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Five Events You Cannot Miss at the 2020 Perth Festival

Andrew F Peirce Oct 31, 2019 3 min read
Articles Highway to Hell Lotterywest Mavis Staples music Neil Gaiman Perth Festival Philip Glass

Look, every year the Perth Festival is on there is an overwhelming amount of great events on, but if you ask me, the 2020 season is the best yet. Honestly, I have no idea how people are going to mana…

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Yuli Review - So Much More Than Dance

Jeanette Muscat Oct 31, 2019 2 min read
Films Reviews Dance Drama Review Yuli

I was fortunate to pop along to the preview screening of Yuli – a beautiful and moving biopic about Cuban ballet dancer, Carlos Acosta (nicknamed Yuli by his father). As I write this, it’s World Ball…

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Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Review - Your New Food Show Addiction

Andrew F Peirce Oct 30, 2019 3 min read
Reviews Chrissy Teigan David Chang Food Kate McKinnon Lena Waithe Netflix Seth Rogen The Breakfast Club

My new Netflix addiction is here. I was already addicted to David Chang’s Ugly Delicious, and I’m not ashamed to say that when I need something to kill the time, I rewatch that. I’ve gone through it c…

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Zombieland: Double Tap Review - A Fun and Familiar Sequel

Christopher John Oct 28, 2019 3 min read
Films Reviews Double Tap Emma Stone horror Jesse Eisenberg Review Woody Harrelson Zoey Deutch Zombieland zombies

Directed by Ruben Fleischer and written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, Zombieland: Double Tap stars Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, and Emma Stone, the same cast and crew from the…

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Ready or Not Review - Samara Weaving Stuns in This Black Comedy Horror

Christopher John Oct 28, 2019 3 min read
Films Reviews Comedy Ready or Not Review Samara Weaving

Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, Ready or Not stars Samara Weaving as Grace, a newlywed marrying into the Le Domas dynasty, a family who have made an empire out of various gaming.…

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Dolemite Is My Name Review - An Effortlessly Cool Tour de Force With Heart

Jonathan Spiroff Oct 28, 2019 4 min read
Films Reviews Craig Brewer Dolemite Is My Name Eddie Murphy Netflix Review

There are few comedic voices in entertainment, quite as prominent or long-revered as Eddie Murphy’s. Different generations have their own recollection of being introduced to the comedian, whether they…

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Mainstream Nerd Culture and the Dilemma of Success

Travis Johnson Oct 28, 2019 4 min read
Articles Drama Ken Loach Martin Scorsese Marvel nerds Superhero films

Weird how the nerd nation have suddenly decided that box office and profitability are the most important metrics after all these years of living in the genre ghetto. I mean, we spent decades having o…

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Five Songs to Help You Out on Your Mental Health Journey

Andrew F Peirce Oct 27, 2019 9 min read
Articles Courtney Barnett Horrorshow Jess Cornelius mental health unity

Movember kicks off in a few days, and since I’ve been a long time supporter and participant of the cause I thought it would be good to kick off the month with a few pieces about men’s health. With a c…

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In Conversation with Kaye – Music, Studies and Life.

Travis Akbar Oct 26, 2019 2 min read
Interviews Articles hip hop Interview

Back when Seth Sentry was barely a blip on the radar of Australian hip-hop heads, with only The Waiter Minute EP making up his catalogue, he shared a song on his Facebook page. It was If You Don’t…

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Promised Review - An endearing kind of Rom-Com

Ella Smith Oct 25, 2019 1 min read
Films Reviews Comedy Nick Conidi Promised rom-com Romance romantic comedy Tina Arena

‘But the world was changing and so were we – some of us sooner than others.’ Promised, written and directed by Nick Conidi (co-directed with Tony Ferrieri), is a film which draws inspiration from Con…

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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Review - A Boring and Bland Bounty of Bullshit

Christopher John Oct 23, 2019 4 min read
Films Reviews Disney Drama Elle Fanning fantasy Joachim Rønning Maleficent Michelle Pfeiffer Review

Directed by Joachim Rønning, Maleficent: Mistress of Evilstars Angelina Jolie, returning as the titular dark fairy, dealing with her goddaughter Aurora (Elle Fanning) becoming engaged to Prince Philip…

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Gemini Man Review - A Dull as Dish Water Action Flick

Christopher John Oct 23, 2019 4 min read
Films Reviews Clive Owen Gemini Man Mary Elizabeth Winstead Review Will Smith

Directed by Ang Lee, Gemini Man stars Will Smith as ageing hitman Henry Brogan. He is someone who is targeted and sent on-the-run by a younger clone of himself, also played by Will Smith through de-ag…

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