in Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog
Words Adolfo Aranjuez
Searching for Home: Ainsley Gardiner and Briar Grace-Smith’s Cousins
Words Danica van de Velde
The Eye of the Storm: Gender and Generational Change in Aaron Wilson’s Little Tornadoes
Words Annika Morling
Unlucky Country: Malediction and Middle-class Malaise in James Vaughan’s Friends and Strangers
Words Eileen Jones
No Exit: Regional Australian Atrophy in Kyle Davis’ Dry Winter
Words James Robert Douglas