I quote it often, but it’s hard to go past. Umberto Eco – initially in reference to his inversion of the detective novel The Name…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeApril 4, 2018
We might as well give up. Buy your ticket, take your seat, sit back and forget worrying about the plot because it’s literally all be…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeMarch 20, 2016
We need to unlearn what we have learned Star Wars changed everything. It’s become that singular defining moment of cinema history, the film that changed everything, pivoting…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeMarch 20, 2016
I remember the first time I saw The Usual Suspects. The film had been recommended to my parents and they allowed me to watch it with…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeMarch 20, 2016
In among the slew of sequels and prequels and endless spinoffs of already exhausted franchises, this year also promises its fair share of the latest…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeApril 18, 2014
Something strange always seems to happen in David Lynch’s films. Ever since the first drones of white noise crept into our ears and the first…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeMarch 26, 2014
On Wednesday night, ABC’s show At The Movies decided to not present a televised review of Greg McLean’s locally produced sequel to his 2005 film Wolf Creek. That…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeMarch 1, 2014
It is often said that a hero is only ever as good as the villain. And while it’s not wholly successful to reduce all stories…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeFebruary 16, 2014
Why? Why must every successive film in a series become darker? What is our obsession with creating and experiencing ever-darkening stories? Star Trek, Star Wars, James…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeFebruary 16, 2014