Stephen A Russell

Stephen A Russell is a Melbourne-based arts writer. His writing regularly appears in Fairfax publications, SBS online, Flicks, Time Out, The Saturday Paper, The Big Issue and Metro magazine. You can hear him on Joy FM.

Stephen A Russell's Latest Articles

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Anemone review: Ronan Day-Lewis’ debut directorial feature is a slog

Not even Daniel Day-Lewis’ leading turn can help Anemone rise above its ploddingly verbose dialogue.

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Sirât review: a tempestuous work of brilliant cinematic art

Following a father and son on a desperate journey, Sirât is a visceral study of hope and despair.

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We Bury the Dead review: gruesomely hilarious Tasmanian survival thriller

In We Bury the Dead, Hobart has been annihilated: cue a future cult classic film with a wow-a-minute story.

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Is This Thing On? review: all-star cast but no all-star result

Just like the troubled marriage it follows, Is This Thing On? struggles to find its way.

The Serpent's Skin screens at Melbourne Queer Film Festival. Image: Supplied.
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Alice Maio Mackay interview: on The Serpent’s Skin and finding trans power in horror

The young Adelaide director talks to ArtsHub about The Serpent's Skin and building trans solidarity in the film industry.

Luke Bracey, Bryan Brown and Susie Porter in Bruce Beresford's The Travellers. Photo: David Dare Parker / Sony Pictures.
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Bruce Beresford on The Travellers and his life in cinema

The acclaimed director and writer Bruce Beresford talks to ScreenHub about the career that's taken him from the New Wave…

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One Battle After Another review: a truly killer action thriller

Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another never loses sight of its spectacular characters despite refusing to take its foot…

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