Michael Cook mercatornet.com Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet. 2021 was a strange year for the film industry. Covid-19 closed the theatres for many months; a number of movies appeared first on streaming services like Amazon and Netflix. We’ve selected a dozen of the year’s releases
There are some movies that simply must be seen on the big screen at least once. That goes in spades for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune. Everything about Dune is… big. From Australian Greig Fraser’s magnificent IMAX cinematography, to the overwhelming scale of its set pieces, to Hans Zimmer’s
As intended, my recent list of the Ten Best SF films sparked much debate (hey, we write only quality clickbait, here at the BFD). Like certain body parts, everyone has an opinion on the best SF films (and, as in some SF films, some people have plenty). The same goes
The Times has published a list of the “Ten Best Sci-Fi” films, on the occasion of the release of the new Dune movie. As with most such “list” articles, it seems more designed to generate clicks and comments than seriously critique a genre. After all, who could take seriously a
Eliora Cancel Culture and the Left’s Long March, edited by Dr Kevin Donnelly, published by Wilkinson Publishing Pty Ltd, Melbourne 2021. Recently a person posted an article they appreciated from the popular NZ website The BFD on their Facebook page. Immediately the FB account was banned for 30 days,
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Alec Charles University of Winchester Professor Alec Charles is Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Winchester. He has previously served as Head of the School of Arts at the University of Hull, Head of Media at the University of Chester, and Sub-Dean of the Faculty of
Fr Frank Brennan SJ mercatornet.com Fr Frank Brennan SJ is the Rector of Newman College, Melbourne, the Distinguished Fellow of the P M Glynn Institute, Australian Catholic University, and the former CEO of Catholic Social Services Australia (CSSA). Cardinal George Pell’s conviction in a Melbourne court of historic
Michael McCaffrey rt.com Michael McCaffrey is a writer and cultural critic who lives in Los Angeles. His work can be read at RT, Counterpunch and at his website mpmacting.com/blog. He is also the host of the popular cinema podcast Looking California and Feeling Minnesota. In wokelandia, girlboss
I consider myself blessed that the little regional art gallery in my home town hosted some of the great works of Australian art. For a bus fare, I could walk the hushed galleries and be awed by the work of great Australian artists such as Arthur Streeton, Grace Cossington-Smith, Eugene
Kimberly Ells Carolyn Moynihan mercatornet.com Kimberly Ells is the author of The Invincible Family: Why the Global Campaign to Crush Motherhood and Fatherhood Can’t Win and is a policy advisor for Family Watch International. Carolyn Moynihan is the former deputy editor of MercatorNet Anyone who has thought about
For those of you who share my unconditional love for our country and deep concern for its future direction, and may be enduring the boredom of Covid lockdown, I have an immediate remedy: get on-line now and place an order for the book, “National Identity” by Hon Simon Bridges. The
Bianca Coleman theplumlist.com As the trailer says, think about it … if you had an opportunity to steal something, anything, significant – without getting caught or facing consequences – would you do it? Deep inside, we probably all have that urge or secret desire; some people follow up on it, others do
Eliora Here are two book reviews that are very different from each other, but equally good reminders that 40 years ago a Springbok rugby tour divided New Zealand. The violence that occurred has been at times labelled as eight weeks of “Batons, Brawls, Barbed wire and Boks.” Hold The Line
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. Her key area of specialization is horror cinema. She is particularly interested in philosophical, aesthetic and theoretical approaches to horror, and my book
Hobson’s Pledge Trust In a new book titled He Puapua – Blueprint for breaking up New Zealand, mathematician John Robinson, tears apart the He Puapua plan for two separate governments, one by Maori for Maori, and the other, a “fully bicultural” administration for everyone else. History written by a person
