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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

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
3.5/5	81%	The Place Beyond The Pines (2013)	" While it is still a rewarding film on face value, The Place Beyond the Pines offers additional pleasures for viewers keen to delve further." — Cinema Autopsy Posted May 9, 2013
4.5/5	90%	The Hunt (2013)	" The Hunt is a confronting and fascinating work of cinema." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Apr 30, 2013
3.5/5	77%	Iron Man 3 (2013)	" A lighter variation on the deconstructed superhero mythology found in The Dark Knight Rises." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Apr 23, 2013
4.5/5	92%	No (2013)	" An extremely perceptive and intriguing examination of the effect that media hype and spin have on the political process." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Apr 17, 2013
4/5	80%	Warm Bodies (2013)	" While Warm Bodies is more slanted towards comedy and romance rather than horror, it remains true to the zombie genre while pushing it in an unexpected direction." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Apr 8, 2013
4.5/5	80%	The Neverending Story (1984)	" The NeverEnding Story remains a testament to the power of imagination and the type of inventive cinema that was possible in a pre-digital era." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Apr 2, 2013
4/5	70%	The Loneliest Planet (2012)	" Audiences used to actively engaging with cinema will find much to relish about The Loneliest Planet." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Mar 24, 2013
4/5	——	I Want Your Love ()	" An excellent work by a talented emerging filmmaker." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Mar 11, 2013
4.5/5	44%	The Paperboy (2012)	" Everything about The Paperboy seems designed to undermine expectations and the result is an exhilaratingly unpredictable film." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Mar 3, 2013
5/5	93%	Amour (2012)	" The scenario is upsetting, but the execution is genuine and pure, making Amour a film of heartbreaking beauty and Haneke's masterpiece." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Feb 24, 2013
4/5	91%	Water (2005)	" Mehta explores the politics of religion to highlight how religious hypocrisy is used to ensure women are undermined and made subservient for economic purposes." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Feb 11, 2013
3.5/5	89%	Lincoln (2012)	" For the most part Lincoln is not a significant inclusion into Spielberg's filmography despite the noblest of intentions and undeniable cinematic craftsmanship." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Feb 6, 2013
3.5/5	93%	Zero Dark Thirty (2013)	" Exhilarating cinema that makes you want to forget all the questionable issues of representation that have come before it." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Jan 28, 2013
4/5	100%	I Am Eleven ()	— Cinema Autopsy Posted Jan 22, 2013
4/5	88%	Django Unchained (2012)	" Possibly Tarantino's most thoughtful and even political film to date. " — Cinema Autopsy Posted Jan 21, 2013
3.5/5	32%	Gangster Squad (2013)	" Lovingly pulpy yet honest and sincere about its intent, there is plenty in Gangster Squad for fans of the gangster genre to enjoy." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Jan 13, 2013
4.5/5	87%	ParaNorman (2012)	" Funny, frightening, exciting and extremely thoughtful about the nature of the conflict at the core of the film, ParaNorman is a standout feature animation." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Jan 6, 2013
4.5/5	88%	Life of Pi (2012)	" Bleak facts or magical stories, science or faith, connected or alone, instinct or animals with souls - these are the dynamics explored by every aspect of Life of Pi." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Jan 2, 2013
4/5	75%	Berberian Sound Studio (2013)	" Berberian Sound Studio is a masterfully made film that will please audio experts, cinephiles and horror fans." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Dec 5, 2012
4/5	86%	Wreck-it Ralph (2012)	" Wreck-It Ralph is a major advancement for Walt Disney Animation Studios in all regards." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Nov 29, 2012
3/5	92%	Skyfall (2012)	" Skyfall is inconsistent, displaying Bond at its blandest and Bond at its best." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Nov 17, 2012
4/5	94%	The Sessions (2012)	" The honest performances and assured direction makes The Sessions an extremely accomplished film that celebrates sexuality." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Nov 11, 2012
4/5	86%	The Master (2012)	" The Master is a film about obedience and forming an identity through subservience." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Nov 7, 2012
3.5/5	55%	Bachelorette (2012)	" The material becomes increasingly uncomfortable since it mainly comes from sad and traumatic places. This is what gives the film its edge." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Oct 31, 2012
