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Pam Boland gets vulnerable and admits all the times she’s forgotten to return a library book.
But as Danielle Raffaele reports her crimes have been eclipsed by a family in Kiama, New South Wales who found a 150 year old overdue library book while renovating their house. Luckily, the library waived the fine!
Then, Danielle reviews the internet sensation Big Swiss by Jen Beagin, a very funny novel about a sex therapist’s transcriber who falls in love with a client.
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Midland Junction Arts Centre (MJAC) is a vibrant visual and performing arts facility managed by Mundaring Arts Centre Inc. with the support of the City of Swan, north-east of the Perth CBD.
They have a vast program of exhibitions, residencies, projects, workshops and events and are three upcoming August exhibitions: “What Price Comfort” by Margery Goodall; the group textiles show “Ravel” and an audio-visual installation “Leave the Light On: Stories About Home”. All three exhibitions are running from Saturday 22 August to Sunday 1 November.
Maxxi May chats with Artistic Program Manager Jess Knight about what visitors can expect.
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This week is WA Comedy Week! From Tuesday until Sunday you can catch 11 comedy shows across six Subiaco venues. Presented by See Subiaco and produced by WA Comedy, the festival showcases established and up-and-coming comedians. The festival features a diverse program of themed showcases, special events and unique comedy experiences celebrating the depth and diversity of Western Australia’s thriving comedy scene, with a particular focus on local WA comedians.
Fiona Bartholomaeus chats with WA Comedy founder and festival director Ronan Freeburn.
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Every year the CSIRO runs CAPSTAN, a unique training program for the next generation of marine science experts. University students from across the country can apply to take part in marine science education on board the research vessel Investigator, Australia’s dedicated ocean research vessel. This program gets students take part in hands-on research, learn about the different aspects of marine science and encourage collaboration. Marine science student from Curtin University Te Huika Mason was one of the students who took part in the recent trip from Perth to Hobart.
Fiona Bartholomaeus chats with Curtin University marine science student Te Huika Mason.
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This week the 2026 Young Tall Poppy Science Award Winners were announced. These awards recognise and celebrate the achievements of early-career scientists who are making significant impacts in science and communicating their research to the broader community.
Five researchers from Curtin University were named winners at this year’s awards, their works spanning cancer diagnosis and recovery, children’s mental health, affordable clean energy and biodiversity, and one winner in particular was Dr Elizabeth Hill from Curtin’s School of Allied Health.
Dr Hill’s research is improving access to mental health care for children and young people with developmental language disorder and other communication difficulties, ensuring they can receive support tailored to their needs.
Beth Mackiewicz chats with Curtin University researcher and award recipient Dr Elizabeth Hill.
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On Tuesday, August 11, Australians will take the time to record essential data to help governments understand communities, allocate funding and plan essential services in the census. It only comes around every five years, and for that reason the kinds of questions Australians are asked evolve. This year’s census will include questions related to gender and sexuality, however, it will not ask about innate variations of sex characteristics, also known as intersex variations.
Beth Mackiewicz chats with Swinburne University sociology expert Dr Xavier Mills.
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We all know the saying, “many hands make light work,” and that sentiment is also true of making social change.
In a time where many of us feel worn down by war, climate anxiety, and cost of living pressures, unity and teamwork have become increasingly important.
That message is at the heart of Amanda Tattersall’s new book “Conscious Tribes: Thinking Differently About Making A Difference.” Amanda is a writer, broadcaster and professor who also hosts the ChangeMakers podcast. Beth Mackiewicz chats with author Amanda Tattersall.
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July is Disability Pride Month, a time to celebrate the different ways people experience disability and highlight the importance of identity, community and belonging.
Across Breakfast we have been sharing achievements, spotlighting exciting research and getting across great local stories from right here in Boorloo!
Today we’re wrapping up our series, focusing on holistic support for invisible disabilities and neurological conditions, from medical treatment to community.
First, Pam Boland chatted with MSWA CEO Melanie Kiely about where we’re at in WA in regards to MS and other neurological conditions and their diagnoses, and the ongoing research into treating and preventing MS.
Next, Pam spoke with Lauren McLennon, who has been living with an MS diagnosis for nine months, and MSWA Community Engagement Manager Emily Ace on finding community through this experience.
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Naarm–based band Lunar Lagoon’s self-titled release is a mixture of indie-electronica, dream-pop, post-punk & new wave sounds.
