Tag: Film

  • Actually Autistic: All About Women

    Actually Autistic: All About Women

    Chloé Hayden is an actor, influencer, published author and disability advocate, best known for portraying the beloved autistic character Quinni in the 2022 Heartbreak High reboot, while Grace Tame won Australian of the Year in 2021 and is an advocate for survivors on sexual assault and Dr. Jac Den Houting is a research psychologist who…

  • SFF 2023: Riceboy Sleeps — a moving portrayal of motherhood and immigration

    SFF 2023: Riceboy Sleeps — a moving portrayal of motherhood and immigration

    This review is part of Tharunka’s continued coverage of the 70th Sydney Film Festival. Read the rest of the reviews here. How could they do this to me? How am I going to watch the rest of the SFF films? My first film of the 2023 Sydney Film Festival has set the bar so incredibly high…

  • Science FACT-ion #6: Aliens

    Science FACT-ion #6: Aliens

    By Riley Hughes Hello, my dear readers (yes, all eight of you)! I have received countless emails asking me, “Riley! Where is my fortnightly dose of Science FACT-ion!?” To you I say fear not, for I have been deep undercover, uncovering the truths that no one else dares speak! It’s definitely not because the second…

  • For Sama Review: Deeply Moving Documentary about Syrian War

    For Sama Review: Deeply Moving Documentary about Syrian War

    By Rida Babar After watching For Sama, I could not stop thinking about the depressing and cruel reality of war. For days afterwards, I struggled to find words that could describe the emotional imprint it left on me, realising just how ignorant I had been to the events that changed the very heart of Syria…

  • The Peanut Butter Falcon Review: A Soul-Stirring Journey

    The Peanut Butter Falcon Review: A Soul-Stirring Journey

    The Peanut Butter Falcon is a deeply moving film about growth, acceptance and human frailty disguised as an upbeat dramady. Deliciously cheesy, hilariously silly, and all the while genuinely serious, The Peanut Butter Falcon is a delightful and satisfying watch.

  • Review: Lore

    Review: Lore

    Every now and then you experience something that is so unsettling and disturbingly sad that you just know it can’t end well. Although you still retain that small glimmer of hope, deep down in your heart of hearts that little voice tells you that there is absolutely no chance of a happy ending. Welcome to Lore,…