How to successfully adapt an Australian story the Jasper Jones way | Review

How to successfully adapt an Australian story the Jasper Jones way | Review

Posted by Unknown|On 07:44

By Claire. Small town Western Australia, 1965. The bright and inquisitive Charlie Bucktin is woken in the middle of the night by the town’s mixed-race outcast, Jasper Jones. Begging for help, Jasper lures Charlie to a clearing in the bush on the outskirts of town to find a sinister end for local...

Can I Like a Film that Doesn’t Pass the Bechdel Test? | Swiss Army Man

Can I Like a Film that Doesn’t Pass the Bechdel Test? | Swiss Army Man

Posted by Unknown|On 08:35

By Kate The Bechdel Test originates from Alison Bechdel's comic 'Dyke to Watch Out For' Last year I saw the film Swiss Army Man (2016, written and directed by Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan), featuring Paul Dano and Daniel Radcliffe and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. It was funny,...

We no longer have time for Manchester by the Sea | Film

We no longer have time for Manchester by the Sea | Film

Posted by Unknown|On 08:25

By Claire. Warning: vague spoilers  Movies where the protagonist is forced to go back to their home town after a tragic event and confront life (do I dare borrow from The Big Chill and call these stories of ‘Lost Hope?’) are some of my favourites, bonus if it’s an ensemble cast. I think this comes...

‘Why don’t you put her in charge?’: Female characterisation in the modern sci-fi epic | Film

‘Why don’t you put her in charge?’: Female characterisation in the modern sci-fi epic | Film

Posted by Unknown|On 08:59

By Rachel *CONTAINS SPOILERS* What do Louise Banks of Arrival and Ellen Ripley of Alien have in common? Extraterrestrial buddies, a troubled relationship with the military, and a tendency to defy authority. What they don’t have in common, though, is infinitely more interesting. After recently...

An Ode to Filmme Fatales

An Ode to Filmme Fatales

Posted by Unknown|On 08:54

By Claire I have never felt more “OMG I’m living in Melbourne” than when I was sitting on the train to uni, reading an article (printed on paper) about which of The Sound of Music character’s the women of Sex and the City are (Carrie is Maria, Samantha is The Baroness, Miranda is Mother Superior,...