THOUGHTS ON HYPERFEST 2018
The minute I saw the epic and diverse Hyperfest line-up (and ticket price of $39!) I instantly committed to the festival. Hyperfest is an all ages, alcohol and drug free…
A Bonfire Just Waiting for a Spark – The Red Zone Report and UWA
Take that as a new UWA motto - beyond seek wisdom, pursue impossible and all the rest - do better.
Breakfast Music: an interview with Jack Davies
I asked Jack what his end goal is and what he wants to achieve overall with his music. His answer was simple. If he can just survive doing what he…
Words with Warwick Thornton
Warwick Thornton doesn’t really care what you think. And that’s what’s helped him become one of Australia’s most revered and respected film-makers.
Red Mars Review
If you prefer to not think about your book after you have finished it, then this is not the book for you.
Sweet Country Review
Nearly nine years after his Camera d’Or winning debut Samson and Delilah, Warwick Thornton has finally followed up his astonishing debut with his Australian western-epic, Sweet Country, starring Sam Neill,…
The Shape of Water Review
Yet punctuating the aesthetic gloom is a story brimming with light and indefatigable charm.
We Are Sorry
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers should be warned that the following article contains discussion of the Stolen Generation, racism against First Peoples, and colonial trauma. Ten years on from…
Phantom Thread Review
Phantom Thread is a masterful yet subdued piece of cinema that works as an effective study of the toxic male creative, a dark comedy and a twisted, yet still very…
“What Am I Supposed to Do Now?”
Thoughts on St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival (11/02/18) In the spirit of A-Z posters and the titular laneways in which the festival takes place, 2018 felt like a return to form…