Review: Nomadland (Chloé Zhao)
Docudrama on rural nomads taps into the Steinbeck tradition.
February 22, 2021
Lynden Barber
Lynden Barber is a film and TV commentator of three decades standing and a screen studies teacher, with credits including reviewing for the Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian and The Guardian, and artistic directorship of Sydney Film Festival. He has reviewed films for Limelight since 2007.
Articles by Lynden Barber
On Screen: in cinemas and streaming from February 2021
This month, Lynden Barber reviews the Netflix series Delhi Crime, based on a real, brutal crime committed in 2012, and the droll UK series Detectorists.
January 28, 2021
On Screen: in cinemas and streaming from January 2021
With so much great material for TV streaming viewers to choose from, the conundrum is how to navigate the oversupply, says Lynden Barber in his latest column.
January 6, 2021
Review: Ammonite (Francis Lee)
Even Kate Winslet fails to fire in this slow, miserable film.
December 21, 2020
Review: The Father (Florian Zeller)
Anthony Hopkins gives one of his greatest performances.
November 23, 2020
On Screen: in cinemas and streaming from November 2020
This month, Lynden Barber reviews the film Misbehaviour about a feminist protest against the 1970 Miss World contest, starring Keira Knightley, and the Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit, starring Anya Taylor-Joy as a competitive chess player.
November 11, 2020
Review: Corpus Christi (Jan Komasa)
This powerful drama about a fake priest doesn’t preach.
October 19, 2020
On Screen: in cinemas and streaming from October 2020
All is not well in movie land, writes Lynden Barber in our new column, but you can still get your spy fix thanks to Fauda and The Bureau.
October 12, 2020
Review: The Translators (Régis Roinsard)
A smart whodunnit, but too cold to make you care.
September 21, 2020
Review: La Belle Époque (Nicolas Bedos)
Reality and fantasy blur in this joyous return to the 1970s.
August 27, 2020
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In Your Living Room: Film & Television
In his final film and television column, Lynden Barber finds rich pickings on Netflix, Stan and SBS On Demand.
June 19, 2020
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In Your Living Room: Film & Television
This week, Lynden Barber reviews MotherFatherSon on iView, Filthy Rich and Homeless on SBS On Demand, and Nuri Bilge Ceylan's beautifully shot film The Wild Pear Tree on Stan.
June 12, 2020
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In Your Living Room: Film and Television
In this week's column, Lynden Barber takes a look at Operation Buffalo, Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich as well as Sydney Film Festival's digital offerings.
June 5, 2020