Art and Film

Disney’s adored ‘Aladdin’ gets a stunning makeover

Kellie BalaamMay 25, 2019

We all (should) know the beloved Disney classic that is Aladdin. The original 1992 animated film became the highest grossing film of the year and won many accol...

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‘Water’: a timely commentary on Australian values

Kaelen RulandMay 23, 2019

Blood runs thicker than water. But for three Australian families across three decades, white lies told to protect loved ones sees family ties come undone. Th...

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Watch ‘2040’ to discover that our planet’s future isn’t so screwed after all

Kellie BalaamMay 21, 2019

Imagine a world powered by solar energy and transported by driverless vehicles, and where agriculture is transformed via regenerative farming and seaweed farms....

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‘Me & My Left Brain’: Mental health and a twist of fate

Max GoldieMay 20, 2019

The first Australian film with an all Jazz score has been placed upon us! Me & My Left Brain, directed by and starring Alex Lykos, is an Australian indie...

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Sequins, harmonicas and wooden pythons: ‘The Hill’s Heist’

Paris DoickMay 17, 2019

In the cozy Dolphin Theatre at the University of Western Australia, the University Dramatic Society put on a hilarious show. The Hill’s Heist follows a cop, Hel...

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‘John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum’: The iconic action hero returns with his highest body count yet

Daniel PattersonMay 17, 2019

The character of John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is basically the biggest celebrity in his own universe. His reputation and backstory is something of legend. We don’t ...

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‘Little Woods’ makes a powerful statement

Nikita BinettiMay 16, 2019

Ollie (played by Tessa Thompson), lives a life many have misconceptions about. Supporting herself and her ill mother by transporting prescription medication acr...

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‘@_wehearyou’: A documentation of solidarity for Perth’s queer community

Kaelen RulandMay 15, 2019

Armed with nothing but a smartphone, the artist behind the ‘@_wehearyou’ Instagram account has been on a mission to capture the raw and shocking reality of toxi...

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SELF PORTRAITURE: on ‘Acute Misfortune’

Emily GreenMay 15, 2019

In 2008, a painfully precocious nineteen-year-old Erik Jensen (now editor-in-chief of the Saturday Paper and screenwriter for this film), received a phone call ...

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‘The Little Mermaid’: WASO takes you under the sea

Maria Cristina De VicenteMay 13, 2019

In 1989 Disney released The Little Mermaid, and to celebrate its 30th anniversary, the West Australian Symphony Orchestra performed Alan Menken’s uplifting, Aca...

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