Daniel Lammin

Invasion of the Body Snatchers 4K UHD Review: A great work of 1970s paranoia cinema shines in this new restoration | SWITCH. Though Jack Finney's novel was adapted further (and likely will be again), it's unlikely any version will better Philip Kaufman's 1978 sci-fi horror masterpiece. It's a visceral, palpable nightmare, w...

My ★★★★★ review of the new 4K UHD release of INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS from @imprintfilms.bsky.social. This film has never been well-served on home video in Australia, but this gorgeous restoration of Philip Kauffman’s paranoid masterpiece makes up for it.

Bugonia Review: Lanthimos dissects paranoia and power with precision | SWITCH. More than anything, it's the recognition you feel as you watch it. The paranoia these characters feel, you know it well - the sense that something is very wrong and that we feel completely powerless t...

My ★★★★½ review of Yorgos Lanthimos’ brutal and brilliant BUGONIA, our collective anxiety on the state of the world made manifest as a paranoid, preposterous and immediate act of creative hysteria. It holds you in the space between laughter and despair, as devastating as it is wildly entertaining.

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Review: The genius of the Boss rendered inert in this dull and frustrating biopic | SWITCH. It's a real risk with a music biopic that the storyteller either cannot get past their intense love for their subject or that they assume we come to the film with extensive prior knowledge. In this ca...

My ★★ review of SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE, a dull biopic so caught up in its subject, it forgets to actually say anything about him or his music. 75% of it is Springsteen looking depressed in different locations. 2% of it is Grace Gummer looking pensive as she moisturises her hands.

After the Hunt Review: Questions and provocations abound in Luca Guadagnino's latest | SWITCH. 'After the Hunt' is an appropriate title, not just for its discussion of the aftermath of a sexual assault accusation, but for the way every single character in the film wields a weapon, a spear sharp...

My ★★★★½ review of Luca Guadagnino’s AFTER THE HUNT. Its provocations and moral conundrums won’t appeal to every viewer, but I was enthralled by its beguiling, serpentine exploration of the balance of power, privilege and certainty. It walks a dangerous line, but I think it does so with great skill.

OH MY GOD.

A mother reacts to her baby vanishing in the Sudden Departure in a scene from HBO's "The Leftovers"

Nora Durst's family has just vanished in a scene from HBO's "The Leftovers"

The Guilty Remnant holding up signs saying, "Stop Wasting Your Breath" in a scene from HBO's "The Leftovers"

It's the 14th anniversary of the Sudden Departure. How are you going to commemorate it?

Are you sure it was though?

Samuel Beckett is *cackling* in his grave. 😈

Tron: Ares Review: Leaving The Grid for the real world leaves little digital magic | SWITCH. When I come to a 'Tron' film, I don't want to watch people driving around recognisable streets or blowing up buildings. I want to be taken to another world; a digital world of light and sound, where t...

My ★★½ review of TRON: ARES, a mostly bland misstep away from the digital wonders of the previous films into a tepid almost-commentary on AI and tech company dominance. The lead performance is a charisma-vacuum and the film itself lacks any distinct personality of its own.

AAAHHH!! Congratulations!!!

OKAY. KEVIN. Can we talk about the way it won’t let you use custom albums when you transfer them onto your phone??

SAM.

One Battle After Another Review: Paul Thomas Anderson’s jaw-dropping battle cry | SWITCH. A new film from Paul Thomas Anderson always comes with astronomical expectations, but 'One Battle After Another' completely surpasses them. It isn't just, arguably, the best film of the year. It's the...

My ★★★★★ review of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, Paul Thomas Anderson’s searing, satirical epic, a prophetic vision that traps you between hysterical laughter and existential screaming. One of his best, and likely the best film of the year. See it on the biggest screen you can.

I just GASPED.

Magnificent.

The Cinema of Powell & Pressburger: Collection One Review: Imprint begins its dive into the great British filmmakers | Blu-ray Review | SWITCH. 1

My review of THE CINEMA OF POWELL & PRESSBURGER, the tremendous first Blu-ray collection from @imprintfilms.bsky.social of films from the legendary filmmakers, including multiple new special features for every film. A top-rate release worthy of the great films it collects.

Caught Stealing Review: Darren Aronofsky finds his groove with this surprising, boisterous crime caper | SWITCH. It's less of a departure for Darren Aronofsky as it is a pivot, and a much-needed one. You can feel the great director crack his knuckles, flex his muscles, shake off the familiar and try something ne...

My ★★★★ review of CAUGHT STEALING, the most fun I’ve had watching a Darren Aronofsky film since BLACK SWAN, a cracking romp that doesn’t relinquishing his familiar pessimistic hope in the human race. Plus Austin Butler is really friggin’ hot in it. www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/revi...

Picnic at Hanging Rock Review: Comprehending the incomprehensible heart of the Australian masterpiece | Retrospective Review | SWITCH. This is what makes 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' the finest film this country has produced, based on the finest novel this country has produced. It's a bottomless well, deep and dark, so rich in ideas and ...

This week, Peter Weir’s masterpiece PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK celebrates its 50th anniversary. I couldn’t pass up this opportunity to write about my favourite Australian film and what it might say on our collective colonial paranoia about the crimes we’ve committed on these lands.

I love when I can see the work in a piece of art. Practical effects in film, brush strokes on canvas, strange sounds in music, "impossible" visuals in games. It puts me in conversation with the artist. That's why - ethics aside - art created with AI is just so disappointing. There's no work to see.

Hard same.

Babe Review: Celebrating this lovely little miracle | Retrospective Review | SWITCH. The cheering crowd are on their feet because they think they've seen a miracle, but we who have travelled with Babe on his journey know differently. We know how he got there, what it took and the sati...

This week, Chris Noonan’s glorious Oscar-winning classic BABE celebrates its 30th anniversary. To mark the occasion, here’s my retrospective on the film for SWITCH, on how its classical themes and archetypes make it truly timeless, and why it should have won the Oscar for Best Picture.

this is one of my ultimate “could never get away with this today” movies

genuinely an impeccable way to teach kids that poverty is an artificial social construct and the cops use violence to enforce it

also Friar Tuck is one of cinema’s greatest Catholics I am serious

I really need to see this.

A daisy among roses.

Cor Blok: Frodo turns invisible

Daniel Stewart Lammin, MPhil.

New York, New York Review: Imprint’s elaborate release of Scorsese’s fascinating failure | Blu-ray Review | SWITCH. At its best, 'New York, New York' is a potent portrait of the struggles of balancing the artistic and the personal, the poison of professional jealousy and the violence in the fear of failure. The lat...

My review of the @imprintfilms.bsky.social lavish Blu-ray release of Scorsese’s NEW YORK, NEW YORK, a strange yet fascinating formal experiment brimming with emotional brutality and anchored by an astounding Liza Minnelli performance. Despite the lack of a restoration, it’s a terrific 3-disc set.

I’m off Instagram at the moment, so Bluesky gets my thirst traps, congrats.

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James Gunn’s SUPERMAN is built on the notion that being a good person, who only wants to do good in the world, has become a radical idea and one worth fighting for.

Of course I loved it.