Art and Film

‘Bumblebee’ adds the heart and charm sorely absent from the franchise

Daniel PattersonDecember 19, 2018

It’s fair to say Michael Bay’s Transformers films haven’t earned the best reputation over the past 11 years. Known for overstuffed bombast and immature adult hu...

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Latest Spider-Man film takes a leap of faith into the multiverse

Shalinn YeapDecember 15, 2018

THWIP! and release—into the latest Spider-Man film; but it shouldn’t be classified as just another reboot because, trust me, it's not. A whole new Spidey world ...

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The standout shorts of The Uni Goonies Film Festival

Leon SalamDecember 13, 2018

After the fantastic debut of West Australia’s only student-run film festival in November, one can only stop to wonder: who are the up-and-coming film-stars from...

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‘Her Sound, Her Story’ doco tunes into Australia’s music #queens

Luisa MitchellDecember 11, 2018

“We interrupt this program now to bring you the distressing news that women in music appear to be missing across the nation.” So says Her Sound, Her Story, t...

Art and FilmLatestMusicPolitics & Economics

‘Climax’: A triumph for France’s great provocateur

Darren HalstedDecember 10, 2018

Prior to the release of Climax, many film critics and movie lovers alike were fairly skeptical about how Gaspar Noé’s controversial filmmaking was going to fair...

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American soldiers plus Nazi-zombies multiplied by gore equals ‘Overlord’

Daniel PattersonDecember 8, 2018

Let’s be honest, there’s nothing bad about seeing some Nazis get slaughtered on film.Whether they’re terrorising our heroes in blockbuster fare such as Raiders ...

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‘The Grinch’: Illumination’s faithful adaptation featuring Cumberbatch’s woeful attempt at Carrey’s Grinch

Shalinn YeapNovember 29, 2018

Illumination's back with another animated film adaptation of a famous Dr. Seuss narrative: The Grinch. It's difficult to love any other interpretation of the...

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‘Widows’ may be the most important film of 2018

Daniel PattersonNovember 28, 2018

A caress and a slap—that’s how Academy Award winning director Steve McQueen (Shame; 12 Years a Slave) describes the frenetic opening scene of his latest film, W...

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‘Robin Hood’: An edgy, modernised iteration which steals from better films

Daniel PattersonNovember 26, 2018

“Forget what you think you know, this is no bedtime story,” says Tim Minchin’s Friar Tuck in a slightly cringeworthy opening narration which sets up the fact th...

Art and FilmLatest

Not-so-nuts about ‘The Nutcracker’

Amber WeirNovember 26, 2018

On the opening night of the West Australian Ballet production of The Nutcracker, one may have been forgiven for thinking that it was Christmas. Beams of light l...

Art and FilmLatest

‘Bumblebee’ adds the heart and charm sorely absent from the franchise

Latest Spider-Man film takes a leap of faith into the multiverse

The standout shorts of The Uni Goonies Film Festival

‘Her Sound, Her Story’ doco tunes into Australia’s music #queens

‘Climax’: A triumph for France’s great provocateur

American soldiers plus Nazi-zombies multiplied by gore equals ‘Overlord’

‘The Grinch’: Illumination’s faithful adaptation featuring Cumberbatch’s woeful attempt at Carrey’s Grinch

‘Widows’ may be the most important film of 2018

‘Robin Hood’: An edgy, modernised iteration which steals from better films

Not-so-nuts about ‘The Nutcracker’

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