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Is "Joker: Folie a Deux" a triumph or folly?
Oct 7

Oct 7 Is "Joker: Folie a Deux" a triumph or folly?

Rhys Tarling
Screen Nation, Film Review

it’s a film that never allows you to sit comfortably with any one emotion for its entire run-time.

St. ALi Italian Film Festival 2024: "Confidenza" is an airtight, breathless psychodrama
Oct 7

Oct 7 St. ALi Italian Film Festival 2024: "Confidenza" is an airtight, breathless psychodrama

Flynn Le Cornu
Screen Nation

 Confidenza (Trust) sets a very high bar for this season's ST. Ali Italian Film Festival.

FILM REVIEW: "THE SUBSTANCE" IS SICKLY AND SUBLIME
Sep 17

Sep 17 FILM REVIEW: "THE SUBSTANCE" IS SICKLY AND SUBLIME

Fynn Ryan
Film Review, Screen Nation

Tight writing, committed performances, sickening practical effects - The Substance is a certified cult-classic.

FILM REVIEW: "STRANGE DARLING" MATCHES IT'S FREAK
Aug 22

Aug 22 FILM REVIEW: "STRANGE DARLING" MATCHES IT'S FREAK

Fynn Ryan
Film Review, Screen Nation

With more red herrings than the subtropical waters of the Caribbean Sea: Strange Darling shines when it submits to what it is.

LIVE SNAPSHOTS: HEALTH @ MAGNET HOUSE
Aug 4

Aug 4 LIVE SNAPSHOTS: HEALTH @ MAGNET HOUSE

Sethen Sheehan Lee
Live Nation

Health, the industrial/noise rock band from Los Angeles, California brought their electrifying live show to Perth’s Magnet House. They completely sold out their show on a cold and rainy Wednesday night at the end of July.

FILM REVIEW: "Kinds of Kindness" is a grotesque, poetic mystery
Jul 25

Jul 25 FILM REVIEW: "Kinds of Kindness" is a grotesque, poetic mystery

Flynn Le Cornu
Screen Nation, Film Review
LIVE SNAP: SPIN-OFF 2024
Jul 22

Jul 22 LIVE SNAP: SPIN-OFF 2024

Sethen Sheehan Lee
Live Nation

Within the gloomy skyline of the Australian music festival scene in 2024, SPIN-OFF has emerged as a ray of sunshine.

INTERVIEW: INCREMENT DISCUSS THIER DEBUT EP, " EVERYTHING STAYS THE SAME"
Jul 18

Jul 18 INTERVIEW: INCREMENT DISCUSS THIER DEBUT EP, " EVERYTHING STAYS THE SAME"

Jihoo Lee
Interviews, Live Nation

Increment is a band from Perth, Western Australia, currently breaking through the emo indie rock scene. increment is currently touring WA to promote their debut EP titled Everything Stays The Same. We caught up with Increment’s co-frontmen – Sasha Flack and James Mulreany – ahead of their show at The Bird on Friday, 19 July 2024.

FILM REVIEW: "When the Light Breaks": A slow-burning ballet of guilt and grief
Jul 17

Jul 17 FILM REVIEW: "When the Light Breaks": A slow-burning ballet of guilt and grief

Flynn Le Cornu
Film Review, Screen Nation

Impeccable performances bring every ounce of doubt and anguish to the fore without even opening their mouths.

FILM REVIEW: "Stubbornly Here" is a shaky but undeniably spirited work of passion
Jul 12

Jul 12 FILM REVIEW: "Stubbornly Here" is a shaky but undeniably spirited work of passion

Flynn Le Cornu
Film Review, Screen Nation, Perth Festival
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.

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