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UOW’s student body have made their position clear on the proposed abolition of Safe and Respectful Communities (SARC), in a rally attended by students, staff, community members, and even representatives from other universities’ Women’s Collectives. Students were first made aware of changes to UOW’s safety, support, and
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Even before it’s started, I know this won’t be an easy review to write. A good portion of the reason for why this is the case is that I don’t have a clue what film to review. Although my Letterboxd is as packed with random and inane
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How can you help someone who doesn’t want to be helped? That’s one of the questions posed by new play COOKED, which premiered at this year’s Sydney Fringe Festival. The play’s masterminds are Angel Duggan and Lana Page, two current theatre students right here at UOW
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Ever since I first watched ‘Tron: Legacy’ as a child, I’ve dreamt of seeing the battle between programs and users outside of the Grid. After 15 years, the dream has been realised in ‘Ares’. My hopes were high after watching the first teaser trailer, seeing the lightcycles in a
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What do you get when you cross time travel, gender-bending, and onstage rollerskating? Well, Orlando, of course. The latest offering to grace Belvoir St Theatre’s iconic corner stage pulls out all the stops to bring Virginia Woolf’s 1928 novel to life, with a modern makeover. Featuring an all-star
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I haven't seen many Dwayne Johnson films, mostly because he feels like a two-note actor to me. He's either an unstoppable, action hero or a suave but slightly naive comedy character. The one film that really turned me off his filmography was ‘Black Adam', not
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Even beyond its chart-topping soundtrack and world-class costuming, Rock of Ages is a truly entertaining and whole-hearted tribute that manages to avoid ever slipping into mockery.
‘The power of her rhetoric, the improvisation of the words, the strength of her tone and manner, the calm at the centre of the storm – all of it was an incredible piece of theatre quite apart from the shift in attitudes it ushered in.’ Joanna Murray-Smith in On Cue Julia
COOKED is a brand new play about mental health, crumbling relationships, and what it means to be a young woman in modern society. Its non-linear narrative follows main character Logan as she navigates her relationships with her Mum and her best friend Jean. COOKED invites us to see ourselves in
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The Death of Stalin (2017) dir. Armando Iannucci “I'm off to represent the entire Red Army at the buffet. You girls enjoy yourselves.” In early 2018, a mere two days before its scheduled release in Russia, Armando Iannucci’s bleak, dark comedy, The Death of Stalin, had its
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“Heck, Norm, you know, we're doing pretty good…two more months” What does it say about humans that a large percentage of screen audiences binge-watch and enjoy true crime documentaries? What does it say about us that we've unintentionally glorified and created a hierarchy of serial