How to survive Sydney Film Festival
tips and tricks, what to watch and how to see us...
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Taking Care: Alex Juhasz’s Please Hold
a beautiful reminder of what art can be...
Interview: Stuart Buchanan and the Sydney Opera House
why we love to destroy the Opera House, commissioning local films and looking to the future
The Sheep Detectives: The Loss of Time
Why? I actually want to know why?
on the social arts scene and cultural capital
on this and that, #1 May 2026
The Premiere (2026)
A blend of cinema and theatre (and improv comedy)...
Amrum by Fatih Akin (2025)
A simple journey for food becomes life or death during WW2...
Notes on One Year of the Fleapit
some thoughts on writing, a new announcement and three rapid reviews
Wolfram by Warwick Thornton (2025)
Less of a sequel and more of an antidote...
on Cruel Hands and domestic violence
on this and that, #2 April 2026
Alphabet Lane by James Litchfield (2025)
There once lived a man and a woman on Alphabet Lane...
Notes on the National Cultural Policy
some disjointed and unstructured thoughts on Australia's culture (or lack thereof)
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The super Super Mario Galaxy Movie movie review
on Going Down and the cost of sliving: a long-form poem
on this and that, #1 April 2026