Across the release, hazy sounds can be heard layered over post-punk textures (‘KTF‘), whilst also incorporating dream-pop elements with killer synth samples sprinkled over.
Beginning as a solo project and now becoming fully realised as an expanded collaborative band, the Melbourne group’s sound is ever-evolving, utilising Lunar Lagoon’s frontman Joe Nurrish‘ deep-baritone vocal delivery.
Lunar Lagoon’s Joe caught up with Thursday* Out To Lunch’s *Conor & Lachy to chat about the release, inspirations, and future plans.
Images are provided courtesy of Lunar Lagoon
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Experimental-hyperpop producer To Oscar returns with his 5th full-length album; I Love* Lucky, a whopping 15 track LP that follows the trials and tribulations of the infamous old man known as *Ronny Berger.
Having started producing at age 14, To Oscar already has an impressive back catalogue of releases and established himself early through a strong online presence in various music Discord servers.
With producers such as Ninajirachi, Underscores and Frost Children all gaining recent global attention from humble beginnings in niche internet communities, To Oscar’s I* Love Lucky sits confidently and comfortably amongst its counterparts in the EDM nostalgia revival era.
*To Oscar has leaned all the way in on this one- the album is loud and abrasive in the best way possible and should ONLY be listened to on full blast (preferably out of a 2000s Sony stereo).
To Oscar joined Thursday Out To Lunch Hosts: Conor & Lachy, in the RTRFM studio, to chat about the new release, creative process & the infamous Ronny Berger**.
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The Booker Prize long list has been announced and Danielle Raffaele is slowly making her way through some of this year’s favourites to win the international prize for fiction; including All Them Dogs the debut by Irish author Djamal White.
Danielle then reviews the 2016 debut by Australian author Jennifer Down called Our Magic Hour, a coming of age novel following Audrey following the unexpected and untimely death of her best friend Katy.
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Hailing from Staten Island, New York, The Budos Band have been a huge name in soul, making music and fusing rock with afrobeat for more than 20 years.
They’re back with their first full-length since 2020’s Long in the Tooth, titled simply VII.
Now boasting nine people in their ensemble, Em from Drivetime caught up with their drummer (and one of the longest serving members) Brian Profilio.
One reviewer described their latest record as psych-funk for end times and Em started out by asking Brian whether the apocalypse was on the group’s mind when they began work on the new album.
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Local darling Oakabella Mae swung by Breakfast with Pam this morning ahead of their performance at the Fremantle Winter Music Festival this Saturday at Port Beach Brewery.
Having dropping her debut EP Complimentary Ghosts earlier this year she has been playing around town for just over a year.
She chats to Pam about where the name Oakabella Mae comes from, the process of recording her EP and whats next.
Plus a live tune, Take Me to the Comedy.
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Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland collective Phoebe Rings have released their first full-length album, Aseurai, a whimsical infusion of dream-pop sensitivity and city-pop intricacy.
Originally the solo project of vocalist Crystal Choi, the record marks a pretty major shift for the band, featuring songwriting contributions from across Aotereoa/New Zealand. Across ten songs, Phoebe Ring’s storytelling ranges from tongue-in-cheek musings on gentrification to tender autobiographical memories.
Crystal joined Pam on Brekky to talk through the writing, production and engineering of the album across studios and band members’ homes on nearly every Sunday through 2023 and 2024.
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Return to the Rooftop is the debut album for Sleepthink, a 14-track LP that uses sound to explore the aftermath of losing a friend.
Sleepthink is an ambient music project largely from the mind of Ethan Reed, and he joined Pam on Brekky to talk about the record selected as one of RTRFM’s June Feature Albums.
Content warning: Mental health matters come up during this conversation. If you or a loved one is in crisis, you can ALWAYS call Lifeline’s 24-hour support line on 13 11 14.
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In ‘No Skips‘, guest selectors pick the tracks they adore and then tell us why they adore them.
This week, RTR fave and literal Earth angel Angie Colman joined “fellow Hills girl” Pam on Brekky to choose five she loves ahead of her appearance at the 2025 Fremantle Winter Music Fest.
With tunes from Bon Iver, Pinegrove, Squirrel Flower, Joe Hisaishi and Adrianna Lenker, Angie highlights some of her influences and explains why you simply can’t skip these songs.
Catch her live at the Fremantle Winter Music Festival alongside 20 of the state’s finest singers and musicians. Buy your tix here! And listen to her latest single Alps of Victoria!
