Was an absolute pleasure to write this with Eloise Ross and Tessa Dwyer. We stuffed alot of ideas into this one - if you are like Mad Max, genre, placemaking, environment, use of accent, Indigenous representation, film production, George Miller's obsession with 'myth'....etc, please do give a read.

5 Academy in Exile Fellowships-Deadline Extended, 30 November 2025. Eligibility: scholars with PhD in the humanities, social sciences, law, who are at risk because of their academic work/civic engagement in human rights, democracy, & the pursuit of academic freedom. www.academy-in-exile.eu

New laws will force streaming giants to invest in local content – but it’s too soon to celebrate Much remains uncertain about how the legislation will practically affect streamers such as Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+.

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Reimagining sharks on screen Australian filmmakers are redefining the shark genre and challenging stereotypes, blending history, race and eco-horror to recast the deep-sea predator.

Me and a work colleague have been thinking about SHARKS which is fun:
lens.monash.edu/2025/10/10/1...

Peter Lang Verlag - The Weird Weird works unsettle, decentering humanity on a cosmic scale and, at other times, breaking down the human barriers erected around race, class, gender, ...

I'm in this v cool collection on 'The Weird' coming soon. I ask if the weird is an appropriate anti-colonial framework to look at Australian experimental cinema, particularly Soda Jerk and Karrabing Collective. Looking forward to reading the rest of the essays! www.peterlang.com/document/132...

Turning the outback into post-apocalyptic wasteland: what Mad Max films tell us about filming in the Australian desert The Mad Max films are set in an arid, barren, apocalyptic world known in the movies as ‘the wasteland’ – what does this tell us about the Australian environment?

I wrote something for The Conversation on Mad Max, colonial environments, climate change, and filming in the Australian desert. Check it here! theconversation.com/turning-the-...

Incredible, you must continue to share these!

I'm listening to film scores to get my PhD working groove on. Ranging from like Oppenheimer to Vangelis to Saltburn to In The Mood for Love to Uncut Gems at the moment. That's the vibe. Any suggestions?

haha, here at the news today that basic twitter may become a paid service