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James Robert Douglas

James Robert Douglas is a freelance writer and critic in Melbourne. He has been published by The New Yorker, The Awl, The Dissolve, The Saturday Paper, The Big Issue, Junkee, The Monthly, The Lifted Brow, and the Australian Book Review. You can find him at: jamesrobdouglas@gmail.com @jamesrobdouglas

Star Lords

On Star Wars and the monomyth of Silicon Valley, for The Awl. 

Posted on January 5, 2016Categories FeatureLeave a comment on Star Lords

What Disaster Films Miss About Death

A blog post for The New Yorker on Everest and the terrible void of meaning that is Death.

Posted on October 4, 2015Categories Blog PostLeave a comment on What Disaster Films Miss About Death

Without Limits: Miguel Gomes’ ‘Arabian Nights’

A review of the incredible Arabian Nights trilogy from MIFF, for The Lifted Brow.

Posted on August 31, 2015Categories Review, The Lifted BrowLeave a comment on Without Limits: Miguel Gomes’ ‘Arabian Nights’

We Talked to Director Crystal Moselle About The Boys of ‘The Wolfpack’, And How Their Family Has Responded to the Film

An interview with Crystal Moselle, on her documentary The Wolfpack, for Junkee.

Posted on August 28, 2015August 28, 2015Categories Feature, JunkeeLeave a comment on We Talked to Director Crystal Moselle About The Boys of ‘The Wolfpack’, And How Their Family Has Responded to the Film

With ‘The Gift’, Joel Edgerton Becomes One of Australia’s Most Exciting New Filmmakers

An interview with Joel Edgerton, re. his directorial debut The Gift, for Junkee.

Posted on August 28, 2015Categories Feature, JunkeeLeave a comment on With ‘The Gift’, Joel Edgerton Becomes One of Australia’s Most Exciting New Filmmakers

Reviews of ‘The Witch’ and ‘Nasty Baby’ from MIFF

Two short reviews in this Junkee recap of the Melbourne International Film Festival.

Posted on August 22, 2015August 22, 2015Categories JunkeeLeave a comment on Reviews of ‘The Witch’ and ‘Nasty Baby’ from MIFF

The Pot at the End of the Rainbow: Ben Mendelsohn Bets Large in ‘Mississippi Grind’

A review from MIFF of Mississippi Grind, for Killings.

Posted on August 22, 2015Categories ReviewLeave a comment on The Pot at the End of the Rainbow: Ben Mendelsohn Bets Large in ‘Mississippi Grind’

‘Rogue Nation’ Makes The Mission of Enjoying Tom Cruise Less Impossible

A review of Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation for Junkee. Please don’t ask me what I was thinking with that headline.

Posted on August 22, 2015August 22, 2015Categories Junkee, ReviewLeave a comment on ‘Rogue Nation’ Makes The Mission of Enjoying Tom Cruise Less Impossible

The Pixar Theory of Labor

Unpacking the value system beneath the Pixar canon, for The Awl.

Posted on July 16, 2015Categories FeatureLeave a comment on The Pixar Theory of Labor

Some Doors into Koker

Not online, but I’ve got an essay on Abbas Kiarostami’s Koker Trilogy, in issue 2 of the rad film magazine Fireflies. 

Posted on June 18, 2015Categories UncategorizedLeave a comment on Some Doors into Koker

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