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Adam McKay

Kahn Duncan·January 1, 2024·3 min read

Looking Down at Don’t Look Up: Performative Climate Allegory Both on and Off the Screen

Released by Netflix in 2021, Don’t Look Up was extremely popular in part because of its roster of big-name stars....

Andrew F Peirce·January 17, 2016·5 min read

The Big Short Review

How do you digest something like the financial crisis that crippled stock markets and banks and left countless people homeless...

Andrew F Peirce·December 18, 2018·7 min read

Vice Review

In nature documentaries, there are always two narratives working at once. You have the prey – a terrified gazelle fleeing...

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The Curb

17 hours 28 minutes ago

We're almost at the halfway point to reach our funding goal for Lonely Spirits and the King. A HUGE thank

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The Curb

1 day 17 hours ago

Happy Sunday everyone. Days like today are often best spent losing yourself in a long book... Just like the one

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The Curb

2 days 9 hours ago

Smiles all round at the launch of Lonely Spirits and the King at @betterreadbookshop in Newtown, NSW with support from