Tackling Casual Classism: the Last Allowable Prejudice
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 an…
Singled [Out] Review - What It's Like Being Single and Thirty and a Woman Around the World
Cultural differences are an intriguing thing. In one country, you can download an app onto your phone to meet a potential soul mate, whereas in another country, you line up on a stage in a shopping ma…
Life Review - An Unsettling and Horrific Sci-Fi Fable
If there’s one thing that Daniel Espinosa’s Life makes clear, it’s how thin the line between fear and hope is. For the six astronauts on the International Space Station who have the task of assessing…
Ivan Sen and Jennifer Kent are Invited to Join the Oscars Academy, but at What Price?
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 tha…
Bill Condon Talks About Directing Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren in The Good Liar
Based on the 2015 novel by Nicholas Searle, The Good Liar reunites Gods and Monsters and Mr. Holmes director Bill Condon with acting legend Sir Ian McKellen for the fourth time – and the equally legen…
The AFL and Racism - Not a Goodes Story
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 McAda…
International Falls Review - Ice Box Town Houses Warm Comedy Gold
International Fallscould easily be called The Loneliness of the Long Distance Stand Up Comic, given its honest portrayal of a touring comedian who visits the ice box of America to give his final perfo…
Child's Play Review - Gore Drenched Horror Brilliance
I’ll get the acknowledgement to Don Mancini out of the way, the creator of Child’s Play just a touch over thirty years ago. Mancini is a man who, through dedication and persistence, has continued the…
Woodstock At Fifty: A Venue For The End Of The World Director Aidan Prewitt Interview
Woodstock at Fifty: A Venue for the End of the World is director Aidan Prewitt's look back at one of the most famous, influential music festivals in the world - Woodstock. Aidan looks at the peace…
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan Review - A Boots-On-The-Ground Aussie War Story
Powered by JustWatch It’s been 40 years since Australian cinema explored the combat soldier’s experience of the Vietnam War. While David Caesar’s Dirty Deeds (2002) featured a brief early interl…
Art of Incarceration Review - Honest and Eye Opening
In 2018, a report written by Sophie Russell and Chris Cunneen stated that Indigenous Incarceration has increased by 45% in the last decade – that’s from 2008 -2018. We make up under 3% of the populati…
Hot Mess Review - One of the Best Films of 2019
There’s been a rise in stories about millennial Sydney-siders struggling to live in the ever increasingly costly city. Early this year, the black and white Jarmusch-esque dramedy Chocolate Oyster expl…