Writing about movies, monsters, cinematic events and other wild trips
As I near completion of my full book manuscript for Devil’s Advocates on David Cronenberg’s The Fly, Rathan Krueger steals a minute (or so) of my time for Daily Grindhouse to chat about delving into Cronenberg’s mind. Just talking about it gave me wings. You can read it here…
Umbrella Entertainment put a lot of love into this blu-ray release of an almost forgotten Australian classic, Long Weekend. Sally Christie, Lee Gambin, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, videoographer Ben Gurvich and I tried to match this love with our panel discussion in the extras.
I hope you like it as much as we do…
Cinemaniacs graciously asked me to do another presentation, this time for Stuart Gordon’s 1987 feature, Dolls. Following is a transcript of the presentation at Backlot Studios on Saturday 17th September 2016, complete in its unadulterated form with cues for slide cards… Continue reading “Cinemaniacs’ presentation of Dolls”
In the midst of penning my book for Devil’s Advocates on David Cronenberg’s 1986 masterpiece, The Fly, I seize an opportunity offered by 4:3 to acknowledge the film’s 30th anniversary on 15th August 2016. This is what eventuated…
In September 2015, Lee Gambin and the wonderful team at Cinemaniacs in Melbourne, Australia, asked me if I would be interested in introducing their screening of David Cronenberg’s The Fly (1986)… Continue reading “Cinemaniacs’ presentation of The Fly”
Reflecting on Women in Horror Month, Kate Robertson speaks with me and fellow Plato’s Cave critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas for 4:3 film journal about the gender politics of Dario Argento, found footage cinema, the ‘Final Girl’ and many other exciting things.
Feature article published in Screem Magazine in 2015 on The Devils (dir. Ken Russell, 1971): Continue reading “The Cruelest Cut: Castrating The Devils”
Review of Mystics in Bali (dir. H. Tjut Djalil, 1981): Continue reading “Mystics in Bali”
Review of The Ghastly Love of Johnny X (dir. Paul Bunnell, 2012): Continue reading “The Ghastly Love of Johnny X”
DVD review of Antichrist (dir. Lars Von Trier, 2009) for Screem Magazine: Continue reading “Antichrist”
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