A look at Burning (M)
Korean writer-director Lee Chang-dong seems to be very keen on themes of class division and resentment. He’s noted for his works on these topics, particularly in his published works as he follows would-be writers on their quests for publication. Here Lee features his protagonist Jong-su (Yoo Ah-in) who is forced to lead a hand-to-mouth existence in Seoul even though he actually lives in a lower-class rural setting. Continue reading
A look at Oscar Wilde’s last years in The Happy Prince (MA15+) Continue reading
A look at If Beale Street Could Talk (MA 15+)
Novelist James Baldwin wrote many a story about the struggles of African Americans in the USA and the oppression, prejudice and wrongful imprisonment which befell them. Continue reading
A look at Hotel Mumbai (MA)
I daresay it’s a tad gruesome to watch a movie depicting terrorists slaughtering hotel guests a mere 24 hours after the horrific shootings in Christchurch. But that’s what we did on the weekend as we took in the movie about the attacks in Mumbai towards the end of November 2008. Continue reading
A look at Stan & Ollie (PG)
I didn’t know until this week that Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy reprised their comedy act after World War 2. In 1953, in fact, when they toured England and Ireland. I knew only of their black and white comic movie romps from the 1930s and they presumably kicked off even earlier – in the Twenties. Continue reading
A look at The Favourite (R)
I don’t think I’ve ever sat through a movie which boasts 10 Academy Award nominations. But director Yorgos Lanthimos has produced a masterpiece where the nominations cover just about every possible category. Continue reading
A look at Mary Queen of Scots (MA)
Don’t you hate it when screen writers and directors override historical facts and concoct scenes from their own vivid imaginations? Continue reading
A look at Green Book (M)
Hands up if you knew that a special guidebook known colloquially as the Green Book was written in 1936. Continue reading
A look at Cold War (M)
It’s often said that love can transcend any era and any setting. Continue reading
A look at Shoplifters (M) Continue reading
Why rent a lawyer when you can buy a judge
Teacher Education, Sport, Australian Rules Football,
Every scoreboard tells a story
A Song. A Place. A Time.
With the first dog chosen in the AFL Canine Draft
escape to the Vasse idyll
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