James Joyce

Canberra, Newcastle

Executive Editor at Australian Community Media

Journalist, film critic, TV columnist, The Newcastle Herald

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Articles

Nostalgia bombs away: 25 hottest popcorn movies set to hit cinemas

2 weeks ago | newcastleherald.com.au | James Joyce

Damson Idris and Brad Pitt in Warner Bros action movie F1. Picture suppliedLook! Up on the big screen! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue readingAll articles from our website & appThe digital version of Today's PaperCrosswords, Sudoku and TriviaActually, it's another Superman movie. And that bird you can see? It's a pterodactyl swooping for Scarlett Johannson in Jurassic World: Rebirth. And the plane?
Like Home and Away on crack: will Aussies bristle at toxic beach Ockers?

3 weeks ago | canberratimes.com.au | James Joyce

"I hope everyone has tough enough skin to know that it's only a bit of craic."Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue readingAll articles from our website & appThe digital version of Today's PaperCrosswords, Sudoku and TriviaIrish director Lorcan Finnegan smiles as he ponders the possibility that Australians will baulk, and maybe even bristle, at his unflattering depiction of tribal and toxic Ocker Aussies in his trippy psychological thriller The Surfer starring Nicolas Cage.
Nostalgia bombs away: the 25 hottest popcorn movies dropping this winter

1 month ago | canberratimes.com.au | James Joyce

Hollywood studios are about to bombard the big screen with tried-and-true sequels, spin-offs and remakes to get bums back on cinema seats. Here's our preview of blockbuster movie season.
Polarised voters vent at weasels, clowns: how the Democracy Sausage is made

1 month ago | canberratimes.com.au | James Joyce

Anthony Albanese is "woke and weak". SALE ON NOW! Tap into unlimited access or signup to continue reading All articles from our website & appThe digital version of Today's PaperBreaking news alerts direct to your inboxInteractive Crosswords, Sudoku and TriviaAll articles from the other in your areaPeter Dutton is "Temu Trump". When the voters who did our election survey told us who was their preferred prime minister we also asked them why they didn't pick the other bloke.
If you loved Gettin' Square, Spit is definitely worth the bus fare

Mar 4, 2025 | canberratimes.com.au | James Joyce

End of Summer Sale on now! or signup to continue reading All articles from our website & app The digital version of Today's Paper Breaking news alerts direct to your inbox Interactive Crosswords, Sudoku and Trivia All articles from the other in your area When I saw that actor David Wenham, director Jonathan Teplitzky and writer Chris Nyst were getting the band back together to make another film featuring sweet-hearted, soft-headed junkie crim John Francis Spiteri, the stand-out character of...
Hollywood does crime movies. Aussies do crim movies. Here are six of our best.

Feb 28, 2025 | canberratimes.com.au | James Joyce

Hollywood does crime movies, and so do the Brits. But Aussies, we do crim movies, mate.
Echoes of the past: Walking through Mauthausen's chilling history

Feb 27, 2025 | exploretravel.com.au | James Joyce

The tour guide thanks us several times for "bringing to this place your remembering and love". Welcome to Mauthausen Memorial. Of course, it is we who are grateful to be here at this former concentration camp in upper Austria; visitors from far-away lands humbled to be able to place a compassionate hand on these cold, brutal stone walls, to ponder the industrial-scale evil and unthinkable suffering that happened here and to say Never Again. My wife still isn't sure if she wants to be here.
Thom McGinty: remembering the man behind the iconic Diceman

Feb 19, 2025 | rte.ie | Barry Houlihan |James Joyce

Analysis: The performer, who died 30 years ago this week, made an invaluable contribution to Ireland's cultural scene during the 1980s and 1990sThom McGinty was a man of many faces and characters. He was most commonly known as The Diceman, a street performer familiar to Dubliners who passed him on Grafton Street in the 1980s and early 1990s. He also faced controversy and personal attack owing to his sexuality in an Ireland that then classed homosexuality a crime.
What happened when Tony Armstrong invited Bob Katter to dine on cane toad

Jan 15, 2025 | canberratimes.com.au | James Joyce

Has Tony Armstrong bitten off more than he can chew in the ABC's Eat The Invaders? Tony Armstrong has invited colourful North Queensland MP Bob Katter to the funky Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Tasmania to tuck into some cane toad. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
What happened when Tony Armstrong invited Bob Katter to dine on cane toad

Jan 15, 2025 | illawarramercury.com.au | James Joyce

Has Tony Armstrong bitten off more than he can chew in the ABC's Eat The Invaders? Tony Armstrong has invited colourful North Queensland MP Bob Katter to the funky Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Tasmania to tuck into some cane toad. Subscribe now for unlimited access.