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Thomas Caldwell

Agrees with the Tomatometer 83% of the time.

Biography:: Thomas Caldwell is a freelance writer, broadcaster and public speaker who specialises in film criticism and educational writing on film. He writes the blog Cinema Autopsy and co-hosts the Triple R (3RRRFM 102.7) podcast Plato's Cave. He also reviews films for the Breakfasters and Film Buff's Forecast on Triple R. Thomas is the author of the secondary school textbook Film Analysis Handbook and his film reviews, articles and interviews have appeared in The Age, Overland, Senses of Cinema, Metro, Screen Education, Filmink and The Vine. He won the Ivan Hutchinson Award for Writing on Australian Film in the 2010 Australian Film Critics Association (AFCA) Writing Awards.
Publications:: Cinema Autopsy , Senses of Cinema

Total Reviews:: 417

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
3.5/5	41%	Dark Shadows (2012)	" Burton's most perverse film since Batman Returns and his most playful since Mars Attacks!" — Cinema Autopsy Posted May 9, 2012
3.5/5	90%	King of Devil's Island (2011)	" A compelling story of defiance after hypocrisy transforms discipline and order into oppression and brutality." — Cinema Autopsy Posted May 2, 2012
3.5/5	93%	Marvel's The Avengers (2012)	" The Avengers is a good Joss Whedon film and an excellent Marvel film. " — Cinema Autopsy Posted Apr 22, 2012
4.5/5	79%	The Deep Blue Sea (2012)	" The Deep Blue Sea best combines Davies's representation of memory with a traditional narrative structure. The result is his finest film to date. " — Cinema Autopsy Posted Apr 10, 2012
4.5/5	63%	Labyrinth (1986)	" Labyrinth has stood the test of time astonishingly well." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Apr 4, 2012
4/5	78%	A Dangerous Method (2011)	" While very much a dialogue-heavy historical film, all the recognisable elements of Cronenberg's preoccupations can be found in A Dangerous Method." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Mar 28, 2012
3.5/5	84%	The Hunger Games (2012)	" The overall combination of smart social commentary, compelling narrative, clever yet unobtrusive film style and the integrity to not be what it is critiquing, results in a very impressive film." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Mar 21, 2012
3/5	74%	Like Crazy (2011)	" This likeable low budget American indi is kept fresh by Yelchin and Jones who are endearing as the star-crossed lovers." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Mar 9, 2012
3.5/5	93%	Coriolanus (2011)	" Fiennes's adaptation is a reflection of spin, media influence in public debate, the cult of personality and the glorification of war." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Mar 7, 2012
4/5	99%	A Separation (2011)	" A Separation explores how presumed social norms are extremely tenuous and how threats to these almost illusory ideas can threaten our sense of personal security." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Feb 27, 2012
4/5	83%	My Week with Marilyn (2011)	" Williams captures the vulnerability, allure and transcendent appeal of Monroe perfectly." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Feb 19, 2012
4/5	78%	The Grey (2012)	" This is not a gritty realistic survival film, but a film that functions on a mythical level to explore the meaning of life, the existence of God and the hubris of humanity." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Feb 12, 2012
4/5	80%	Shame (2011)	" Despite the themes of detachment Shame is somehow also a beautiful film with just enough warm light glowing around the screen's edges to keep the audience entranced." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Feb 6, 2012
4/5	98%	The Artist (2011)	" Hazanavicius has woven together a variety of cinematic styles from different eras to make a silent film that is easily accessible to a contemporary audience." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Jan 30, 2012
4.5/5	94%	Weekend (2011)	" Weekend is one of the most impressive films ever made about love. Haigh's confidence and intelligence as a filmmaker, has resulted in a sincere and emotionally engaging film." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Jan 22, 2012
4.5/5	83%	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)	" Swedish director Tomas Alfredson delivers the same diffused visual style and melancholic atmosphere in this new adaptation of John le Carr�'s 1974 novel that he so successfully employed on Let the Right One In." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Jan 15, 2012
4.5/5	94%	Hugo (2011)	" In Hugo Scorsese not only tells an important story about early cinema, but delivers a film that is a passionate and convincing reminder of the essential role art and imagination should play in our lives. " — Cinema Autopsy Posted Jan 8, 2012
4/5	93%	Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011)	" Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol is the best film in the franchise so far." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Dec 12, 2011
4/5	——	The 10 Conditions of Love ()	— Cinema Autopsy Posted Dec 12, 2011
3/5	83%	Puss in Boots (2011)	" For a film with many stylistic, thematic and tonal inconsistencies, it is still good fun." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Dec 5, 2011
2.5/5	36%	Restless (2011)	" Had Restless been a silent film it may have been some kind of stylish masterpiece." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Dec 3, 2011
