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What Even Is Queer Cinema?

Posted on April 8, 2015 by H D Thompson

Here’s a piece I wrote* recently on what constitutes queer cinema for a promo mag for local Melbourne arthouse haven, Cinema Nova. I feel like I have more to say on the matter however so I will rant here for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Brokeback Mountain, Cinema, Eastern Boys, Love Is Strange, Mommy, Queer Cinema, The Imitation Game, Xavier Dolan | Leave a comment

MAN OF STEEL [REVIEW]

Posted on June 26, 2013 by H D Thompson

The latest Superman film to come along, Man of Steel, starts with a bang. A few of them actually – it’s rather impressive. Set on Krypton, the planet is crumbling and people are scrambling around grasping for salvation. There are … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Film, Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged Amy Adams, Antje Traue, Clark Kent, Diane Lane, feminism, geeky, Henry Cavill, Kevin Costner, Lois Lane, Man of Steel, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe, super heroes, superman, Zack Snyder | 1 Comment

you may have missed the boat on: JOURNEYQUEST

Posted on April 2, 2013 by H D Thompson

A web series fantasy tale, with its tongue nestled nicely in its cheek, about a group of misfit adventurers on a quest to find a mystical sword. Riddled with fantastic (no pun intended…) characters – such as the hapless wizard, … Continue reading →

Posted in Generally Geeky, Reviews, Uncategorized, Web series | Tagged Dead Gentlemen, Dorkness Rising, fantasy, Fran Kranz, joss whedon, JourneyQuest, quirky, The Gamers, Web series | 3 Comments

RED DWARF X – AN ALLEGORY FOR ROGER FEDERER’S TENNIS CAREER

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Elizabeth Flux

Creator of Wild Horse and self confessed “target audience member” Rowan Roff leaves the despair squid behind and just goes with it in his discussion of the long awaited Red Dwarf X. After Roger Federer’s disappointing loss to Andy Murray … Continue reading →

Posted in Generally Geeky, Reviews, Television, Uncategorized | Tagged Doug Naylor, Red Dwarf, Red Dwarf X | 2 Comments

GANGSTER SQUAD: A MADE UP STORY ABOUT REAL PEOPLE [REVIEW]

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Elizabeth Flux

It’s 1949 in Los Angeles and while the young men have finally come home, the war is not over. Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) is a Jewish boxer who has risen up the ranks of the mob, and has his sights … Continue reading →