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Sonic the Hedgehog Review – A Cynical Attempt at Superhero Tropes

Christopher Spencer
February 17, 2020
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After seeing Sonic the Hedgehog, I am convinced that Pokémon Detective Pikachu was a fluke being the only decent video-game movie that isn’t a cynical cash-grab with a famous video game character slapped on th...

Honey Boy Review – Simply Put, A F**king Amazing Film

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February 14, 2020
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Honey Boy is Shia LaBeouf’s self-portrait of processing the lifelong resentment and rage of his childhood. It’s a tender film reflecting on growing up with a parent who never treated you how a parent is suppos...

Guns Akimbo Review – An Absolute Blast of a Wild Ride Action Movie

David Giannini
February 14, 2020
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There are two kinds of action movies, with the best feeling just like a shot of adrenaline in your arm. The more common film features an established action hero type who we know is able to face down just about...

Mad House Review – Worthy Addition to Australia’s Found Footage Catalogue

Andrew F Peirce
February 11, 2020
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There have been precious few ‘found footage’ films in Australia’s filmography. The Tunnel and The Magician come to mind. They exist, but oddly (given the micro-budget nature of the format), we are yet to see a...

A Guide to Second Date Sex Review – A Fine, Heartfelt Romantic Comedy

David Giannini
February 11, 2020
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Adapting a play from stage to screen is always a difficult proposition, if for no other reason than the question why. Why translate this from stage to screen? What makes this cinematic? Will it be so obvious t...

FEMME Fringe Festival Review – An Alluring Exploration of Modern Femininity plus Interview with Show Creator Erin Fowler

Simone Grogan
February 6, 2020
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Perth Girl’s School was the venue for the opening night of Erin Fowler’s theatrical dance production, FEMME. For those who haven’t made it here, the school turned police centre  turned contempor...

Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn Review – A Bizarre Bonkers Bloody Brutal Ball of a Film

Andrew F Peirce
February 6, 2020
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2020 is a landmark year for superhero films, with four of the major superhero film releases being directed by women. Birds of Prey: and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn kicks off this history m...

A Simple Space Review – Immaculate Modern Circus plus an Interview with performer Annalise Moore

Simone Grogan
February 3, 2020
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An upbeat crowd eagerly awaited the go ahead to secure their seat in the West Australian Spiegeltent tent ahead of Perth’s opening performance of A Simple Space byGravity and Other Myths. A hefty reputation pr...

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

Ella Smith
January 30, 2020
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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...

A Hidden Life Review – Terrence Malick Captures the Spectrum of Human Emotion in Slow-burning War-drama

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January 30, 2020
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The lengths taken by Nazi forces during World War II to forcibly enlist Austrian townspeople is depicted with heart-rending intensity in Terrence Malick’s latest historical drama, A Hidden Life. Based on r...
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