Author: James Curnow
Movie review: What ‘It’ gets right and wrong
Stephen King’s It was first and foremost a coming of age story that utilised its horror elements as a metaphor for the traumas of childhood and adolescence, and it is in reflecting this human element that Andy Muschietti’s new film adaptation truly excels. Unfortunately, he isn’t as successful in taking the novel’s antagonist and turning him/it…
Interview: Entomophagy and The Gateway Bug
Premiering at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival on Sunday, The Gateway Bug is likely to take many viewers out of their comfort zone as it ventures into the brave new world of entomophagy, also known as insect eating. As the world’s population continues to grow and food sustainability becomes an increasingly important issue, this impressive…
Interview: Dogs of Democracy and the Greek Economic Crisis
Screening at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, Mary Zournazi’s Dogs of Democracy is a powerful look at the human impact of the Greek economic crisis. Zournazi eschews the normal approach to this kind of material, uses the plight of Athen’s stray dog population as a metaphor for the struggles and hopes of the Greek people.…
Interview: Cheryl Houser talks Generation Startup
Premiering at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, Generation Startup is a timely film about a group of young Americans who’ve elected to take the leap and start their own businesses, having recently graduated from Venture for America, an entrepreneurial programme. Adding to the intrigue is the fact that these young people have elected to undertake…
Interview: Five Days on Lesvos with Samantha Brown
When Samantha Brown and Richard Wyllie set out to make a film about the refugee crisis in Europe, they weren’t entirely sure what the end result would be. Armed with their equipment and a pre-planned interview or two, they headed for the Greek Island of Lesvos, where a large concentration of refugees were arriving at…