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THEATRE REVIEW: “Prima Facie” is a gripping and harrowing one-actor play
Jul 9

Jul 9 THEATRE REVIEW: “Prima Facie” is a gripping and harrowing one-actor play

Aaron Graham
Theatre Nation, Theatre & Arts

Prima Facie is compelling, chilling viewing that deserves to reach further into the systems it represents to make meaningful change.

LIVE SNAPSHOTS: POND @ FREO.SOCIAL 2024
Jul 7

Jul 7 LIVE SNAPSHOTS: POND @ FREO.SOCIAL 2024

Sethen Sheehan Lee
Live Nation

Prolific and beloved Fremantle psychedelic rock band Pond brought their Stung! Tour to the Freo.Social on Saturday the 6th of July.

SPIN OFF 2024 ANNOUNCES: SET TIMES, UNEARTHED WINNERS & MORE!
Jul 5

Jul 5 SPIN OFF 2024 ANNOUNCES: SET TIMES, UNEARTHED WINNERS & MORE!

Sethen Sheehan Lee
Live Nation

Spin Off 2024: Get ready to sizzle in Adelaide! On Friday, July 19, they’re turning up the heat with an electrifying lineup: Conan Gray, girl in red, Peach PRC, DJ Seinfeld, The Last Dinner Party, Baby Gravy, and Sam Alfred.

5 films you should see at Revelation Film Festival 2024
Jul 2

Jul 2 5 films you should see at Revelation Film Festival 2024

Flynn Le Cornu
Perth Festival, Screen Nation
FILM REVIEW: "The Convert" is a historic odyssey with an important tale to tell
Jun 12

Jun 12 FILM REVIEW: "The Convert" is a historic odyssey with an important tale to tell

Flynn Le Cornu
Film Review, Screen Nation

Deeper questions, larger themes and broader messages are at play here.

FILM REVIEW: "In the Room Where He Waits" is a thrilling plunge into repression and grief
Jun 10

Jun 10 FILM REVIEW: "In the Room Where He Waits" is a thrilling plunge into repression and grief

Flynn Le Cornu
Film Review, Screen Nation

In the Room Where He Waits is the feature debut of Australian writer-director Timothy Desphina Marshall, and a thrilling one at that.

FILM REVIEW: "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" goes full throttle, but stalls at the finish
Jun 10

Jun 10 FILM REVIEW: "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" goes full throttle, but stalls at the finish

Rhys Tarling
Film Review, Screen Nation

As a prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road, Furiosa hits the mark as an epic slab of mythology, but doesn’t quite match the propulsive, sheer inventive magic of its parent film.

FILM REVIEW: "The Beast's"  convoluted hot-people-parade winds up lost in its own ambition
Jun 7

Jun 7 FILM REVIEW: "The Beast's" convoluted hot-people-parade winds up lost in its own ambition

Flynn Le Cornu
Film Review, Screen Nation

Indecisive between whether it’s trying to be Nolan or A24, The Beast is attempting to juggle contradictory balls.

FILM REVIEW: "The Sweet East" sows sublime chaos in the Disunited States
Jun 1

Jun 1 FILM REVIEW: "The Sweet East" sows sublime chaos in the Disunited States

Flynn Le Cornu
Film Review, Screen Nation

It is hard to deny that this film says a lot.

"One for the Road" feels like an idealistic but uninspired refresher on alcoholism
May 29

May 29 "One for the Road" feels like an idealistic but uninspired refresher on alcoholism

Flynn Le Cornu
Film Review, Screen Nation

The film takes a swing at depicting the full breadth of a struggle against alcoholism but doesn’t dig deeper than the surface level.

LIVE SNAPSHOTS: BEN HOWARD @ ASTOR THEATRE
May 23

May 23 LIVE SNAPSHOTS: BEN HOWARD @ ASTOR THEATRE

Sethen Sheehan Lee
Live Nation

British musician and gripping performer Ben Howard performed to a massive sold-out crowd at Perth’s Astor Theatre on Tuesday the 21st of May.

REVIEW: "RENT"  is colourful, joyful, and passionate musical theatre
May 20

May 20 REVIEW: "RENT" is colourful, joyful, and passionate musical theatre

Aaron Graham
Theatre & Arts

RENT is everything you want from theatre: entertaining and challenging in equal measure.

Dev Patel's "Monkey Man" is a massively ambitious, tight-fisted good time
Apr 14

Apr 14 Dev Patel's "Monkey Man" is a massively ambitious, tight-fisted good time

Flynn Le Cornu
Film Review, Screen Nation

If Hollywood’s upcoming slew of original action IPs are half as passionate as Dev Patel’s debut Monkey Man, the genre’s in for another renaissance.

FILM REVIEW: "Radical" is well-intentioned, but fails to land on its feet
Apr 12

Apr 12 FILM REVIEW: "Radical" is well-intentioned, but fails to land on its feet

Flynn Le Cornu
Screen Nation, Film Review

If you are looking for a movie to move you, Radical is not that. It is a flattering tribute to a teacher,who would expectedly also prefer it to have been a tribute to an inspiring generation of young Mexican students.

Podcast: Unpacking "Saw X" traps and the philosophy of John Kramer
Apr 12

Apr 12 Podcast: Unpacking "Saw X" traps and the philosophy of John Kramer

Howie Ng
Screen Nation

This episode on the Spoiler Nation Podcast, we dissect each trap in Saw X, the latest instalment of the infamous Saw franchise.

FILM REVIEW:"GODZILLA x KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE" DOES THE MONSTER MASH
Apr 6

Apr 6 FILM REVIEW:"GODZILLA x KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE" DOES THE MONSTER MASH

Fynn Ryan
Film Review, Screen Nation

Eat your heart out, Jane Goodall!

FILM REVIEW: "The Promised Land" is a jam-packed historical drama with a high-stakes tale to spin
Mar 21

Mar 21 FILM REVIEW: "The Promised Land" is a jam-packed historical drama with a high-stakes tale to spin

Flynn Le Cornu
Film Review, Screen Nation

The Promised Land delivers an utterly thrilling experience with a clear and beautiful message.

LIVE SNAPSHOT: NEW BLOOM FESTIVAL 2024 @ MELBOURNE PAVILION
Mar 19

Mar 19 LIVE SNAPSHOT: NEW BLOOM FESTIVAL 2024 @ MELBOURNE PAVILION

Sethen Sheehan Lee

This weekend, Isolated Nation took a road trip over east to cover an exciting new alternative rock event, New Bloom Festival.

SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS ANNOUNCE THEIR 2024 LINE-UP
Mar 12

Mar 12 SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS ANNOUNCE THEIR 2024 LINE-UP

Sethen Sheehan Lee

With the line-up originally set to drop on Wednesday morning, SITG took to social media this afternoon to announce, “THE CAT IS OUT OF THE BAG”.

Film Review: “Dune: Part Two” is the sci-fi epic we’ve been waiting for
Mar 11

Mar 11 Film Review: “Dune: Part Two” is the sci-fi epic we’ve been waiting for

Rhys Tarling
Film Review, Screen Nation

Denis Villeneuve, in these two parts of a whole, has created that special kind of blockbuster, that’s as thrilling as it is thoughtful.

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