A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
Australian and New Zealand Films
Claire Pasvolsky, “The Policewoman” (2026) Through the prism of the memories and experiences of Narelle Fraser as a police officer / detective, Claire Pasvolsky’s documentary “The…
Read article The Policewoman: examining the cumulative effects of police work on an officer’s mental healthDavid Maloney, “Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks” (1975) Here comes a rare opportunity in “Doctor Who” to explore the potential of time travel to change…
Barry Letts, “Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders” (1974) Centuries after the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) visits the planet Metebelis 3 to souvenir a blue crystal (in…
Paddy Russell, “Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs” (1974) That the eponymous beasties of the title of this Doctor Who adventure were so poorly realised visually,…
Michael E Briant, “Doctor Who: The Green Death” (1973) Many of the stories featured during Jon Pertwee’s tenure as the Third Doctor in the old classic…
British Films, Middle Eastern Films
Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, “NAZA” (2026) Made over three years in Tel Aviv by directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, “NAZA” demonstrates how digital technologies and…
Timothy Combe, “Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil” (1971) An enjoyable story, even if it is two separate stories mashed together and the seams joining them…
Douglas Camfield, “Doctor Who: Inferno” (1970) “Inferno” represents “Doctor Who” at its best as a science fiction / action thriller television series dealing with some very…
Michael Ferguson, “Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death” (Season 7, 1970) After six seasons, and the departure of two actors playing the eponymous Doctor, perhaps the…
Arabic-language Films, Chinese and Chinese-language Films
Wen Muye, “Once Upon a Time in the Middle East” aka “Welcome to the Dragon Restaurant” (2026) Its story told using flashback narrative structure, this Chinese…