4.5/5	87%	Frankenweenie (2012)	" With its anti-intellectualism critique, classic horror film homages and beautiful production design, Frankenweenie is a great film for adventurous young audiences." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Oct 24, 2012
4/5	96%	Argo (2012)	" Successfully manages to be respectful about the turbulent events and function as an exciting Hollywood spy thriller." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Oct 17, 2012
4.5/5	76%	Killing Them Softly (2012)	" Killing Them Softly is an engrossing vision of hell where status, money and image have become the ultimate goals and human life is just another commodity to be traded." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Oct 10, 2012
4.5/5	96%	Searching for Sugar Man (2012)	" A celebration of an artist and the power of art to transcend time and place" — Cinema Autopsy Posted Oct 2, 2012
4/5	45%	On the Road (2012)	" While On the Road is a series of impressionistic moments, it would be a mistake to dismiss it as aimless." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Sep 26, 2012
4.5/5	92%	Lore (2013)	" Lore is an impressionist survival film and an existential war film, and also something truly singular and remarkable." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Sep 19, 2012
2.5	79%	Ruby Sparks (2012)	" Rather than being Stranger Than Fiction with insightful gender politics, Ruby Sparks is more a hipster Weird Science." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Sep 16, 2012
4.5/5	86%	Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)	" A remarkable cinematic experience that is both profound and immensely moving." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Sep 12, 2012
4/5	83%	Your Sister's Sister (2012)	" Everything that takes place on screen feels convincing as Shelton is more concerned with representing her characters truthfully rather than pushing an agenda." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Sep 5, 2012
4/5	94%	Moonrise Kingdom (2012)	" Moonrise Kingdom is an extremely sweet and heartfelt portrayal of young love and how such love inspires the lives of others who encounter it." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Aug 29, 2012
4/5	64%	Cosmopolis (2012)	" Cosmopolis deconstructs language, symbols and theories to present a sprawling and dense post-GFC Heart of Darkness." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Aug 29, 2012
4.5/5	90%	Holy Motors (2012)	" In Holy Motors director Leos Carax demonstrates that playful can be profound, bewildering can be meaningful and randomness can have precision." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Aug 22, 2012
3.5/5	90%	Bernie (2012)	" If anything it is a film about the selective application of moral judgement based on personal prejudices. " — Cinema Autopsy Posted Aug 15, 2012
3.5/5	35%	Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)	" What makes Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter so enjoyable is the extent it abandons so many established rules not just in terms of history and genre, but also physics." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Jul 29, 2012
4/5	89%	In Darkness (2012)	" In Darkness is a complex film as the divisions between acting for mercenary reasons and ethical ones are often uncertain." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Jul 25, 2012
4/5	87%	The Dark Knight Rises (2012)	" The Dark Knight Rises is a tonally different film that successfully establishes a scenario of complete despair where much of the action seems futile. " — Cinema Autopsy Posted Jul 18, 2012
3.5/5	73%	The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)	" The strong cohesive story and representation of adolescent identity give real depth to the action scenes." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Jul 9, 2012
5/5	95%	Raiders of the Lost Ark (2012)	" Raiders is a classic and repeated viewings, especially when presented properly on the big screen, only reinforce this further." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Jun 29, 2012
2.5/5	78%	Brave (2012)	" Everything about the first act of Brave suggests a story of independence and following your own path, so it is disappointing when it instead becomes a moralising tale about the importance of obeying your parents." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Jun 18, 2012
4/5	71%	Margaret (2011)	" Its commentary on the nature of performance and its political subtext make for an unconventional end product." — Cinema Autopsy Posted Jun 14, 2012
3.5/5	74%	Prometheus (2012)	" Prometheus is a visual triumph and if nothing else it deserves credit for the moments when it does evoke the early scenes in Alien with the same degree of sinister wonder. " — Cinema Autopsy Posted Jun 2, 2012
3/5	70%	Men in Black III (2012)	" Men in Black 3 is a series of okay gags and okay action sequences, with enough elements to make it moderately enjoyable." — Cinema Autopsy Posted May 20, 2012
4/5	58%	The Dictator (2012)	" Within this often irreverent and anarchic film, is a measured and subversive piece of smartly constructed comedy." — Cinema Autopsy Posted May 16, 2012
3.5/5	38%	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	93%	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

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