Art and Film

‘RAW, Reflect’: we dig the underground

Kaelen RulandFebruary 17, 2019

It’s February—every art enthusiast’s favourite time of year! Fringe festival takes over Northbridge, followed closely by Perth Festival. These festoons are just...

Art and FilmMusic

The face of an angel and a body made for battle: ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ 3D – the ultimate action experience

Kellie BalaamFebruary 17, 2019

Step into another of James Cameron’s crazy fantasy worlds with his recent film, Alita: Battle Angel. Co-produced with Jon Landau—who worked with Cameron on Tita...

Art and Film

‘Arctic’: a cruel and unforgiving side of the North Pole

Kellie BalaamFebruary 15, 2019

What do you do if you crash your aeroplane in the middle of a frozen Arctic desert? Undeniably, you only really have three options: Accept death as your fa...

Art and Film

The 10 best flicks to hit the screens in 2018

Daniel PattersonFebruary 15, 2019

It’s always difficult to scale down a list of the best films of the year, yet here I am doing just that for your viewing pleasure. Throughout 2018 there were a ...

Art and Film

‘Gender Blender Burlesque’: Always leave them wanting more.

Amber WeirFebruary 13, 2019

It’s six-o’clock on a Monday night and I'm in Northbridge; *twitches*. For those of you who have forgotten what James Street looks (and smells) like during t...

Art and Film

‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ is Barry Jenkins’ suitably grand follow-up to ‘Moonlight’

Daniel PattersonFebruary 12, 2019

Barry Jenkins makes remarkably intimate cinema. Only two years ago, his second film—Moonlight—took home Best Picture at the Oscars. The gut-wrenching coming-of-...

Art and Film

‘Escape Room’: Not bad enough to make me want to escape, but not far off

Ellen DimitriouFebruary 10, 2019

Escape Room is the new horror-thriller directed by Adam Robitel (X-Men), and it’s story follows a similar path to the likes of Saw and The Cube. A group of stra...

Art and Film

‘Cold Pursuit’: As subtle as a sawn-off sniper

Amber WeirFebruary 8, 2019

Note: On the day I was due to review this film, the Independent published an interview with Liam Neeson that aptly prompted a media firestorm. In this interview...

Art and Film

Taking a stand for ‘The Hate U Give’

Leon SalamFebruary 3, 2019

A conversation about troubling issues can be difficult to have without rocking the boat. Perhaps you can vividly recall a moment where you chose to keep the pea...

Art and Film

‘A Midnight Visit’: Happy to make it out alive!

Ellen DimitriouFebruary 1, 2019

Being asked to sign a waiver before roaming through a decrepit building—with the promise of my worst supernatural fears coming to life—didn’t exactly inspire a ...

Art and FilmLatest

‘RAW, Reflect’: we dig the underground

The face of an angel and a body made for battle: ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ 3D – the ultimate action experience

‘Arctic’: a cruel and unforgiving side of the North Pole

The 10 best flicks to hit the screens in 2018

‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ is Barry Jenkins’ suitably grand follow-up to ‘Moonlight’

‘Escape Room’: Not bad enough to make me want to escape, but not far off

‘Cold Pursuit’: As subtle as a sawn-off sniper

Taking a stand for ‘The Hate U Give’

‘A Midnight Visit’: Happy to make it out alive!

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