Jim Schembri

Jim Schembri

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Jim Schembri

Jim Schembri

Jim Schembri has been a professional film critic since 1980, chiefly for Cinema Papers, The Age and 3AW. Jim fell in love with the power of film as a young child after seeing The Lord of the Flies on TV and The Love Bug at the cinema, which he saw three times. He was six. Jim’s private film collection contains more than 30,000 titles, including many ancient VHS and Beta tapes. He also owns two Beta video players, which he refuses to sell on eBay. His second favourite movie quote is “Plastics”, from 1967 classic The Graduate. His favourite movie quote comes from the 1991 film Grand Canyon: “All of life’s riddles are answered in the movies.” Jim believes this to be true.

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Join our Starts at 60 film critic as he explores the latest gems and hidden treasures currently gracing the big screen.
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The Screen Critic: A beautiful treat from Italy, a compelling Tom Hanks drama, two more bad Aussie films and a taut serial killer thriller

Join our Starts at 60 film critic in an exploration of the latest gems and hidden treasures currently gracing the big screen.
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The Screen Critic: A top body-horror jaunt, a second-tier Marvel superhero bids farewell and a terrific local version of a classic workplace sitcom

The Screen Critic: A top body-horror jaunt, a second-tier Marvel superhero bids farewell and a terrific local version of a classic workplace sitcom

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The soundtrack of your youth – now playing at a supermarket near you

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The Screen Critic: A Trump biopic, a super bio-doc, a historic blockbuster fiasco and a scenic trip to the Greek Isles

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The Screen Critic: A blistering body horror satire, a robot learns to be a mother and a teen girl gets a visit from her future self

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Conspiracyland – a brief and friendly guide to the real truth about the world (which is flat)

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