Midsommar Review: Pastel Coloured Nightmares
(Some minor spoilers ahead) The last time I sat down to watch a horror movie, I was five and seeing A Muppets Christmas Carol for the first time. Fifteen nightmare-fuelled…
Life on Mars? a chat with Professor Martin Van Kranendonk
As part of Pelican’s National Science Week coverage, we were lucky enough to snag an interview with esteemed scientist Professor Martin Van Kranendonk. Martin is appearing as an expert in…
Jennelle Eliana: The Van Girl Who Broke YouTube
It is not every day that someone comes along and completely shakes up an entire social media platform, but Jennelle Eliana did just that, armed with only her van and…
Exhibition Review: (cross)hatched by room01 collective
(cross)hatched is the debut exhibition of the emerging art organisation, room01 collective. Its founders are all current undergraduate and postgraduate art students, tying into the purpose of the exhibition itself:…
Single Ladies Interview with Director Jacqueline Pelczar
Catherine is a workaholic who has given up on love after a string of bad relationships. Nina is afraid of dying alone and will stop at nothing to make sure…
Revelation Film Festival 2019 Report Card
Another year of the Revelation Perth International Film Festival is over and, as sad as we are to see it go, the quality of cinema on display has left plenty…
Words with Loot Bryon Smith: On Creating Mind-Changing Music
Is there more to music? What else can music do for us? Can it change your life, or even reprogram your mind? I recently discovered a new genre of music…
Dragon Ball Z: Thirty Years of Charging Up
This year is Dragon Ball Z’s thirtieth anniversary. Do you feel old yet? Well, that sentiment is a little unfair, seeing as it actually only started airing in Australia in…
Words with End of Fashion
It’s been a long seven years coming, but End of Fashion are back in business. Pelican Magazine recently caught up with front man Justin Burford to chat about his new…
Sweeney Todd A Musical Thriller: A Review *revised*
A classic tale of revenge and its ultimately self-destructive nature. The Western Australian Opera Company’s musical adaptation of Sweeney Todd, directed by Stuart Maunder and starring Ben Mingay as Todd,…