Ari Mattes
Ari Mattes completed his PhD in American film and literature at the University of Sydney and worked at ANU and the University of Sydney before Notre Dame. He has published widely on multiple aspects of cinema, literature and culture.
Ari's articles (2 total)
The five best films from Sydney Film Festival
This year’s Sydney Film Festival offered a strong field of films beyond Hollywood’s familiar moral economy, with strange melodramas, existential horror, childhood reverie, sporting tragedy and art-house pleasures among the standouts.
Seven good films out of ten – a surprisingly strong year for the Oscars
For the first time in years, most of the films nominated for Best Picture are genuinely good. From Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value to Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, the Oscars may finally be recognising cinema worth watching.