The National Film and Sound Archive (NSFA) is an institution tasked with preserving our audio-visual history. The archive faces unique challenges as it looks to maintain an extensive collection of Australian culture for years to come. Curator Andrew Boyer is among those fulfilling this mission.Continue readingPreserving cultural memory at Australia’s national audio-visual archive
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‘Django Unchained’ (2012) is a spaghetti western by Quentin Tarantino that polarised opinion on release and sparked controversy with its extreme violence. The movie is set in 1866, two years before the civil war. Django (Jamie Foxx) is an enslaved man made free by a bounty hunter and who is on a journey to free his wife from slavery. The film offers a dark and blunt perspective.Continue reading‘Django Unchained’: it makes me uncomfortable and I love it
If you have ever hesitated between staying in a stable life or continuing down the road, Nomadland (2020) is a film worth watching. Written and directed by Asian American filmmaker Chloé Zhao, Nomadland is a road film shaped by the aftershocks of America’s financial crisis.Continue reading‘Nomadland’: a letter to the wandering you and me
The Owl’s Matt Dive thought he wasn’t a fan of Christopher Nolan’s work, but then a friend convinced him to give ‘Memento’ a go. Here’s the review.Continue readingMemento: Christopher Nolan’s strange neo-noir mystery 25 years later
Written off as a candy-coloured misfire upon release, Speed Racer (2008) has since revealed itself as something far greater; an electrifying fusion of style and substance, a rare Hollywood blockbuster that dares to be both wildly experimental and deeply heartfelt.Continue reading‘Speed Racer’: a neon-soaked masterpiece that deserved better
What is the best kind of movie or show you can watch? One with clever writing, compelling characters, and an interesting story? Or one where you can simply turn your brain off and sit back and enjoy yourself? Well, in an era of film and TV where distribution studios are constantly churning out “legacy sequels”to blockbuster juggernauts, you may be shocked to hear that the show that manages to strongly appeal to both sides successfully, is Cobra Kai.Continue reading‘Cobra Kai Never Dies’: how ‘The Karate Kid’ legacy sequel manages to be the best around
Join Lachlan Dixon and Tobias Ostini as they review ‘The Princess Bride’.Continue readingThe Princess Bride
Do you remember that one film from your childhood that you always managed to find comfort in, no matter what current situation you may have been facing? For some it may have been a nice family comedy. For The Owl’s Kate Reedy, it was the heart warming, believed to be true story known as ‘The Blind Side’. That is until the year 2023 saw the true story behind the film crumble to pieces.Continue readingBlindsided: ‘The Blind Side’
Have you ever found yourself simply scrolling down a monotonous mountain of films on your favourite streaming giant? Just going through the motions, hoping, praying, that something may catch your eye, pique your interest, genuinely excite you? The Owl’s Angus Rixon was, and then he found ‘Bullet Train’ which left him asking, “hey, don’t I know you?”Continue reading‘Bullet train’ might just have you saying, “Don’t I know you?”
The success of the short film CAPTCHA is a story that provides valuable insight into the many possibilities that many films can achieve, especially within the University of Canberra. Recently, Canberra’s M16 Artspace hosted an exhibition dedicated exclusively to showcasing the Student Film CAPTCHA, directed by Matthew Francis and produced by Lachlan Kendall.Continue readingThe success of CAPTCHA