Category: Critique
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David Stratton says he now regrets stopping ‘At The Movies’ on the ABC
Stratton says he now regrets stopping At The Movies, his ABC show, because “it could have championed a film like Slam to help it find an audience”. Read the full article: ‘I thought I’d go completely blind’: Cruellest blow for a movie critic hits David Stratton By Garry Maddox October 11, 2024 — 11.30am SMH /The Age David Stratton…
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Slam Film Review: Variety
The disappearance of a fearless female Palestinian-Australian slam poet triggers suspense and powerful social and political commentary in “Slam,” an outstanding slow-burn thriller by expat Indian filmmaker Partho Sen-Gupta
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Love in the Time of Terror: Slam at Sydney Film Festival
Review by Ingrid Matthews was first published at ACRAWSA blog on 7 June 2019 and reposted on https://imatthewsblog.com/2019/06/30/love-in-the-time-of-terror-slam-at-sydney-film-festival/ [Alert: Spoilers] Slam is a devastating film. It is devastatingly good, intensely sad, and oh so accurate in its portrayal of racism in Australia. The camera turns its gaze on two institutions in particular: the media; and law enforcement.…
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Busan Film Review in Variety: ‘Sunrise’
The anguish and guilt of a policeman whose young daughter has gone missing are powerfully conveyed in “Sunrise,” the first dramatic feature by Indian helmer Partho Sen-Gupta since the well-received “Let the Wind Blow” (2004).
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