More Human Than Human Review
A perennial question raised by science fiction has been that of whether the rise of Artificial Intelligence and its existence in society will cause the cessation of humanity as we know it. Pick up any…
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Skate Kitchen Review
New York City is a city that lives for the silver screen. Thanks to Woody Allen, all it takes is one glimpse of the Brooklyn bridge for the sounds of Gershwin to start ringing in your ears, and you…
Downrange Review
Single location horror is either extremely effective in exhausting the possibilities of the format – think Open Water, and its magnificent use of the open ocean to build terror – or extremely tedious…
Lost Gully Road Review
Lucy (Adele Perovic) heads to the forest to seek refuge in isolation from a man who won't leave her alone. Her sister, Cassie (Eloise Mignon), periodically checks in on her over the phone, providi…
BUGS Review
Sometimes a film achieves exactly what it sets out to do, and it does it well. BUGS is one such film. It aims to be a low-fi, Harmony Korine/Larry Clarke-esque take on modern youth and how unattached…
[censored] Review
Before you read further - what's the first thing you think of when the concept of censorship is raised? If you're like most film fans, suddenly your previously non-existent hackles go up, and…
RocKabul Review
When was the last time you went to a concert? When was the last time you bought an album? When was the last time you thought about the ease of accessing music wherever you are? Now, think about what…
Terror Nullius Review
There's a sequence in Soda_Jerk's Terror Nullius that epitomises the problem with Australian culture perfectly. Well, not just one sequence actually - the whole film epitomises the problem wit…
The Breaker Upperers Review
Comedy is subjective, that's a given. So, when the core concept of The Breaker Upperers is explored in the opening moments - two women who professionally break up with people for them - has them f…
Betty: They Say I'm Different Review
Betty: They Say I'm Different feels like a half finished promise. It starts with gusto, it rollicks and rolls in a way that has you intrigued as to where it'll go, and then it just... ends. In…
Salyut 7 Review
The 80's was the era of the Cold War and the space race. America was as focused on outperforming and outclassing the Russian space agency, as the Russians were to the Americans. Salyut 7 takes a l…
Revelation Film Festival 2018 - Best of the Fest Picks
Perth’s greatest film festival celebrates its 21st year with another cracker line-up of films, seminars, and much, much more. Yep, it’s Revelation Film Festival time again. It feels like it was just y…