Taking audiences on a journey through a civil detente is a hard thing to achieve. Selma, directed by Ava DuVernay and produced by the likes of Oprah Winfrey, accomplishes the Hollywood glamour that audiences want in historical dramas.
NEEDTOBREATHE - Rivers in the Wasteland
When it comes to "what's hot" now in the music biz, you can name a genre and there will be a market for it. If Americano-styled rock, flavoured with a bit of folk, stomp, a dash of Beach Boys is your thing - not only do you have an eclectic taste in music - but this album has your number.
Australia's Asylum Seeker Policy Will Hurt Us All
When your country is empowered by its people to abuse others, it is only a matter of time before they use that power against its own people.
Southbound Festival 2015 Gallery
Some of our favourite shots from the 2015 Southbound festival in Busselton. Photos by Mitch Hender.
Andrey Zvyagintsev's sprawling "Leviathan" is depressing, slyly comedic and inimitably Russian
A modern day interpretation of the Bible's most famous parable, the tale of Job, Leviathan is a stinging rebuke of the systemic corruption that underpins modern Russia, told through the collapse of a family and the downward spiral of its patriarch.
VIDEO: BEST FILMS OF 2014 - A SUPERCUT
What is the best movie you've seen this year?
Why settle on THE best film of the year when I can just make a hastily-edited (thanks iMovie) supercut of ALL my favourite movies of 2014? Genius, I know.
Nation Building, Labour, and Industrial Relations
This piece examines the relations between capital and labour, and casts light on the causes and perpetuations of growth, inequality, and the ideologies which support the facticity of history and the form of the state overarching citizens and labour.
‘Tis An Insufferable Time of Year
A hush comes over Perth every mid-December. Most of us long for it. The annual month of down time from December to January. Personally, I hate it. Everything becomes a bit too quiet for me. The cherry on top is… Christmas.
Ty Segall Band at the Bakery
After my personal hiatus with the Bakery, I returned, only to discover a long line on Thursday night, an assortment of breeds almost as if it were a gathering of different tribes. Ready to witness American sweetheart Ty Segall.
The Silent Struggle of the 21st Century: An insight into the growing epidemic of male body image problems
If you were to walk down the street and randomly ask people what kind of people they believe suffer from eating disorders and body image issues, many would answer that they are female issues. Very few would acknowledge that men can, and do, suffer from such illnesses
Stylish and captivating Italian drama "Human Capital" is a perfect opener for this year’s PIAF film season
In addition to being an engrossing character study, Human Capital is also a searing indictment of capitalist greed - from the perspectives of its wealthy perpetrators, as well as the people who idealize it.
Bibliophilia Obscura: Two Poems by Alejandra Pizarnik
Pizarnik was employed in the department of Philosophy and Letters at the Universidad de Buenos Aires where she published her first book of poetry, La tierra más ajena (1955). Pizarnik followed her debut work with two more volumes of poems, La última inocencia (1956) and Las aventuras perdidas (1958). Later she lived and worked in Paris before ending her life on September 25, 1972 at the age of 36.
Dr Matt Taylor’s Shirt, Karl Stefanovic, and Puritans hijacking Feminism
Feminism is the idea of ending discrimination against women. Feminism should not be used as a tool to send our society back to the dark ages where people pretend they are not sexual beings, women must hide their bodies from view, and what you wear is more important than who you are.
Where's My Meal?
I do my fair share of eating out. I frequent some of the most delicious new establishments around town.
I am rarely disappointed, and for that I am thankful. It is unfortunate that a gap is arising. Do we have too many tapas bars?
A Bright’n (Brighton) Shining Surprise From The Sea
I couldn't comprehend how something as feared and precious as a whale so easily morphed into an objectified tool for cheap entertainment – satisfying the public’s addiction to slightly contraband novelties with which we can interact, and feel powerful as we leer smugly over the lifeless remains of an unfamiliar potential threat, praising ourselves for being so brave.
TPFF: Installation Show Unique but Fails to Amaze
WA Designer Installation was a new event at the Perth Fashion Festival this year that promised to be an “entirely different experience from traditional runway shows.”
Beer Through The Ages @ Five Bar 29/10/14: Fancy Yourself A Connoisseur?
The event sees Mash Brewing Co., The Monk Brewery and Kitchen, and Colonial Brewing collaborating and throwing in their own group of brewers for ultimate glory.
King's Justice Single Launch @ Ya-Ya's
On Friday October 3 Perth’s Indie Rock scene legends hailing from Fremantle, KING’S JUSTICE, hosted their highly anticipated single launch at Ya-Ya’s in Northbridge.
Film Review: Gone Girl Dir. David Fincher
As Gone Girl begins, the studio logos appear as predicted but there is something slightly off. The 20th century fox logo fades at what must be only a second (if not less) sooner than usual and this slight change in custom leaves one acutely aware that we are being played with and we lose a certain degree of comfort, leaving us feeling rather unsure of where the screen will take us.
TPFF: Fashion!...What is Fashion??
When a friend of mine told me that she had tickets to this year’s Perth Fashion Festival I was more than happy to tag along, despite being feeling fashionably unfashionable…I wonder how many times the word fashion can be used until it becomes ridiculous