99 Homes Will be reviweing. I have a lot to say about this interesting film. I saw the preview last week, and it has some chilling moments. Absolutely Anything Won’t be reviewing. In a very busy end of year, I won’t be able to catch this one. Like pretty much everyone, I’m a big Monty […]
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November
08
Films released in Sydney this week ending 14 November
posted by lisathatcher
He Named me Malala Will try to review. I’m not sure about this one. While it is subject matter that appeals to me, my internal radar is going off the spectrum with warnings over the trailer. Super important subject, so I’d like to check it out, and I did like An Inconvenient Truth. Could be […]
November
01
Films relseased in Sydney this week ending 7 November.
posted by lisathatcher
Tanna Will be reviewing How often do we get a chance to see something like thsi? I won’t be missing this amazing cinema expereince. Freeheld Will be reviewing. Lets hope its better than the trailer, but still, what a fabulous subject! Now Add Honey Won’t be reviewing. I don’t like to […]
October
25
Films released in Sydney this week ending Saturday 31 October
posted by lisathatcher
Sleeping with Other People Won’t be reviewing I have a soft spot for Leslye Headland. Any woman who decides to re-write David Mamet to classic rom-com gets a big thumbs up from me. Also, I have an indefensible like of Bachelorette, a film that reaches inside of me, despite my embarrassment at the admission. There […]
May
31
Articles at The Essential – An analysis of the adaptation of Henry and June (book) to the Kaufman film. (Article)
posted by lisathatcher
The empowered eroticism of Anaïs Nin courses through the veins of Henry & June I’ve written an analysis of the film Henry and June in comparison with its source material, Henry and June the book by Anais Nin. It’s been published over at The Essential. Film director Philip Kaufman came under some criticism for bringing […]
April
29
The Monster Within – Australian Gothic and the terror of the familiar. (Article)
posted by lisathatcher
I have written a rather long piece for The Essential on Australian Gothic Cinema, a type of film far too under explored and miss understood for my tastes. You can read the full thing at The Essential, here. White-heritage Australians have been making films that can be identified as Australian Gothic (primarily a literary style […]
February
17
Short and Sweet Week 7, where I put it all out there and direct. (Article)
posted by lisathatcher
Feather Short and Sweet Wildcards Week 7 Saturday 21 at 2.30pm, Sunday 22 at noon and Monday 23 at 7.30pm. The Fuse Box, The Factory Theatre, Marrickville. You can grab your tickets here. There are lots of interesting festivals happening in Sydney at the moment, but I have to confess my love is with Short […]
February
05
Why I can’t wait to see 50 Shades of Grey. (article)
posted by lisathatcher
Of all the reasons you will read about why not to see 50 Shades of Grey – and there will be many as everyone thinks their armchair two cents is the most valuable in this debate – the most important question to ask is why people, men and their female sympathisers in particular, hate it […]
January
01
2014 in Theatre. The best plays I saw last year.
posted by lisathatcher
I keep telling people we’re in an exciting time for Australian Theatre here in Sydney, and for the most part I’m met with incredulity, and a gentle smile at my enthusiasm for which everyone is generally grateful, even if a little dubious. For a theatre critic who deliberately doesn’t see everything, and preferences marginal, indie […]
January
01
2014: An interesting year in film. The best films I saw last year.
posted by lisathatcher
Well, I hate lists, because they are always about the list maker and project the kind of misplaced authority grading always implies. I spend a great deal of time trying to work out why I like or don’t like a film, examining my initial responses against my always evolving barometer for integrity, and searching for […]
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