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‘Pokémon Detective Pikachu’ brings the Pokémon universe to life

Shalinn YeapMay 10, 2019

One of the most highly anticipated films of 2019 is finally here! And fret not, you don’t have to be a fan of the Pokémon universe to get on board. Pokémon D...

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‘The Night Eats The World’: a zombie film without the bite

Ayla Sapsworth-CollisMay 8, 2019

Full disclosure, I love a zombie film. The zombie genre is a true art form, that many people routinely undervalue or disregard. But I ask, where would the world...

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‘Pulse Perspectives’: students voice their views, concerns and passions through art

Paris DoickMay 6, 2019

Buried inside the underground Centenary Gallery of Western Australia’s Art Gallery, the top year 12 visual arts students for 2018 took my breath away. Through a...

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‘Thunder Road’: Strap yourselves in for this wonderful comedy-drama

Ayla Sapsworth-CollisMay 5, 2019

Thunder Road is a charming indie film by emerging filmmaker and triple threat writer, director and actor Jim Cummings. The story follows the downfall of Jim Arn...

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‘Long Shot’: Who said politics can’t be funny?

Max GoldieMay 4, 2019

Starring Seth Rogan and Charlize Theron, Long Shot follows Fred Flarsky, a journalist working for a small agency. Fred (Seth Rogan) is invited to a party whe...

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The night Rosemount Hotel turned into a creative utopia

Paris DoickMay 4, 2019

Dim and moody, the Rosemount Hotel turned into an artistic wonderland for one night only. Walking through a rabbit warren of hallways, a cornucopia of art await...

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A collection of poems: ‘A coat of ashes’ combines science and spirituality

Kaelen RulandMay 4, 2019

Often science and spirituality are thought to exist in two separate vacuums––the flipside of the coin. However, poet Jackson, like many great physicists, artist...

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Lost in the Daydream: ‘Celeste’ Review

Emily GreenMay 1, 2019

Celeste premiered last year at the Melbourne International Film Festival, and is writer-director Ben Hackworth’s first feature since 2007's Corroboree. Radha Mi...

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The meeting point: 2019 ‘Revealed’ exhibition review

Emily GreenMay 1, 2019

Towards the end of the exhibition there is a piece by Neil Butler, which shows three stupidly grinning white men in ill-fitting grey suits and the hands of four...

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SPAIN’S SLAM DUNK: ‘CHAMPIONS’ makes a mark on the 2019 Moro Spain Film Festival

Emily GreenMay 1, 2019

At the basketball final of the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, one grumpy Australian coach watched Spain defeat Russia and take out the gold medal a little too effortl...

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