PODCAST: ABC 774 – 7th November

In this week’s Friday Film segment I discuss Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s The Young & Prodigious T.S. Spivet, and the Keanu Reeves-led hard-boiled hit-man film, John Wick. Plus, talkback on ‘cinematic overachievers’ on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.

PODCAST: ABC 774 – July 13th

In this week’s Friday film segment Raf and I discuss Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man reboot and the colourful concert film Katy Perry: Part of Me, plus we take talk-back on 3D cinema on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne. ABC 774 – July 13th Episode (.MP3)

PODCAST: Plato’s Cave – October 11th

In this week’s Plato’s Cave the team review The Hole (DVD), Crazy Stupid Love and The Lion King 3D, plus we discuss the Star Voyager: Exploring Space on Screen exhibition that has recently opened at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image. With Josh Nelson, Thomas Caldwell and Tara Judah. Plato’s Cave – October 11th […]

PODCAST: Plato’s Cave – August 23rd

In this week’s episode of Plato’s Cave the team review Cowboys & Aliens, Win Win and Pina, plus we discuss the use of 3D in cinema. With Josh Nelson, Tara Judah and Thomas Caldwell. Plato’s Cave – August 23rd Episode (.MP3)

REVIEW: Jackass 3D

At a recent screening of Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom in Toronto, the filmmaker John Waters was prompted to remark on the similarities between Pasolini’s infamous work and Jackass 3D, the third cinematic release inspired by the MTV stunt show. Pointing to the unruly qualities of both films, Waters noted that, “all the […]

REVIEW: Meet the Robinsons

This latest animation from the Disney studio is a curiously eclectic mix of references to other sources. The film’s antagonist, the spidery-framed “Bowler Hat Guy”, has all the hallmarks of Lemony Snickett’s Count Olaf and bears a startling resemblance to one of Tim Burton’s early animations, Vincent. That the film’s score was composed by that […]