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Film Review: ‘The Best Summer’ is a bittersweet time capsule of alternative music’s golden age

There is something almost unbelievable about The Best Summer. What began as footage shot casually by filmmaker Tamra Davis while accompanying the Summersault festival around Australia in 1995 and 1996 has…

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Film Review: January

Winter can be a magical time of year and there’s nothing more atmospheric than a sprinkling of snow. In many places, that light covering becomes something different entirely. In Eastern…

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Film Review: Corsage

‘Growing old gracefully’ is one of those gendered concepts which is usually applied differently to men and women in patriarchal societies. A man matures with age and is seen to…

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Film Review: Jurassic Punk

With the release of Avatar: The Way of Water, James Cameron is set to take special effects to a whole new level. In a sense, he’s been a pioneer in…

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Film Review: Rimini

Fame is a curious thing. It can come and go in the blink of an eye. One day, you’re on top of the world. Everyone want to be you or…

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Film Review: Blanquita

Legal systems are built on upholding the law through the interrogation of factual evidence. Augmented by expert testimony/witness statements. Some crimes are easily quantifiable, while others can boil down to…

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Film Review: Mr Bachmann and his Class

Whilst the results usually take longer to settle, one of the most fruitful approaches to documentary filmmaking is to merely observe. To create a situation where the camera is as…

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Film Review: Christmas Bloody Christmas

The older I get, the earlier Christmas seems to start each year. Businesses certainly look to make the most of it, seamlessly transitioning from Halloween into the festive season. This…

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Film Review: The Last Film Show

The magic of cinema is a subject many directors like to pursue, largely because it’s what drew them to start making films in the first place. The results have range…

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Film Review: Nr.10

As William Shakespeare (or someone else) so famously penned, “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players; they have their exits and their entrances, and…

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