Review: Book Club, or How to Fail at Adult Relationships
I took the movie tickets to see Book Club because I thought it would help win some brownie points with my mum after our latest argument about her new boyfriend.…
Culturally, historically or aesthetically significant – Search for the Sounds of Australia
Later this year, the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia will announce the induction of another 10 sound recordings into its ‘Sounds of Australia’ list. These are speeches, songs,…
Review: Crazy Rich Asians
I watched the trailer for Crazy Rich Asians between my fingers, a metre away from the screen, ready for Scarlett Johansson to jump out like a demon in an early-2000s…
Review: You Were Never Really Here – A Brutal, Poetic Study of Trauma
There’s a moment in Lynne Ramsay’s latest film You Were Never Really Here where Senator Votto (Alex Manette), the father of the kidnapped Nina (Ekaterina Samsonov) asks Joe (Joaquin Phoenix)…
CinefestOz Film Festival 2018 – A Reportcard
Reporting back from the stunning Margaret River region, it’s here where CinefestOz showcased some of the finest in Australian cinema this past weekend. With an array of films vying for…
Review: BlacKkKlansman
Arguably his best film in years, Spike Lee returns to mainstream cinema with BlacKkKlansman; a groovy 70’s romp that through retrospect, satirically captures the racial strife that divided America in…
The Sad Life of a Closeted Anime Lover
Throughout life we are constantly asked, “What are your hobbies?” Tute ice breakers, job applications, tinder profiles, awkward morning after conversations, etc. Hobbies are an easy way to get the…
So, WTF is Anime?
Anime. At some point in time everyone has heard the word before if not actually seen one themselves. Normally associated with things like Japan, Dragon Ball Z, and Pokémon, anime…
REVIEW: Madeline’s Madeline
The film is one of the best depictions of mental illness I’ve ever seen on screen.
Revelation Film Festival Report Card Part II
As the Perth International Revelation Film Festival has officially come to a close, it’s time to present my final report card for the second week of the fest. So without…