We at the National Film and Sound Archive are saddened this week by the loss of David Stratton, one of the legends of the Australian film community. He was a festival director, a lecturer, a feature-film consultant, an author and a reviewer. He championed local filmmakers and artistic freedom. For generations of Australians, ‘The Movie Show’ and ‘At The Movies’, review programs where he sparred and bantered with co-host Margaret Pomeranz over the latest releases, were an entertainment in themsel

230K views · 7.2K reactions | Vale David Stratton. Legendary film critic David Stratton, who appeared on Australian screens alongside Margaret Pomeranz for decades on various movie review shows, has died aged 85. David Stratton's Stories Of Australian Cinema — Stream now on ABC iview. | ABC iview | Facebook