The Magic Lantern

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Episode 029 – Top Hat

Posted September 12, 201601:12:32

Top Hat (Sandrich, 1935), and by extension Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, breezed into my life and introduced me to a dreamy world of class, romance,...

Episode 028 – Van Diemen’s Land

Posted August 28, 201601:09:52

The first time I saw Jonathan auf der Heide’s Van Diemen’s Land (2009), it knocked me back in my seat. My head was already swirling that day seven...

Episode 027 – Waiting for Guffman

Posted August 15, 201601:02:39

Ding dong! In 1996, a very special gift arrived for this theatre nerd. Waiting for Guffman (Guest, 1996) ticked many of my boxes: it was hilarious,...

Episode 026 – Cloak & Dagger

Posted August 1, 201601:33:54

Very high stakes, an intelligent but troubled preteen, a plucky sidekick, an imaginary super spy friend, and Atari–put them all together and you’ve...

Episode 025 – La Ciénaga

Posted July 18, 201601:18:05

I first saw Lucrecia Martel’s debut feature, La Ciénaga (2001), in late 2008 and I have been thinking about it ever since. I was so thoroughly impressed...