A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
Australian and New Zealand Films
Nada Roude, “In the Footsteps of the Ancestors – Muslims Down Under” (2009) A little known timeline of Australian history extends further back than 1788 when…
Australian and New Zealand Films
Jacob Hickey, “Dirty Business: How Mining made Australia (Episode 3)” (2012) Final and best episode in a three-part series, this documentary examines the mostly unhappy relationship…
J Robinson (Noisey / VICE) “One Man Metal” (2012) An interesting if bare-bones three-part documentary, this film looks at three one-man black metal acts: Leviathan, Striborg…
Irving Moore, “The Wild, Wild West (Season 2, Episode 20: Night of the Vicious Valentine)” (1966) This episode is notable for winning the series its only…
Australian and New Zealand Films
Jacob Hickey, “Dirty Business: How Mining made Australia (Episode 2)” (2012) In this second episode of the three-part series, the focus is on the mining industry’s…
Sacha Gervasi, “Hitchcock” (2012) Fifty years after Alfred Hitchcock released his film “Psycho”, both director and movie alike remain subjects of fascination for many people throughout…
Alan Crosland Jr, “The Wild, Wild West (Season 2, Episode 13: Night of the Skulls)” (1966) A really surprising episode this turns out to be, with…
Richard C Sarafian, “The Wild, Wild West (Season 1, Episode 1: The Night of the Inferno)” (1965) With the Civil War over and the period of…
Australian and New Zealand Films
Jacob Hickey, “Dirty Business: How Mining made Australia (Episode 1)” (2012) If this first episode is typical of the three-part series, this documentary should be quite…
Robert Sparr, “The Wild, Wild West (Season 2, Episode 17: Night of the Feathered Fury)” (1967) In this episode, the two US government agents Jim West…