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By CJ Johnson

CJ Johnson, Australian Film Critic, talks movies with filmmakers, critics and others.
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Eddie Tamir on Renovating The Ritz.

MovielandJun 30, 2021

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Robert Alan Dilts on WHAT JOSIAH SAW

Robert Alan Dilts on WHAT JOSIAH SAW

WHAT JOSIAH SAW is a fully-committed Southern Gothic thriller dropping globally on Shudder on August 4. Robert Alan Dilts wrote it and he joins CJ to talk about it.

Aug 01, 202237:13
Benjamin Zeccola on Palace Cinemas' International Film Festival Slate.

Benjamin Zeccola on Palace Cinemas' International Film Festival Slate.

Benjamin Zeccola is CEO of Palace Cinemas, who run an ongoing slate of international film festivals across Australia throughout the year, including the French, Italian, Spanish, German, Scandinavian, British, Irish and Japanese Film Festivals. Benjamin talks about the humble beginnings and current strengths of his festival slate, the audience demand for such content, the challenges and rewards of sourcing and programming so much global product, and why Australia just may be the best country in the world for seeing European cinema on the big screen. This discussion will also form the basis for a future article in Metro Magazine and is posted with Metro's permission.

Jul 19, 202231:14
Compartment No. 6 and Irma Vep Ep 5

Compartment No. 6 and Irma Vep Ep 5

CJ and Octavia share their love for Juho Kuosmanen's COMPARTMENT NO. 6, now in cinemas in Australia; then they share what's working for them - and not - in episode 5 of HBO's IRMA VEP.

Jul 08, 202234:59
IRMA VEP with Octavia Barron Martin.

IRMA VEP with Octavia Barron Martin.

The HBO / Foxtel / Binge 8 episode film industry satire IRMA VEP is a funhouse of mirrors. It is a remake, by Olivier Assayas, of his own 1996 film, which was in itself a meta-take on the famous 1915 French silent film serial Les Vampires. CJ and Octavia gleefully go down the rabbit hole after viewing the first four episodes of the new show and the 1996 original film.

Jul 01, 202247:57
Baz Luhrmann's ELVIS with Octavia Barron Martin.

Baz Luhrmann's ELVIS with Octavia Barron Martin.

CJ and Octavia get into Baz Luhrmann's ELVIS, starring Austin Butler, Tom Hanks and half the actors in Australia.

Jun 25, 202246:29
The Many Saints of Newark with Octavia Barron Martin.

The Many Saints of Newark with Octavia Barron Martin.

The Many Saints of Newark was meant to be HUGE. It wasn't. Critically, commercially and culturally, it landed with an "eh." Octavia Barron Martin wasn't satisfied. She was a huge Sopranos fan and this was not the masterpiece she was hoping for. Not at all. She and CJ try to identify why the film was so disappointing to so many, before announcing a new miniseries: they'll be watching, and podcasting about, the new HBO series Irma Vep.

Jun 17, 202225:50
Craig Boreham on LONESOME.

Craig Boreham on LONESOME.

Craig Boreham's second feature film, LONESOME, is a raunchy, tender, heartfelt and sexually adventurous follow-up to his debut TEENAGE KICKS, and follows that film into the Sydney Film Festival. Craig joined CJ on the eve of his State Theatre premiere and the beginning of his own, and the film's, international Festival adventure.

Jun 11, 202228:52
Phil Tippett on MAD GOD.

Phil Tippett on MAD GOD.

Phil Tippett's animated feature MAD GOD has been 30 years in the making. It's a magnum opus from the Oscar-winning stop-motion pioneer and CGI wizard, a hellish vision informed by the psychosis of modern America, Jung, Paul Verhoeven and Bob Dylan's electric era. Tippett joined CJ from Berkeley, California.

Jun 07, 202220:20
Eddie Tamir on Renovating The Ritz.

Eddie Tamir on Renovating The Ritz.

The Ritz Cinema in Sydney is an art deco jewel. Owner Eddie Tamir is about to make it even shinier.

Jun 30, 202124:31
Oscars 2021 Review with Jim Flanagan.

Oscars 2021 Review with Jim Flanagan.

CJ and Jim Flanagan do a post-mortem on the 2021 Academy Awards.

Apr 28, 202128:05
Big Oscar Preview With Jim Flanagan

Big Oscar Preview With Jim Flanagan

Jim Flanagan and CJ get into the weeds around the Oscar nominations 2021-style. Should Collective be nominated for Best International Film? Should My Octopus Teacher be nominated for Best Documentary? And what if Sir Anthony Hopkins passes away before everyone casts their final ballots?

Apr 15, 202144:10
Luke Eve on I MET A GIRL (and Oscars!)

Luke Eve on I MET A GIRL (and Oscars!)

Luke Eve's debut feature I MET A GIRL is dropping on Netflix in Australia, on streamers in the US, and in cinemas in Korea and Germany. On the eve of these releases he joins CJ to talk about the film, its trek to screens during the pandemic year, and the Oscar nominations!

Mar 31, 202146:58
Cinema Reborn With Angelica Waite

Cinema Reborn With Angelica Waite

CJ discusses cinema restoration with Angelica Waite of Cinema Reborn, a restored-cinema film festival in Sydney.

Mar 26, 202128:17
More Great Films From 2020

More Great Films From 2020

Jim Flanagan, cineaste, restauranteur, beer brewer, musician and record label owner brings some of his favourite films from 2020 to the table to chew over with CJ, including BACURAU, THE VAST OF NIGHT, POSSESSOR, RELIC, LES MISERABLES, HONEYLAND and GUNDALA.

Jan 28, 202158:18
The Assistant With Kitty Green

The Assistant With Kitty Green

Kitty Green's debut fiction feature, THE ASSISTANT, is CJ's Best Film of 2020. Kitty talks to CJ about the film from her home in NYC. This episode interrogates specific themes, scenes, moments and motifs in the film: the discussion will be most valuable if you watch THE ASSISTANT first.

Jan 18, 202123:51
The Godfather Coda With Shahir Daud

The Godfather Coda With Shahir Daud

CJ and podcaster Shahir Daud from THE ONLY PODCAST ABOUT MOVIES discuss THE GODFATHER CODA: THE DEATH OF MICHAEL CORLEONE in relation to the first two GODFATHER movies, Coppola's re-working of THE GODFATHER PART THREE, and whether it all works.

Jan 15, 202154:08
Top Ten of 2020

Top Ten of 2020

CJ presents his own Top Ten films of 2020.

Jan 08, 202117:27
Best of 2020

Best of 2020

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas joins CJ to discuss six of the best films of 2020, all made by women.

Dec 31, 202041:06
Below with Maziar Lahooti

Below with Maziar Lahooti

Maziar Lahooti, debut feature director of 2020 Australian dystopian black comedy BELOW, joins CJ to talk about all aspects of making the film, from helping to adapt the original stage play, re-conceptualising his central location after a budget cut just prior to shooting, and getting the most entertaining Australian performance of the year out of Anthony LaPaglia.

Dec 23, 202037:26
Promising Young Woman

Promising Young Woman

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas joins CJ Johnson to discuss Promising Young Woman in the context of "Rape-Revenge Films", which is the title of one of her many books. NOTE: This episode features frank discussion about the portrayal of sexual assault and rape in cinema. SPOILER ALERT: Once we begin discussing the film in detail we will give a spoiler alert.

Dec 18, 202048:44
Introduction

Introduction

Welcome (back!) to Movieland!

Dec 04, 202001:31