Ben O'Mara

Ben O’Mara is a writer and health worker from Melbourne’s west. His stories have been published in The Guardian, The Age, Eureka Street, ABC The Drum and Meanjin. He is researching his first book of non-fiction, 'Smellbourne', which explores what Melbourne means to its residents through their sense of smell.

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Remaking Total Recall: Short-changing Philip K. Dick and Our Cinematic Past

Remaking Total Recall: Short-changing Philip K. Dick and Our Cinematic Past

Ben O'Mara

I’m a fan of the original Total Recall from 1990, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone. Like the Stars Wars-obsessed character Tim Beasley from Spaced, who sets fire to all his memorabilia after being subjected to the terrible prequel The Phantom Menace, I was troubled when the ‘reboot’ version of the film was released last […]

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Remaking Total Recall: Short-changing Philip K. Dick and Our Cinematic Past

Remaking Total Recall: Short-changing Philip K. Dick and Our Cinematic Past

Ben O'Mara