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Thomas Caldwell

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Thomas Caldwell is a writer, broadcaster, film critic, public speaker and film programmer based in Melbourne, Australia. He currently reviews film on ABC Radio Melbourne and has previously appeared on radio discussing films on ABC Radio National and Triple R (3RRR 102.7FM). Thomas is the author of the secondary school textbook Film Analysis Handbook, which was published in 2005 by Insight Publications, with a revised edition published in 2017. His film reviews, articles and interviews have appeared in The Age, Overland Literary Journal, Senses of Cinema, Metro, Screen Education and The Big Issue. He won the Ivan Hutchinson Award for Writing on Australian Film in the 2010 and 2015 Australian Film Critics Association (AFCA) Writing Awards.

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Triangle of Sadness (2022) 72% 4/5 “Triangle of Sadness is far from subtle about what it wants to say, but it is hard to resist its depiction of wealthy, powerful and beautiful people as they are stripped of dignity and autonomy.” – ABC Radio Melbourne Dec 8, 2022 Full Review Bones and All (2022) 82% 4/5 “A film as seductive as it is strange, where all its contradictions work to remind us of just how exciting cinema can be.” – ABC Radio Melbourne Nov 23, 2022 Full Review Armageddon Time (2022) 76% 4/5 “The film is driven by an uneasy momentum into a new vision of America where inequality and prejudice are increasingly ingrained, and opposition to them is increasingly failing.” – ABC Radio Melbourne Nov 9, 2022 Full Review The Woman King (2022) 94% 4/5 “An exciting character-driven spectacle of historical conflict, political machinations and heroism.” – ABC Radio Melbourne Oct 27, 2022 Full Review The Stranger (2022) 92% 4.5/5 “A highly sophisticated film about fractured identities and the way the trauma of a violent crime continues to resonate beyond the original incident. ” – ABC Radio Melbourne Oct 12, 2022 Full Review See How They Run (2022) 75% 3/5 “In the end it all breezes by with ease and is enjoyable at the time while not feeling completely satisfying on reflection. It is cinematic comfort food aimed at a broad audience and it delivers an enjoyable diversion.” – ABC Radio Melbourne Sep 28, 2022 Full Review The Quiet Girl (2022) 97% 4.5/5 “So much of the film is carefully crafted to feel delicate and fragile, yet the whole time it is really showing us something so completely grounded and honest about how simple it is to show children kindness and love.” – ABC Radio Melbourne Sep 16, 2022 Full Review Both Sides of the Blade (2021) 84% 3.5/5 “Less an exercise in cynicism, more an uncomfortable examination of unpleasant truths.” – ABC Radio Melbourne Aug 31, 2022 Full Review Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022) 94% 4.5/5 “In increasingly puritanical times where sex and even mature conversations about sex are almost absent from mainstream cinema, it is so refreshing to be gifted a film that treats the topic with the respect and joy that it deserves.” – ABC Radio Melbourne Aug 17, 2022 Full Review Official Competition (2021) 96% 3.5/5 “Like many satires Official Competition feels like it could only have been made (and maybe fully appreciated) by people who love what is being mocked.” – ABC Radio Melbourne Jul 20, 2022 Full Review Compartment No. 6 (2021) 93% 4/5 “It transcends cultural differences, it transcends conventional movie romance narratives, and the feelings it stirs up cannot necessarily be easily explained.” – ABC Radio Melbourne Jul 7, 2022 Full Review Ali & Ava (2021) 94% 4.5/5 “Seeing both characters find their ways through their pain and loneliness to be true to each other and themselves is what makes Ali & Ava such a rich, warm and rewarding cinema experience.” – ABC Radio Melbourne Jun 22, 2022 Full Review Benediction (2021) 92% 4/5 “Through what has become Davies's recognisable mosaic style of presenting moments rather than conventional scenes, a complex portrait of Sassoon gently unfolds.” – ABC Radio Melbourne Jun 9, 2022 Full Review Top Gun: Maverick (2022) 96% 4/5 “Top Gun: Maverick is a triumph, designed to capitalise on the love audiences have for the iconic original, but also with plenty for non-fans or complete newcomers to also enjoy.” – ABC Radio Melbourne May 26, 2022 Full Review Little Tornadoes (2021) 71% 3.5/5 “A compelling and subtle film about Australian men coping with trauma and the world changing around them.” – ABC Radio Melbourne May 12, 2022 Full Review Petite Maman (2021) 97% 4/5 “A seemingly small film that resonates with beauty and power.” – ABC Radio Melbourne Apr 27, 2022 Full Review Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) 94% 4.5/5 “The juggling act that Everything Everywhere All at Once pulls off between high concept outrageousness and real and recognisable moments of human failings often within the one scene is truly remarkable.” – ABC Radio Melbourne Apr 13, 2022 Full Review The Duke (2020) 97% 3.5/5 “It is funny, sweet and sentimental without ever feeling overly saccharine or heavy-handed, even when it increasingly panders to expectations and pushes credibility to the point that it is clearly taking massive liberties with the details.” – ABC Radio Melbourne Mar 31, 2022 Full Review Turning Red (2022) 95% 4/5 “A nuanced and compassionate exploration of how to reconcile differences, embrace change no matter how painful, and learn the value of seeing family members as human beings rather than extensions of yourself.” – ABC Radio Melbourne Mar 17, 2022 Full Review The Batman (2022) 85% 3.5/5 “If nothing else, The Batman helps shift Batman back to being a hero for the people.” – ABC Radio Melbourne Mar 3, 2022 Full Review C'mon C'mon (2021) 94% 4.5/5 “A very small and personal film about one man and one child articulates an overwhelmingly powerful and sincere subtext about community, family and the legacy we leave behind for the next generation.” – ABC Radio Melbourne Feb 16, 2022 Full Review Drive My Car (2021) 97% 4/5 “Everything about the film is presented in plain terms and in plain sight, but Hamaguchi draws parallels and delivers reveals with so much gentle grace.” – ABC Radio Melbourne Feb 2, 2022 Full Review Nightmare Alley (2021) 80% 4/5 “It is difficult not to embrace the film with the excitement of experiencing something so familiar presented in a way that feels as fresh and vibrant as it did 80 years ago.” – ABC Radio Melbourne Jan 21, 2022 Full Review The French Dispatch (2021) 75% 4.5/5 “It is an exhilarating experience to watch a film made with so much joy, confidence and delight.” – ABC Radio Melbourne Dec 9, 2021 Full Review No Time to Die (2021) 83% 3.5/5 “One of the most successful elements of No Time to Die is how well it blends the seeming contradictions of the Bond films.” – ABC Radio Melbourne Nov 11, 2021 Full Review
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