The Locust Files

The Locust Files takes a look at Tim Burton’s Batman Returns where Lee talks with screenwriter Daniel Waters. A departure from what the Locust Files normally delivers, here we venture into the world of screenwriting and the creation of one ...

This time on the Locust Files, Lee talks with film critic, programmer and co-creator of the Black Harvest Film Festival, Sergio Mims. They discuss a wide range of topics from the works of J. Lee Thompson to race in cinema ...

Lee talks with film historian, critic, writer and silent movie scholar Pamela Hutchinson. They discuss women directors of the silent era, the legacy of Joan Crawford, Pandora’s Box, film culture, the role of idol worship after death and much more!

Lee talks with film critic, programmer, and manager of Melbourne, Australia’s legendary Astor Theatre, Zak Hepburn. They talk about retrospective screenings, classic cinema, cult cinema, film culture in Melbourne, how theatres are functioning during the pandemic and more.

Lee talks with writer and music historian Adam Devlin who is in the process of writing a book all about the making of the cult movie musical Xanadu (1980) and also discusses a bunch of other things involving Australia’s pop ...

What’s the buzz? It’s Emma Westwood! Talking about her work on monster movie history and her books on The Fly, Seconds, and an assortment of other wonderful things. She and host Lee discuss classic horror, James Whale and his Bride ...

Here we have Episode 7 of The Locust Files where host Lee talks with John Harrison all about his new book on Marjoe Gortner, disaster movies, pulp paperbacks, cult movies, fanzine culture in Australia and a lot more!

Here is Episode 6 of The Locust Files where Lee Gambin talks with film historian Jenni Olson all about her work in film preservation, the restoration of Madchen in Uniform, lesbianism in cinema, tomboys, Vito Russo, Jodie Foster and a ...

The Locust Files takes a trip back to Amityville to talk to author Bryan Norton who discusses his new book which is coming out soon entitled For God’s Sake, Get Out! The Amityville Horror at the Movies.

The Locust Files continues with Lee Gambin talking all things Drew Barrymore, 90s erotic thrillers, grunge in cinema, Penelope Spheeris, John Waters, Satanic themed movies and much more with Melbourne based film critic and writer Sally Christie.