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This is Not a Holiday: Sexual Violence in Cinema

July 6, 2019

Trigger warning: This review discusses sexual violence and sexual assault. Deep within Isabella Eklöf’s caustic affair, Holiday, there is one of the most brutal, horrific, horrendously real acts of ...

Tackling Casual Classism: the Last Allowable Prejudice

Travis Johnson

July 5, 2019

Culture

So, turns out classism, particularly in the arts, is a major trigger for me. I mean, sure, it's always been a bugbear. I'm constantly amazed at the assumption of relative wealth, privilege and access in th...

2019 Revelation Film Festival Picks

Andrew Peirce

July 4, 2019

Culture

Perth’s Revelation Film Festival kicks off its 22nd year on July 4th, with festivities running through til July 17th. Over the two weeks of excitement and entertainment, there will be over 200 or so sessions, ...

Ivan Sen and Jennifer Kent are Invited to Join the Oscars Academy, but at What Price?

Andrew Peirce

July 2, 2019

Culture

In November of 2018, Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul voiced his frustration with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, stating that he was “(I’m) totally going to quit it”, and that the cos...

The AFL and Racism – Not a Goodes Story

Travis Akbar

June 25, 2019

Culture

There were many memorable moments in 1993. Shane Warne delivered the ‘ball of the century’. Yahoo Serious released Reckless Kelly. And on the 17th of April at Victoria Park, after he and Gilbert McAdam had bee...

Oi, Cobber, Where’s Your Aussie Pride for Aussie Films?

Andrew Peirce

June 14, 2019

Culture

The latest PwC Australian Entertainment & Media Outlook report paints a dire image for the next five years of cinematic entertainment in Australia. In the report, President and CEO of the HOYTS Group, Dami...

Yahoo Serious – We’ve Done You Wrong, Mate

Andrew Peirce

June 8, 2019

Culture

Australia was never kind enough to Yahoo Serious. Our rejection of the absurd meant that the man who gave us cinematic classics such as Young Einstein and Reckless Kelly was never fully given his well earned p...

Why Run Amuk – Hotdogs Unleashed is the Home of the Worlds Best Hotdogs

Andrew Peirce

May 23, 2019

Culture

In the catalogue of ‘conversation starters’ that I have up my sleeve, sitting comfortably alongside ‘why you should watch more Australian films’ and ‘have you seen how great my dog Cheese is?’ is the conversat...

The Nightingale Trailer Has Already Run a Cold Shower for You

Andrew Peirce

May 23, 2019

Culture

Jennifer Kent's career could have followed a completely different path than it did after the massive success of The Babadook. At one point, Kent was on the short list to direct Wonder Woman, only to knock down...

We Are in the Endgame Now.

Andrew Peirce

May 22, 2019

Culture

There’s been a wealth of introspection in the past few days from media outlets who all predicted the wrong result for the Australian election. ‘How did they all get it so wrong’ is a phrase that’s been bandied...

Top 100 Mondo Posters - Part Seven - 40-31

This is Not a Holiday: Sexual Violence in Cinema

Tackling Casual Classism: the Last Allowable Prejudice

2019 Revelation Film Festival Picks

Ivan Sen and Jennifer Kent are Invited to Join the Oscars Academy, but at What Price?

The AFL and Racism – Not a Goodes Story

Oi, Cobber, Where’s Your Aussie Pride for Aussie Films?

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Wishing for a Chance: Social Enterprise Seeks Help to Finish Ethiopian Genie Comedy Series

The Ten Films You Must See at the 2019 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Win Tickets to ANNABELLE COMES HOME!

May’s Australian Revelations Screening is Pawno

I’m Terrified: Living With Eco-Anxiety and Political Anxiety

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Devil’s Ballast Book Review: a Thrilling Tale of the Pirate Life of Anne Bonny by Meg Caddy

Maybe It’s Luck? Review – An Essential Time Capsule About Frenetic Perth Punk Rock

Savage Youth Review – Brilliant and Timely Takedown of Toxic White Men

I Go Further Under Review – Desirable Isolation in Remote Lands

Singled [Out] Review – What It’s Like Being Single and Thirty and a Woman Around the World

Life Review – An Unsettling and Horrific Sci-Fi Fable

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Homefront Filmmakers Michael Wilkins and Amanda Gibson Interview

Waiting: The Van Duren Story Director Wade Jackson Interview

Dog’s Best Friend Director Eryn Wilson Interview

Bill Condon Talks About Directing Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren in The Good Liar

Woodstock At Fifty: A Venue For The End Of The World Director Aidan Prewitt Interview

Residue Short Film Director Kori Reay-Mackey and Producer Dan Thom Interview

This is Not a Holiday: Sexual Violence in Cinema

Tackling Casual Classism: the Last Allowable Prejudice

2019 Revelation Film Festival Picks

Ivan Sen and Jennifer Kent are Invited to Join the Oscars Academy, but at What Price?

The AFL and Racism – Not a Goodes Story

Oi, Cobber, Where’s Your Aussie Pride for Aussie Films?

Yahoo Serious – We’ve Done You Wrong, Mate

Why Run Amuk – Hotdogs Unleashed is the Home of the Worlds Best Hotdogs

The Nightingale Trailer Has Already Run a Cold Shower for You

We Are in the Endgame Now.