Documentaries both old and new shine in this month’s pickings from our experts.
- Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Department of English, Creative Writing and Film, Adelaide University
Did we need another Alien film? I suspect not, or at least, not this one.
It seems to be a time of old favourites: this month we have new seasons, adaptations, and a documentary on childhood television memories.
The character of Tom Ripley was never meant to be pigeonholed. He is, in many respects, a walking contradiction – much like Highsmith herself.
Hunter S Thompson’s 1971 book is a torpedo ride through some of the strangest scenes in American fact, or fiction. It’s about greed, the souring of ‘60s idealism, the failings of journalism and much more.
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