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Locally produced queer web-series Scratch has been nominated in the ‘Diversity in Cannes Short Film and Web-Series Showcase’ – an independent event held alongside the Cannes Film Festival. Sponsored by Viola Davis’ production company JuVee Productions, the British Film Institute, and Screen Australia, the showcase celebrates underrepresented voices in film. Scratch is one of just seven web-series nominated for Best Web-Series, selected from a pool of 186 submissions from around the world.
Atikah Hurley sits down with emerging writer and director Carl King to talk about the making of his independent web-series – a raw exploration of queer hookup culture, emotional complexity, and the challenges of writing scenes that cut close to the bone.
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Ahead of the Fremantle Winter Music Festival this Saturday Shannon Smith popped by Get Up Morning for a chat and a tune with Dennis Gedling.
Hot off the release of his debut album Out of Shadows Shannon is set to play with his full band at the Swan Lounge.
Infectious, energetic and heartfelt Shannon’s music tells a story in each song.
He played Started off With Lies from the the new record in acoustic form.
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Proud Ballardong man Jamie Garlett is a musician who also lost most of his sight by 27.
His new release is the song “Four Years Old’” a heartfelt tribute to his Uncle who was taken from his family and raised at the New Norcia Mission for six years.
Jamie joined Juniper on Get Up Morning to discuss the new release, growing up in Northam and his recent live performances.
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Part historical fiction, part love story and part ghost story, Nightingale by Laura Elvery is a new Australian work of fiction that is undeniably original.
At the age of 90, Florence Nightingale is frail and no longer of sound mind. After a celebrated career as a nurse, she now leads a lonely existence. One summer evening she receives an unexpected visitor – a young man named Silas Bradley, who claimed to have met her during the Crimean War fifty-five years ago. Bur how can this be?
RTRFMs Danielle Raffaele sat down with Laura for bookclub to chat about the making of Nightingale and started by asking when she first learnt about the trailblazing nurse.
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Tonight, at Luna Leederville, there will be a screening of a French documentary called Such a Resounding Silence.
The ground breaking film about intrafamilial childhood sexual abuse will be followed by a conversation with advocates and activists Grace Tame, Louise Lamont and others.
Such a Resounding Silence has been screened across the globe, and now reaches Perth, thanks to the dynamic pair of Tanya Lee and Karen Righton.
Karen Righton chatted with RTRFM’s Danae Gibson ahead of the event.
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The Awakenings Ensemble is an internationally acclaimed group comprised of Michael Pignéguy, Esfandiar Shahmir, Michael Edelby and Steve Richter, bringing together musicians from diverse regions of the globe.
Presented by The Awakenings Ensemble, ‘Tales from the Orient‘ takes audiences on a musical voyage from Istanbul to Pakistan bringing the sounds from Turkish, Middle Eastern and Persian traditions to life on stage.
Hosted at Judith Cottier Theatre on November, 16 this special performance will also feature Kira Gunn (harp), guests Jessica Beahan, Pete Jeavons, Bob Tweedie and Jeremy Grieg.
Maxxi May chats with The Awakenings Ensemble drummer, Michael Pignéguy on Artbeat ahead of the performance.
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The John Curtin Gallery are hosting two significant exhibitions until mid December.
‘Aida Tomescu: in the midst of happening‘ provides a fascinating insight into the studio practice of one of Australia’s greatest living painters. This exhibition includes paintings, drawings and prints by Aida Tomescu from 1987 – 2015, as well as photographs and other ephemera.
John Curtin Gallery partners with the Art Gallery of New South Wales to present ‘Brett Whiteley: Inside the Studio‘. A rare and intimate insight into the ‘artist’s world’ through the art and life of one of the most admired and intensely creative figures of twentieth century Australia featuring painting, drawing, sculpture, music and photography from the Brett Whiteley Studio.
Both shows are running concurrently until 15 December, together with the exhibition of WA artists, ‘The John Stringer Prize 10 Year Retrospective‘.
John Curtin Gallery curator, Lia McKnight joins Maxxi May on Artbeat to talk about the current showcases on at John Curtin Gallery.
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Swan River Print Studio started in 2018 as a collective of artists working in printmaking. Each year, they hold an annual exhibition, ‘Unbound’ to showcase the exceptional diversity and creativity that the collective is renowned for.
‘Unbound’ presents the art of printmaking through three distinct formats: small, large, and an artist book, inviting interpretations that challenge the limits of scale, presentation, and imagination.
