Lynden Barber

Lynden Barber

Lynden Barber is a film and TV commentator of three decades standing and a screen studies teacher. His credits include reviewing for the Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian and The Guardian, and the artistic directorship of the Sydney Film Festival. He has reviewed films for Limelight since 2007.


Articles by Lynden Barber

Supported by Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas

In Your Living Room: Film & Television

This week, Lynden Barber reviews MotherFatherSon on iView, Filthy Rich and Homeless on SBS On Demand, and Nuri Bilge Ceylan's beautifully shot film The Wild Pear Tree on Stan.

June 12, 2020
Supported by Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas

In Your Living Room: Film and Television

In this week's column, Lynden Barber takes a look at Operation Buffalo, Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich as well as Sydney Film Festival's digital offerings.

June 5, 2020
Supported by Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas

In Your Living Room: Film and Television

In this week's column, Lynden Barber reviews the third season of Babylon Berlin, Spanish thriller Money Heist (and a spin-off doco about the series) and The Plot Against America.

May 29, 2020
Supported by Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas

In Your Living Room: Film and Television

Lynden Barber reviews The Great and Catastrophe, as well as a new adaptation of Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity and French claymation film My Life as a Zucchini.

May 22, 2020
Supported by Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas

In Your Living Room: Film and Television

This week, Lynden Barber reviews Normal People, detective series Taken Down, Line of Duty Season 5, and new Australian flick starring Hugo Weaving.

May 8, 2020
Supported by Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas

In Your Living Room: TV and Film

Lynden Barber recommends powerful new series Unorthodox, fish-out-of-water story The Attache, and the Before trilogy.

May 1, 2020