Art and Film

‘Colette’: Feminist, frivolous and French—what more could you want?

Ellen DimitriouJanuary 16, 2019

Based on the boisterous life of the lauded writer and performer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, and directed by Wash Westmoreland, Colette is a charming period piece...

Art and FilmLatest

‘How to Train Your Dragon’ franchise ends in bittersweet perfection

Shalinn YeapJanuary 15, 2019

After its delay was announced at the beginning of 2018, everyone's favourite Dreamworks Animation film series (apart from Shrek) is here at last with its third ...

Art and FilmLatest

Rewriting women in history: ‘Mary Queen of Scots’

Naomi WorthyJanuary 13, 2019

Mary Queen of Scots is an intimate—albeit factually questionable—insight into the lives and relationship between two prominent monarchs of the 16th Century: Mar...

Art and FilmLatest

‘The Favourite’ wrings brutal laughs and perverse pleasure out of 18th century royals

Blake TreharneJanuary 8, 2019

Yorgos Lanthimos, the Greek director of the punishing dramas Dogtooth and The Alps, was not someone who I had pegged for Hollywood success. However, following h...

Art and FilmLatest

“It takes a great man to go from prison resident to President”

Cassandra ElliottJanuary 7, 2019

Madiba the Musical is both informative and entertaining. This tribute to human rights activist Nelson Mandela is powerful and evocative, teaching us to love one...

Art and FilmLatest

‘Madiba the Musical’: The notion of freedom

Cassandra ElliottJanuary 2, 2019

When you hear the name Mandela you may think of many things: South Africa, the Apartheid or, if you’re like me, you immediately hear Chris Tucker’s voice scream...

Art and FilmLatest

‘Vice’: A scathing depiction of the infamous Dick Cheney

Daniel PattersonDecember 26, 2018

Vice feels like the film writer-director Adam McKay has built up to his whole career. Looking at his films Anchorman, Talladega Nights and Step Brothers, on a s...

Art and FilmLatestPolitics & Economics

Meet the young Perth filmmaker taking the world by storm

Naomi WorthyDecember 21, 2018

Radheya Jegatheva spoke to Grok about his journey into filmmaking, his most recent work, how his life has changed because of his artistic practice, what he's wo...

Art and FilmLatest

‘A Very Kransky Christmas’: A peculiar celebration with Australia’s favourite spinsters

Jay AndersonDecember 20, 2018

Travelling thousands of kilometres from Esk, Queensland, in their 1958 Morris Major, the Kransky sisters shared their Christmas festivities (which, until recent...

Art and FilmLatestMusic

‘Roma’ opens Cine Latino Film Festival Australia 2018

Leon SalamDecember 19, 2018

The Cine Latino Film Festival makes its inaugural debut in Perth with the latest film of one of Mexico’s greatest film visionaries, Alfonso Cuarón. Known for hi...

Art and Film

‘Colette’: Feminist, frivolous and French—what more could you want?

‘How to Train Your Dragon’ franchise ends in bittersweet perfection

Rewriting women in history: ‘Mary Queen of Scots’

‘The Favourite’ wrings brutal laughs and perverse pleasure out of 18th century royals

“It takes a great man to go from prison resident to President”

‘Madiba the Musical’: The notion of freedom

‘Vice’: A scathing depiction of the infamous Dick Cheney

Meet the young Perth filmmaker taking the world by storm

‘A Very Kransky Christmas’: A peculiar celebration with Australia’s favourite spinsters

‘Roma’ opens Cine Latino Film Festival Australia 2018

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