Academy Awards Archives

The Lighthouse Review – Cult Classic Perfection

February 19, 2020

On my way to see this film, I thought about a story I had seen on TV some years ago about The Smalls Lighthouse Tragedy. Two men operated a lighthouse in Wales in the 1800s. During their stint, one of the men ...

For Sama Review – A Challenging and Utterly Gripping Documentary

Christopher Spencer

February 19, 2020

Reviews

In For Sama, you are Waad Al-Kateab, a young journalist born and living in Syria. You were once idealistic and free-spirited, in love with a doctor named Hamza. You once had a beautiful home together, ready to...

1917 Review – A Technical Spectacle Lacking Some Heart

Simone Grogan

February 18, 2020

Reviews

Two infantry soldiers, Lance Cpl. Schofield (George MacKay) and Lance Cpl. Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) are given the task of delivering an urgent message to a fellow British battalion to call off a planned at...

Little Women Review – The Complexities of Being a Woman in the mid-1800s Brought to Life

Ella Smith

January 30, 2020

Reviews

Little Women is equal parts endearing and poignant, prepare to get sucked into the eloquence of art and quaintness of life of the mid 1800’s and into the lives of March girls (and be prepared not to want to le...

Judy Review – Zellweger Dazzles in Poignant Biopic

Simone Grogan

January 13, 2020

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Judy relays the final year of the late, exceedingly great Judy Garland and her reluctant relocation from LA to London. It’s a touching homage to the bittersweet life of performance and stardom, founded ultimat...

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

Andrew F 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...

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If Beale Street Could Talk Review

Andrew F Peirce

February 22, 2019

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It doesn't matter that this film stole my heart. I didn't need it anyway. Author James Baldwin’s work has rarely been translated to cinema. I Am Not Your Negro took unpublished writings and painted a portra...

Andrew’s 91st Academy Award Nomination Predictions

Andrew F Peirce

January 21, 2019

Culture

The 91st Academy Award nominations will be announced on January 22nd at 5:20am PST (9:20pm WST/12:20am EST). You can watch them roll out live here. I won’t go into too much depth into my predictions as the...

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Green Book Review

Andrew F Peirce

January 17, 2019

Reviews

Sitting down to watch Green Book in this current atmosphere of ‘cancel culture’ and supreme ‘woke-ness’ is to sit down with a film that you’ve possibly already made your mind up about. Well, that is, if you si...

Celebrate the Oscars with Perth’s Revelation Film Festival

Andrew F Peirce

January 8, 2019

Unity

After a sell out year last year, Perth's own Revelation Film Festival will be back to celebrate Hollywood's night of nights with an extravagant day of festivities in honour of the 2019 Academy Awards. ...

Weary, Stale, Flat and Unprofitable? The State of Shakespeare Onscreen

Australian Sci-Fi Web Series 2121 to Launch on 19 April

The Ricci Revival – In Christina Ricci We Trust

WA Made Film Festival Rundown – A Celebration of the Strong WA Filmmaking Community

Ten Aussie Horror Films That’ll Leave You Frightened This Friday the Thirteenth

Perth’s Australian Revelations 2020 Season Launches with a Film That’s Out of This World

Emerging Perth Artist Sam Hopkins Awarded WA Sculptor Scholarship of $10,000 at Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe Opening

Scribblers Festival Needs Your Support

Piper Doon – the Scotsman is Nae More

Revelation Film Festival WA Film Callout

Mojo’s Bar is Closed but With Your Help They Can Reopen When the Time is Right

Five Streaming Services to Check Out in Quarantine

Steve Bisley Visits Perth for Charity and Acting Events

Cale Street Festival Program Announced

Joan Ross: Did You Ask the River? Review

The Platform Review – The Best Heavy Metal Movie Ever Made

Onward Review – A Perfectly Mindless Fantasy for These Dangerous Days

In Fabric Review – A Reminder That Peter Strickland is Capable of Far Superior Work

Bloodshot Review – A Competently Made Slice of Blandness

The Set Review – Important, Invaluable, but Not Good

Longest Day in Chang’an Review – An Inventive Imagining of Tang China that Deserves a Wide Audience

Eight Questions for Suburban Wildlife Filmmakers Imogen McCluskey and Béatrice Barbeau-Scurla

Discussing Diversity With Annie Murtagh-Monks: The Heights, Casting, and the Global Financial Crisis

In My Blood It Runs Interview with Director Maya Newell

WhispersRed Gold Coast Film Festival Interview – Live-ASMR, Relaxation, Self-Discovery, and Awareness

An Interview With Henry Rollins: Politics. People. Travel.

Interview with The Leunig Fragments Director Kasimir Burgess – On Idols, Filmmaking, and Becoming Michael Leunig

Hour of Power Comedians Katie Lees and Grace Rouvray Interview

The Lighthouse Review – Cult Classic Perfection

For Sama Review – A Challenging and Utterly Gripping Documentary

1917 Review – A Technical Spectacle Lacking Some Heart

Little Women Review – The Complexities of Being a Woman in the mid-1800s Brought to Life

Judy Review – Zellweger Dazzles in Poignant Biopic

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

If Beale Street Could Talk Review

Andrew’s 91st Academy Award Nomination Predictions

Green Book Review

Celebrate the Oscars with Perth’s Revelation Film Festival

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