Review: To Olivia (John Hay)
Though the film is well crafted, the crucial ingredients of mischief and wild imagination are missing.
April 26, 2022
Lynden Barber
Lynden Barber is a freelance film and television critic, and a lecturer in screen studies. He writes a film review column for Limelight Magazine, and is a regular contributor to the National Film and Sound Archive’s Australian Screen Online website. He was Artistic Director of the Sydney Film Festival in 2005 and 2006, and is a former film writer for The Australian and a former film reviewer for the Sydney Morning Herald.
Articles by Lynden Barber
On Screen: April 2022
Lynden Barber finds the dark shadow of the Ukraine invasion hovering over this month’s film and TV.
April 20, 2022
Review: River (Jennifer Peedom)
Featuring arresting imagery and music, this follow up to Mountain carries a strong environmental message.
March 21, 2022
On Screen: March 2022 – French Film Festival
Lynden Barber finds corruption and lost illusions a major theme in this year’s Alliance Francaise French Film Festival.
March 16, 2022
On Screen: February 2022
Lynden Barber finds Australian elements increasingly popping up in streaming TV.
February 24, 2022
Review: The Duke (Roger Michell)
A British true story captures the spirit of the great Ealing comedies.
February 21, 2022
On Screen: January 2022
Lynden Barber surveys the TV fashion for holiday stories, where exotic settings add some visual appeal, and characters are pushed out of their comfort zones.
January 24, 2022
On Screen: December 2021
Lynden Barber surveys some of the top films in cinema over the holiday period.
December 17, 2021
Review: Belfast (Kenneth Branagh)
Kenneth Branagh’s evocation of his life as a boy during Northern Ireland’s Troubles is a triumph.
December 17, 2021
Review: The Worst Person in the World (Joachim Trier)
Featuring an exquisite performance by Renate Reinsve, this romantic drama is a complex tragicomedy.
November 22, 2021
On Screen: cinema releases and streaming teleseries from November 2021
In November's On Screen column, Lynden Barber recommends a Tom Hanks maritime thriller, a Netflix drama on domestic abuse and a crazily scattergun Romanian film satire.
November 19, 2021
On Screen: streaming teleseries from October 2021
In this month's column, Lynden Barber recommends two police series and the ABC's drama on the 2019–2020 Australian bush fire emergency.
October 18, 2021
On Screen: streaming teleseries from September 2021
In this month's column, Lynden Barber surveys a beautiful yet brutal slave drama and a well-crafted thriller.
September 21, 2021