It’s becoming harder and harder to separate reactionary dog whistles from general self-care or self-improvement content online. The way these…
Author: Madison Burland
There is something worse than being perceived as loud and political: being complacent.
Relationships are complicated things. As Joel Meyerowitz puts it when he first meets Maggie Barrett, a relationship is simply two strangers trying not to kill each other.
“That’s one of the beautiful things about the Underground, you don’t need production companies and big budgets and lots of money. You just need an idea.“
Family! We love to hate them!
If you are someone easily freaked by blood and guts in movies, cover your eyes because in this one, director Chris Nash dives into the gruesome.
The Gleebooks talk was moderated by Australian author and critic James Bradley. Together, Bradley and Robinson spent the next hour carefully navigating the plot of If You Go without spoiling its twists and turns, a rather impressive accomplishment considering the difficulty to discuss without revealing the key plot points.
Stilger’s hints about the big plot twist are scattered around the film like carefully placed breadcrumbs, and if you know what to look for, you will be able to form an idea of what may come next.
Beeston’s memoir is doing the hard work so desperately needed in our society. Ultimately, it is heartbreakingly beautiful, offering valuable insights into how Australian mothers are struggling under a system that is failing them.
How Deep is the Ocean (2023) is ultimately a fast-paced and engaging film without being too complex in its execution.
