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Tackling Casual Classism: the Last Allowable Prejudice

July 5, 2019

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...

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...

The Realm Review – Fantastic Political Thrills

Travis Akbar

May 22, 2019

Reviews

The Realm is based around Antonio de la Torre’s character Manuel Lopez-Vidal: a high-class politician whose life begins to stream out of control when and his party and his corrupt business dealings threaten to...

Don’s Party Review – Labor Loss Through the Ages

Travis Johnson

May 22, 2019

Reviews

Originally the plan was to write about Don’s Party before the federal election on the weekend. That didn’t pan out. Perhaps subconsciously I knew that writing about it after the numbers were in would be more p...

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

Andrew Peirce

May 7, 2019

Unity

At the beginning of every election cycle, I get a higher level of anxiety than usual. Now, I’ve lived with anxiety for a long time and have been moderately able to manage it, but when the prospect of major cha...

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The Oath Review

Andrew Peirce

March 21, 2019

Reviews

Like standing in the eye of a hurricane, assessing every piece of debris flashing past your face, it often a fool’s errand to try and critique a crisis as it’s unfolding. The hurricane in question is one Presi...

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Vice Review

Andrew Peirce

December 18, 2018

Reviews

In nature documentaries, there are always two narratives working at once. You have the prey – a terrified gazelle fleeing across the Savannah, pulling every trick it knows in a bid to simply stay alive. Then, ...

Labor’s National Party Conference – Round About

Andrew Peirce

December 16, 2018

Banter

On the first proper episode of Round About, Andrew dives into the first day of Labor's National Party Conference, and he looks at what Labor has promised - and importantly, what Labor hasn't discussed. It'...

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Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist Review

Andrew Peirce

October 17, 2018

Reviews

As the documentary Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist started to roll out around the world, the subject of the documentary, Vivienne Westwood, tweeted the following: https://twitter.com/FollowWestwood/status/9...

Five Australian Political Cartoonists That Aren’t Racist

Andrew Peirce

September 11, 2018

Unity

So, the worlds attention has been drawn to a certain Bill Leak-wannabe Australian political cartoonist who shall not be named. You know the image. You know the wilful ignorance he spews out. Instead of foc...

Melbourne Women In Film Festival 2018

Production commences in Brisbane on Young Adult feature film Swimming For Gold

CinefestOz Film Festival Announces the Jury Member Lineup Including Alex Dimitriades and Ben Young

AUSgust – The Second Annual Australian Film Month is Here!

The Early Bird catches the best tickets at CinefestOZ

This is Not a Holiday: Sexual Violence in Cinema

Tackling Casual Classism: the Last Allowable Prejudice

2019's RevFest Wants You to Blind Date a Music Video

New Esports Viewing Experience to Launch in Perth

3 Million Steps Later, Belinda Arrives at Perth’s Parliament House with 300 Supporters

International Childfree Day: Why I’m Living a Life Without Children

Perth: Walk with Belinda to Parliament House on 6 August

August’s Australian Revelations Screening is Watch the Sunset

The Walt Disney Company ANZ Supports Curing Homesickness Campaign with Screenings of Avengers Endgame and Infinity War

Of Horses and Men

Midsommar Review – You’ll Simply Never Understand the True Nature of Sacrifice

Whale Super Highway Review – A Beautifully Immersive Aquatic Experience

The Tracker Review – An Important, Beautiful, and Haunting Story of Indigenous Australia

Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood Review – This Might Just be the Coolest Film of 2019, and That is Not Okay.

Rogue Review – A Fun Creature Feature That Loves its Genre Roots

Treaty Documentary Series Review – Essential Viewing

God of War - Context Sensitive

Palm Beach Actor Bryan Brown Interview

Call Connect and Stakeout Films Directors Indianna Bell and Josiah Allen Interview

Tommy Emmanuel: The Endless Road Filmmakers Jaime Lewis and Jeremy Dylan and Tommy Emmanuel Interviews

Strange Tenants: Ska’d For Life Director Fiona Cochrane Interview

Homefront Filmmakers Michael Wilkins and Amanda Gibson Interview

Waiting: The Van Duren Story Director Wade Jackson Interview

Tackling Casual Classism: the Last Allowable Prejudice

We Are in the Endgame Now.

The Realm Review – Fantastic Political Thrills

Don’s Party Review – Labor Loss Through the Ages

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

The Oath Review

Vice Review

Labor’s National Party Conference – Round About

Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist Review

Five Australian Political Cartoonists That Aren’t Racist

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