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Jarrod Walker

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Biography:

New Zealand born and Australian raised, Jarrod Walker’s 34 years on this planet have consisted of many hours spent in darkened theatres and many wasted evenings duelling wits with video store clerks. He’s put his obsession to work and has been known to write and direct short films as well as unjustifiably critiquing his betters in his capacity as contributor for FILMINK magazine. He abhors all forms of film snobbery (except his own) and feels at ease with his penchant for Michael Bay films and his predilection for Werner Herzog documentaries, Stanley Kubrick and anything directed by Sergio Leone. He wrestles with the meaning of David Lynch’s fascination for doppelgangers and often ponders the potential of a big screen version of MacGyver. He has recently made a foray into writing comic books and resides in Sydney with his girlfriend and an attitudinal cockatiel named Spike.

Location:

Sydney, Australia

Reviews

Movies 온라인카지노추천 Shows
Fatman (2020) 44% 10/20 “...isn't as funny or edgy as it needs to be.” – FILMINK (Australia) Nov 1, 2020 Full Review American Dharma (2018) 61% 15/20 “...it feels right that Morris allows us, the viewer, to draw our own conclusions on the destructive nature of Bannon's social and political ideas.” – FILMINK (Australia) Oct 14, 2020 Full Review Miss Juneteenth (2020) 99% 15/20 “...nuanced and authentic performances...” – FILMINK (Australia) Oct 10, 2020 Full Review The Secrets We Keep (2020) 62% 7/20 “Character motivations (lacking the requisite nuance and doubt needed for this type of tale) are confused and all-too convenient, at times they're even straight up implausible.” – FILMINK (Australia) Sep 18, 2020 Full Review Fatima (2020) 57% 5/20 “...presents us with a story that is baffling superstitious twaddle, expecting the viewer to go on the ride.” – FILMINK (Australia) Sep 2, 2020 Full Review 23 Walks (2020) 73% 14.5/20 “The real joy of this tender love story is in its details, the beauty in the mundane, the quiet pain of those yearning for companionship and friendship and the silent power in a simple story about two elderly people walking their dogs.” – FILMINK (Australia) Jul 30, 2020 Full Review Master Cheng (2019) 64% 15/20 “...akin to the tone of Lasse Hallstrom's output (Chocolat comes to mind), though the level of treacly emotional manipulation and twee is nowhere near as assaultive; it prefers instead to take the audience on a gentler ride.” – FILMINK (Australia) Jul 8, 2020 Full Review The Assistant (2019) 93% 15/20 “The quiet power of The Assistant lies in its nuance...” – FILMINK (Australia) May 22, 2020 Full Review For Sama (2019) 98% 20/20 “...a singular experience... intimate and shattering... a monumentally moving testimony.” – FILMINK (Australia) Feb 2, 2020 Full Review My Hindu Friend (2015) 83% 15/20 “...surreal, reflective (though never sentimental) with Fellini-esque flights of frank sexuality, eroticism and existential whimsy...” – FILMINK (Australia) Jan 13, 2020 Full Review Dying to Survive (2018) 86% 15/20 “...vitality and humanity, coupled with a universally engaging premise...” – FILMINK (Australia) Nov 18, 2019 Full Review Dragged Across Concrete (2018) 76% 15/20 “Where most filmmakers would cut, Zahler keeps the take rolling, to ratchet tension and (perhaps thanks to his novelistic leanings) to shift the tonal gears to a degree that's cinematically inspired...” – FILMINK (Australia) Jun 26, 2019 Full Review Where Hands Touch (2018) 43% 17/20 “The performances are affecting, particularly George MacKay... deft direction...” – FILMINK (Australia) Mar 26, 2019 Full Review The Man Who Feels No Pain (2018) 95% 15/20 “...frenzied mish-mash of Bollywood musical, martial arts actioner and comic book origin tale is told with an eye towards western cinematic sensibilities and an affectionate reverence of filmic pop culture.” – FILMINK (Australia) Mar 14, 2019 Full Review Snapshots (2018) 75% 10/20 “...stilted and artificial.” – FILMINK (Australia) Feb 6, 2019 Full Review All the Devil's Men (2018) 25% 8/20 “... the fight choreography and action sequences are deftly executed but the brutally 'by-the-numbers' scripting, coupled with a considerable lack of character depth or humour, just annihilates any joy that could be derived from the film.” – FILMINK (Australia) Feb 6, 2019 Full Review Border (2018) 97% 18/20 “...one of the most singular and genre-defying films to come along the pike in a great while... An absolute cracker.” – FILMINK (Australia) Feb 4, 2019 Full Review Rafiki (2018) 94% 16/20 “...the message is vital and Kahiu's artistic flourishes are vibrant...” – FILMINK (Australia) Jan 28, 2019 Full Review Arctic (2018) 91% 15/20 “...apart from most films of this ilk, akin to a Robert Bresson film in its stark minimalism and use of purely visual cinematic storytelling.” – FILMINK (Australia) Jan 20, 2019 Full Review The American Meme (2018) 92% 12/20 “...genuinely informative and interesting or, in its depiction of the weapons-grade vacuity of its subjects, is actually just terrifying and galactically disheartening?” – FILMINK (Australia) Dec 11, 2018 Full Review Luz (2018) 88% 16/20 “If you're willing to go with it, there's an exhilaration at the sheer audacity of a filmmaker bringing this kind of storytelling perspective to bear on a genre picture.” – FILMINK (Australia) Nov 27, 2018 Full Review Rampant (2018) 62% 14/20 “For fans of the undead genre and the frenzied spilling of arcing jets of claret, this is an entertaining ride through a juxtaposition of genre tropes...” – FILMINK (Australia) Oct 31, 2018 Full Review The Great Battle (2018) 86% 18/20 “...chugs along like a rollicking hybrid of Seven Samurai, 300 and Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Terrifically enjoyable.” – FILMINK (Australia) Sep 26, 2018 Full Review Wajib (2017) 100% 15/20 “Real life father/son Mohammad and Saleh Bakri are terrifically engaging...” – FILMINK (Australia) Sep 13, 2018 Full Review Mega Time Squad (2018) 79% “...enjoyably silly and gorily slapstick laughs.” – FILMINK (Australia) Aug 28, 2018 Full Review
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