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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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Opinion: Fight “The Deplorables” and the far right

Chris MacFarlaneDecember 3, 2018

EDIT: The Australian Home Affairs Department has since rejected McInnes visa to Australia. On February 1, far-right icons Gavin McInnes and Tommy R...

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Women are not lying, and they’re not to blame: The statistics surrounding violence against women

Amber WeirDecember 3, 2018

Content Warning: This article discusses sexual and physical assault/abuse. Results from The National Community Attitudes towards Violence against ...

LatestPolitics & EconomicsStudent Life

‘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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Artist interview: Talking to The Reductors’ frontman Luke Nixon

Joe WilsonNovember 28, 2018

Local rock band The Reductors are hot on their heels from releasing their double single release of Practical Girl/Tremors. Grok found time to chat to frontman L...

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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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Beat of the Week: Girl York’s ‘Lost At Sea’

Joe WilsonNovember 28, 2018

Sonically ethereal, and pleasantly lo-fi, the third single off local band Girl York’s upcoming EP Dreaming In 505 pleasantly teases what to expect from the band...

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Combatting youth suicide rates for Indigenous Australians with “LOVE and HOPE” campaign

Luisa MitchellNovember 27, 2018

Last week the 2nd National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Conference, and the 2018 World Indigenous Suicide Prevention Conference, beg...

LatestPolitics & EconomicsStudent Life

‘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...

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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

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

Opinion: Fight “The Deplorables” and the far right

Women are not lying, and they’re not to blame: The statistics surrounding violence against women

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

Artist interview: Talking to The Reductors’ frontman Luke Nixon

‘Widows’ may be the most important film of 2018

Beat of the Week: Girl York’s ‘Lost At Sea’

Combatting youth suicide rates for Indigenous Australians with “LOVE and HOPE” campaign

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

Not-so-nuts about ‘The Nutcracker’

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