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1 Alena Lodkina's Sophomore Film Petrol Captures Melbourne and the Intensity of Women's Friendships Beautifully Jason Di Russo , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , May 2023;

'Alena Lodkina's dreamlike film, about a pivotal friendship between two young Melbourne women, has a poetic and sometimes surreal narrative style that conveys a vividly emotional take on the world; it reveals profound truths about the characters, even if the precise detail of their story remains slightly – and deliciously – cryptic.' (Introduction)

1 You Won’t Be Alone: Body Horror Meets Terrence Malick in Impressive Australian Film by Goran Stolevski Jason Di Russo , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , September 2022;

— Review of You Won't Be Alone Goran Stolevski , 2021 single work film/TV
1 Australian Film Hearts and Bones Stars Hugo Weaving as a War Photographer Grappling with Home Truths Jason Di Russo , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , May 2020;

'There's an urgent question that's slightly sidelined in the new Australian film Hearts and Bones — it involves the ethics of representation, and whether an outsider has the right to depict someone else's trauma.' (Introduction)

1 Netflix Drama The King Reimagines Shakespeare's Henry Plays with Extra Violence Jason Di Russo , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , October 2019;

'Now that the HBO juggernaut Game of Thrones has lifted the drawbridge on its eight record-breaking seasons, you'd presume a ready-made audience is sitting fidgety on their couches, desperate for more royal intrigue and medieval-inspired carnage.

'Enter Australian director David Michod with a film adaptation of a couple of Shakespeare's bloodier works.' (Introduction)

1 Hotel Mumbai Depicts 2008 Terrorist Attacks with Chilling Realism but Not Enough Nuance Jason Di Russo , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , March 2019;

'It's understandable that filmmakers are drawn to real-life atrocities. But dramatising evil can be a tricky endeavour if you're hoping to say something meaningful.' (Article summary)

1 Ladies in Black : Director Bruce Beresford Recreates Postwar Culture of 1950s Sydney Jason Di Russo , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , September 2018;

'Growing up in Western Sydney near the migrant camp at Villawood meant Bruce Beresford had a personal connection to the characters in his latest film Ladies in Black.'  (Introduction)

1 Upgrade Review : Saw and Insidious Co-creator's Second Feature Is a Blood Splattered Sci-fi Cautionary Tale Jason Di Russo , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , June 2018;

— Review of Upgrade Leigh Whannell , 2018 single work film/TV

'Tapping into current anxieties about tech companies that routinely peer into our private lives online, Upgrade is a sci-fi action movie set in the near future about a man who has an artificial intelligence device implanted into his brain.'  (Introduction)

1 Breath Review : Simon Baker's Directorial Debut Is a Nostalgic Tribute to Surf Culture but Has Rare Moments That Shine Jason Di Russo , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , May 2018;

'Perhaps some books aren't meant to be adapted for the screen. Or at least not on your first attempt as a feature director.' 

1 Review : It's No Animal Kingdom, but Boys in the Trees Climbs Impressive Heights Jason Di Russo , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , October 2016;

— Review of Boys in the Trees Nicholas Verso , 2016 single work film/TV
'Boys in the Trees is an Australian coming of age horror film set in 1997 on Halloween, about a group of Adelaide teenagers on the last day of high school. ...'
1 Chk-Chk Bigotry Boom Jason Di Russo , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 June 2009; (p. 24)
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