Craig Mathieson Craig Mathieson i(A78397 works by)
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1 New Gold Mountain : SBS on Demand Craig Mathieson , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , November no. 183 2021; (p. 64)
— Review of New Gold Mountain Peter Cox , Benjamin Law , Yolanda Ramke , Greg Waters , Pip Karmel , 2021 series - publisher film/TV
1 The Dry Directed by Robert Connolly Craig Mathieson , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , December no. 173 2020; (p. 81)
— Review of The Dry Harry Cripps , 2021 single work film/TV 'Dust billows off drought-ridden farmlands in the Australian crime drama The Dry, but the only consolation to be had is tears. An unsettling mystery, the film moves at a sombre, measured pace. The plot is less concerned with sudden twists than in allowing the parched milieu and wary locals to reveal the desperation and deceit that has taken hold. When a local farmer, Luke Hadler, shoots his wife and son dead before turning the shotgun on himself, the small town of Kiewarra is horrified yet not truly surprised. This is just what it comes to.'
1 Stateless ABC Craig Mathieson , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , March no. 164 2020; (p. 64)
— Review of Stateless Elise McCredie , Belinda Chayko , 2020 series - publisher film/TV '‘Stateless’ is timeless. Although numerous characters, incidents and official policies are clearly “inspired by true events”, as the opening credits note, the ABC’s probing drama about Australia’s mandatory detention regime is not framed by specific dates or governments. Using a bleak detention centre in outback South Australia as the nexus for our ongoing national obsession with border protection, the show focuses on a secured zone where stasis is a weapon: refugee claims are not processed and conditions are designed to wear down detainees. One newcomer sights a man – catatonically hunched over, clutching a suitcase – and is told that’s what seven years without hope looks like.' (Introduction)
1 [Review] ‘Bluey’ Craig Mathieson , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , October no. 160 2019; (p. 57)
— Review of Bluey Joe Brumm , Tim Bain , John McGeachin , 2018 series - publisher film/TV 'Far too often television for younger children gets a pass mark merely for being a distraction, the ultimate screensaver for flustered carers. Bluey, the ABC’s hit animated series that’s lit up the imagination and lowered the inhibitions of preschoolers since debuting a year ago, is far superior. The everyday anthropomorphic adventures of six-year-old blue heeler Bluey, accompanied by her four-year-old sister, red heeler Bingo, are delightful, inventive and blessed with a love of creative play. The episodes are just seven minutes long, but their influence runs deep.' (Introduction)
1 [Review] ‘The Australian Dream’ Craig Mathieson , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , October no. 160 2019; (p. 55)
— Review of The Australian Dream Stan Grant , 2019 single work film/TV 'In Australia the battlefield and the sporting ground are where national myths are forged, and also remade as political necessity requires. It’s fitting then that The Australian Dream, a documentary about the racism and double standards that drove champion Indigenous player Adam Goodes out of the Australian Football League in 2015, explores the certain similarities these two spaces share. The abuse that Goodes suffered, while playing and while protesting, was a continuation of a mindset readily traced back to colonial dispossession, tempered in conflict.' (Introduction)
1 Lambs of God : Foxtel Craig Mathieson , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , September no. 159 2019; (p. 63)
— Review of Lambs of God Sarah Lambert , 2019 series - publisher film/TV 'The crumbling monastery that is the setting for Lambs of God, a rich and dexterous new Australian limited series, is many things. At first glance the cliffside 19th-century construction is a refuge for the remnants of Sisters of St Agnes, an enclosed order forgotten by the outside world that has dwindled to just three nuns. But the cloistered, near medieval isolation is also an incubator, revealing what faith can be when a structure evolves without a male hierarchy. When these women invoke the “mother of mercy”, it’s a radical act of spiritual self-sufficiency' (Introduction)
1 Hip-hop Saga Misses the Beat Craig Mathieson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 25 August 2016; (p. 3)
— Review of The Get Down Baz Luhrmann , 2016 series - publisher film/TV
1 Thriving on Bloody Mayhem Craig Mathieson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 8 August 2016; (p. 5)
— Review of Bad Girl Fin Edquist , 2015 single work film/TV
1 Making up for Lost Time Craig Mathieson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 17 July 2016; (p. 6)
— Review of The Death and Life of Otto Bloom Cris Jones , 2016 single work film/TV 'In The Death and Life of Otto Bloom, the inventive Australian feature that opens the 65th Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), the movie's enigmatic protagonist, Xavier Samuel's Otto Bloom, reveals to the world he is experiencing time in reverse. Our unknown future is the past he already knows, but he bears no memory of what's already occurred. ...'
1 Home-grown Thriller Competing on Global Stage Craig Mathieson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 June 2016; (p. 6)
— Review of Secret City Belinda Chayko , Matt Cameron , Elise McCredie , Angela Betzien , 2016 series - publisher film/TV
1 Hard Work’s a Pleasure for Young Australian Actor Craig Mathieson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 June 2016; (p. 6)
— Review of Is This the Real World Martin McKenna , 2015 single work film/TV
1 Shocking Exposé of Refugee Camps Craig Mathieson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 22 May 2016; (p. 11)
— Review of Chasing Asylum : A Filmmaker's Story Eva Orner , 2016 single work autobiography
1 Molly, The Verdict : Is That All There Is? Craig Mathieson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 18 February 2016; (p. 8) The Sydney Morning Herald , 22 February 2016; (p. 6)
— Review of Molly Matt Cameron , Liz Doran , 2016 series - publisher film/TV
1 Casting a Different Type of Magic Spell Craig Mathieson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 3 January 2016; (p. 3)
— Review of Nowhere Boys : The Book of Shadows Tony Ayres , Rhys Graham , Craig Irvin , 2016 single work film/TV
1 From Intoxicating to Dangerous Craig Mathieson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 6 November 2016; (p. 11) The Sunday-Age , 6 November 2016; (p. 11)
— Review of The Light between Oceans Derek Cianfrance , 2016 single work film/TV
1 War Drama Knows Where It's Going Craig Mathieson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 6 November 2016; (p. 11) The Sunday-Age , 6 November 2016; (p. 11)
— Review of Hacksaw Ridge Andrew Knight , Gregory Crosby , Robert Schenkkan , Randall Wallace , 2016 single work film/TV
1 Laughs Come Easily for Comic Friends Craig Mathieson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 October 2016; (p. 2)
— Review of Rosehaven Luke McGregor , Celia Pacquola , 2016 series - publisher film/TV
1 A Case of Profound Sadness and Tragedy Craig Mathieson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 7 October 2016; (p. 5)
— Review of Joe Cinque's Consolation : A True Story of Death, Grief and the Law Sotiris Dounoukos , Matt Rubinstein , 2016 single work film/TV
1 Returning Noah Sails into Deep Water Craig Mathieson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 29 September 2016; (p. 3) The Sydney Morning Herald , 3 October 2016; (p. 16)
— Review of Deep Water Kris Wyld , Kym Goldsworthy , 2016 series - publisher film/TV
1 Is The Code in Danger of Cracking? Craig Mathieson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 September 2016; (p. 3) The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 September 2016; (p. 3)
— Review of The Code Shelley Birse , Blake Ayshford , Justin Monjo , 2013 series - publisher film/TV
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