In 2007 Marc Fennell became the film critic for Australia's national youth broadcaster triple j. Since then he has researched, written, presented and produced the film content for triple j's many oily tentacles - radio, online, print and tv.
Each week he delivers quirky and fast-paced radio review packages of the latest cinema and DVD releases. They range from the most obscure indie flicks to the biggest blockbusters. And provided the movie doesn't star Kevin James, there's a reasonable chance that Marc's review will be somewhat even-handed. Marc's distinct style has made him a top featured critic on the review aggregate site RottenTomatoes.com, with one of the site's highest click-through rates. You can follow Marc's latest lastest reviews here
Back in 2006 Marc began the popular segment Film Ed 101 a quirky 2-minute radio piece that answered such burning cinematic questions like "Are the Nazi's The Reason our Olympic Coverage Looks So Slick?" or "How does one turn their VCR into a time machine?" or "Why Does French Animator Rene Laloux Hate You?" also "Has US Foreign Policy Been Inspired by The Godfather?" and that ole chestnut "Why did Ingmar Bergman Love Soap?" The segment ran for 3 years and is still popularly downloaded.
To the right is a selection Film Ed's from over the years. They're really quite short, so go on give em a whirl. And if you do like what you hear then the complete(ish) collection can be found here.
Killer Vegetable Movies
Eat them. Before they eat you. Marc checks out the strange history of murderous vegetables in film.
Rene Laloux Thinks You're a Dick
And a Nazi, you bastard. Marc covers the source of this French animator's angst.
Giallo: Sex & Deat Italian Style
No one makes horror movies quite like the Italians. Marc finds out how...
Federico Fellini vs. Corey Worthington
What does the infamous Melbourne Party Boy have to do with the multiple Oscar wining Italian Master filmmaker?
Ingmar Bergman Loves Soap
He was one of the great masters of the Avant Garde... and also soap commercials.
How World War II gave us Music Videos
You'll never guess. Unless you Google it. And where's the fun in that?
What's Your Take on Cassavetes?
Indie band Le Tigre (kinda) co-host this weeks Film Ed about America's premiere indie filmmaker
Riding the French New Wave
Ow you say... French New Wave? Vas iiis zis? Marc explores how a spare laundry cart can help you revolutionise cinema.
Self Medicate with the Movies
One of cinema's great contributions to the world is its catalogue of naughty illicit drugs. Marc roadtests the best, worst and wierdest.
Leitmotifs: Recognise this tune?
Just think of all those great movie theme songs that you've heard over the years: Star Wars? 007? Pink Panther? Well, great theme songs didnt start with movies.
Han Hoogerbrugge
He is one of the innovators of online animation. And he's also a bit nuts, in an Ikea-kinda way. Marc takes a look at the awesome work of Han Hoogerbrugge
A (Very) Brief History of Pixar
How did it all start with Satellites and X-Rays?!
Don La Fontaine: Thunder Throat
He is the voice behind the trailers... but who is Don La Fonataine really?
The History of Slow Motion
If there's one thing we saw too much of during the Olypmics it was slow motion montages. But how did it all begin with a priest who couldnt pay his bills??
H.G Lewis The Baron of Blod
Marc takes us into the deep, dark, bloody world of H. G. Lewis
Movies Suck at Predicting the Future
Godamnit. I want a hovercar. And those damn Jetsons predicted that I would have one by now, too. What other things did movies and television promise about the future?
The Hays Code : You Can't Do That In Movies?!
Can you imagine a time when Hollywood WASN'T a den of iniquity? Marc Fennell investigates the 'Hays Code'
Where The Hell Does Your Movie Ticket Money Go?
Come on, it's a lot of money to pay for sitting in a dark room with shitty carpet. Marc Fennell investigates where your movie dollar goes.
Str8nime : Animation for Crazy People
Ever wondered what you get when you mix claymation, anime, supermario bros, nursery rhhmes and david lynch... in a tub of icecream?
Bridging the Uncanny Valley
Ever looked at one of those computer generated human characters in games or movies like Final Fantasy and thought "Something isnt quite right?" Well that feeling has a name...
Soda_Jerk
VCR = Delorean. If that dont make sense now it will soon. Marc checks out Australia's premiere video remix artists.
Kim Jong Ill : Movie Mogul
Most of us only think of Kim Jong Il as the insane North Korean Dictator who stockpiles Nuclear Warheads like they're candy. But he also has another pastime...
Body Horror
"Hello, I want your body. I want to eat up all your flesh, chew your fat and then spit you out like so many semi-digested Happy Meals" This is the personification of the 'Body Horror' genre. He doesnt get out much.
Celebrity Sex Tapes for Dummies
From the Italian stallion to Rob Lowe, Celebrity sex tapes are a time honoured tradition in Hollywood. But why? and what does the enduring fasication for famous fornication footage say about our society?