4/5	90%	Attack the Block (2011)	" Attack the Block is a fast-paced and inventive action/science-fiction film with an unconventional set of heroes." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Nov 28, 2011
5/5	100%	Dr. Strangelove Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)	" Dr Strangelove is one of Stanley Kubrick's many masterpieces, one of the greatest films about the Cold War and one of the greatest comedies ever made." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Nov 23, 2011
4/5	100%	This Is Not a Film (2012)	" Working within great restraints can result in remarkable films. Panahi proves that here and triumphs over a regime trying to silence him." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Nov 20, 2011
5/5	57%	Dogs in Space (1987)	" Energetic, youthful, frequently hilarious and ultimately so sad, Dogs in Space is an Australian counter-culture classic. " — Cinema Autopsy Posted Nov 17, 2011
3.5/5	——	Toomelah ()	— Cinema Autopsy Posted Nov 17, 2011
5/5	76%	We Need to Talk About Kevin (2012)	" This is sensory and visceral cinema at its most compelling and expertly crafted." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Nov 14, 2011
3.5/5	95%	Moneyball (2011)	" Moneyball is a restrained drama with moments of unconventional excitement. " — Cinema Autopsy Posted Nov 9, 2011
4/5	100%	Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard ()	" Affectionate, complex and engaging." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Nov 6, 2011
3.5/5	68%	Our Idiot Brother (2011)	" There is nothing mean about the humour nor does it rely on creating embarrassment to elicit the uncomfortable laughs." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Nov 2, 2011
3.5/5	47%	Anonymous (2011)	" A remarkably restrained and complex film that explores the power that popular entertainment has to embed ideological ideas into the minds of the audiences who consume it." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Oct 30, 2011
3/5	70%	The Hunter (2012)	" The Hunter is one part existential meditation on the male psyche and one part metaphor for the damage humanity has done to the natural world." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Oct 23, 2011
4/5	93%	Midnight in Paris (2011)	" Midnight in Paris is Allen's most charming, romantic and funny film in a long time." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Oct 18, 2011
4/5	58%	Red State (2011)	" Red State indicates a new level of boldness in Smith, resulting in his best film to date." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Oct 16, 2011
4.5/5	92%	Take Shelter (2011)	" There is so much empathy and understanding in the way Take Shelter creates an engaging story out of a widely misunderstood condition." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Oct 13, 2011
3/5	36%	The Thing (2011)	" While strong arguments can be made for why both the 1951 and the 1982 films could be considered the best of the bunch, the 2011 one is not a contender. However, there is still much to admire about it." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Oct 10, 2011
3.5/5	87%	The Hole (2009)	— Cinema Autopsy Posted Oct 8, 2011
3.5/5	87%	The Hole (2009)	" A fun kids horror film that may be a minor work for Dante, but still very satisfying." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Oct 5, 2011
3.5/5	100%	Mrs. Carey's Concert ()	— Cinema Autopsy Posted Oct 1, 2011
4/5	89%	The Lion King (2011)	" While the core ideology behind The Lion King is extremely problematic and stands out even more today than it did in 1994, there is still much to admire about the film." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Sep 28, 2011
3.5/5	100%	Mrs. Carey's Concert ()	" Mrs Carey's Concert delivers an emotionally charged and satisfying experience." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Sep 27, 2011
3/5	41%	A Serbian Film (2011)	— Cinema Autopsy Posted Sep 24, 2011
5/5	100%	Aliens (1986)	" Aliens contains a fascinating exploration of the way Western culture has traditionally aligned feminine characteristics onto nature while masculine characteristics have been aligned with civilisation." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Sep 22, 2011
3/5	41%	A Serbian Film (2011)	" For all its hysteria and nasty shock tactics, A Serbian Film does have something to say about representations of sexuality, cinematic violence and audience culpability." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Sep 19, 2011
4/5	68%	The Eye of the Storm (2012)	" A film rich in style and characterisation to draw on the complexities of White's dense novel." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Sep 12, 2011
3/5	——	Be Omid E Didar ()	— Cinema Autopsy Posted Sep 9, 2011
3.5/5	90%	Face to Face ()	" Initial distracting staginess aside, Face to Face is compelling cinema that showcases a marvellous group of performers." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Sep 7, 2011
2.5/5	32%	Kidnapped (2011)	" Kidnapped is a middling film, although it does have some impressive elements." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Sep 4, 2011
3/5	36%	One Day (2011)	" Despite the patchiness and the heavily signposted and melodramatic plot points, One Day concludes magnificently." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Aug 31, 2011

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