Back when broadband internet was still pretty snazzy, Dr David Thorpe was easily the best music critic around. By “best”, I mean, the most acerbic and intolerant of the sort of stuff that is inexplicably popular with supposed music cognoscenti (the execrable Tool were deservedly one of his favourite targets)
Debra Dudek Elizabeth Reid Boyd Madalena Grobbelaar Edith Cowan University Debra Dudek is an Associate Professor in the School of Arts and Humanities at Edith Cowan University. Dr Elizabeth Reid Boyd is an academic in the School of Arts and Humanities at Edith Cowan University. Dr Madalena Grobbelaar is an
Gabriel Andrade mercatornet.com Gabriel Andrade is assistant professor of medicine at Ajman University, in the United Arab Emirates. He received a PhD from University of Zulia (Venezuela), in 2008. These days, dead white males do not count for much. But we still have the legacy of an exceptional man
The Zionist Federation of New Zealand This year, the Doc Edge is screening four films from Israel. One in particular, Dead Sea Guardians, has caught the attention of the Israel haters. Groups such as the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa are calling for a boycott of this film in particular and
It started in earnest with Ghostbusters. No, not the beloved 1984 comedy classic, but the godawful 2016 all-female remake. The remake is awful. Audiences knew it was awful. But neither the studio or the critics could bring themselves to admit that it was an utter dog. So, they attacked
Erin Harrington University of Canterbury Erin Harrington’s research and teaching focuses on cultural studies, popular culture, gender studies, and visual culture, with an emphasis upon film. Legacy films are more than a sequel: they hand franchises down to a new generation of viewers, passing a cultural baton. At the
Will Smith reportedly plans to hide out at a luxurious retreat for stress recovery after slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars last week. Newshub Read more here. Discuss it on The BFD. If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your reading
Popular YouTube movie critic channel Red Letter Media recently drew attention to a curious phenomenon: lately, Bruce Willis has “starred” in a slew of really bad, B-grade stinkers. By “starred”, as they pointed out, they meant the actor put in a few minutes of screen time. Minutes in which
It appears that Jane Campion has won best director at the Oscars for her tedious film The Power of the Dog. Naturally the actress currently pretending to be the Prime Minister declared that Campion has put us on the world stage: Dame Jame Campion has put “New Zealand on the
New Zealand First Media The ‘Kashmir Files’ has been shown in America, Australia, India and many other locations around the world. To date the film has been viewed by over 1.1 billion people. The film is about true and real events surrounding the 1990 ethnic cleansing of Hindus in
Daryl Sparkes University of Southern Queensland I’m a film-maker who became an archaeologist who became a film-maker who became an academic. I’ve had films screened at the Maleny film festival all the way to Cannes and everything in between. As well as a Senior Lecturer in
Capitalist It was 50 years ago today that the first Godfather movie was released. The film struck a chord with an astonishingly large proportion of the world’s population (around 12% went to see it in 1972). It made stars out of Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, and James Caan (hitherto
In the annals of Great Movie Franchises, the Kingsman series may not be up there with Star Wars, Indiana Jones, or James Bond, but they’ve carved out a respectable niche for themselves. Like, say, Stephen Sommers’ Mummy films, they’re at worst fun, action-adventure films, with engaging stars
Jane Campion is renowned for making long, dull, moody flicks that are as gorgeously filmed (and as boring) as anything David Lean ever did that wasn’t Lawrence of Arabia. Naturally, they’re reliable Oscar-bait and great favourites for wide, dull, moody feminists. The Power of the Dog is