Last night, the exhibition was opened by Dr Clarissa Ball at Earlywork Gallery.
This years artists include Dominique Coiffait, Kylee Larsen, Katie Glaskin, Joy Lefroy, Jo Darvall, Claire Lawson, Aileen Hoath, Mikaela Miller and Bill Taylor.
Two of the exhibition participants, Jo Darvall and Katie Glaskin join Maxxi May on Artbeat to talk about their work.
‘Unbound’ runs from November, 14-24 with an Artist Talk November, 23 at Earlywork Gallery.
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Each year 55,000 people go missing in Australia and this figure is growing.
Most of those who are reported missing are found within a short period of time, but thousands are not. Mysteries swell and closure never comes. Why do so many Australians go missing? Do they want to be found? And why do young people make up a disproportionate number of those missing?
‘The Comprehensive A-Z of Missing Persons Australia‘ is an exploration of the quiet crisis of Missing Persons, created by Grace Chow.
The relevance to young people demands that the story is told by a young playwright, performed by a large youth ensemble while being commissioned, produced and presented by the State’s youth theatre company, WA Youth Theatre Company.
A cast of ten WAYTCo youth members aged 18 to 26 work with Grace Chow and WAYTCo’s Artistic Director, Amelia Burke in this production to address this unspoken crisis.
‘The Comprehensive A-Z of Missing Persons Australia‘ is on at The Liberty Theatre from November, 19-30.
Maxxi May chats with the writer, Grace Chow about the world premiere production of the play, ‘The Comprehensive A-Z of Missing Persons Australia‘ on Artbeat.
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Cherry Bomb and Get Weird events presents Drag King Pride x Dyke Bar. Since the 1970’s Drag Kings have challenged gender norms with their artistry of self expression.
DJ Dallas Dickson and Drag King Blake Cassette popped into the RTRFM studio to discuss all the fabulousity coming your way this Pride season.
Drag King Pride 2024
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Cougar has earned success as a singer, cabaret star, host, producer and Drag Queen – all the way to the main stage of Crown Theatre in the leading role of Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical. Cougar will be at the Camp night screening of Burlesque and The Closing Night screening of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – 30th anniversary. Welcome Cougar to tell us all about it!
Cougar Morrison PrideFest FilmFest
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“The local-ness sticks out and those threads kinda run through for us… ”
Tom Brown and Brushtail team up to cover Nicholas Allbrook’s Transperth for Slightly Odway.
The Rockton Records label mates lean into a slinky, murkier take on a deep cut from the prolific local wonder’s 2019 solo record Wabi sabi bruto bruta.
Tom, Ryan and Lachy chat to Pam about how they crossed paths, their collab EP and shared love for an enigmatic icon.
Catch more Brushtail & Tom Brown together on their EP Happening, out now via Rockton Records!
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Sounds: Eddie Curtis, Damon Sutton and Curtis Morling
Produced by Pamela Boland
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Research from the Edith Cowan University (ECU) has called for a greater recognition of the needs of neurodivergent mothers during perinatal care. A study from a PhD student, Jata Elliot, shows that there is a need for more empathetic, relational and tailored approaches in perinatal care. Research has found that neurodivergent mothers are more susceptible to perinatal depression and anxiety.
On The Record’s Jeff Bullen, speaks with Jata Elliot, a PhD student from Edith Cowan University (ECU).
“It seems like neurodivergent women, girls and people assigned female at birth are more sensitive to hormonal changes. So we see a lot more issues in that community, during menopause, perinatal and even, more susceptible to PMDD, which is a more extreme version of PMS.”
PMDD, also known as Premenstrual dysphoric disorder, is a severed form of PMS that includes both physical and behavioural symptoms that resolve around the onset of menstruation. Physical symptoms of PMDD can be bloating, lack of energy and change in appetite, whilst behavioural symptoms range from decreased interest/will to complete tasks to developing sleep issues, such as insomnia.
“We’re very sensitive to estrogen changes, estrogen is like the train that carries the dopamine around the body. When estrogen drops, right before your period or just after having a baby, that dopamine can’t travel to the parts of the brain where we need it. That’s one potential reason why this occurs.”
To read the research around neurodivergent mothers, click the link here to view the research article from Edith Cowan University’s website.
If you’re looking to access support for perinatal depression and anxiety, you’re not alone. Call ForWhen on 1300 24 23 22 to discuss mental health and wellbeing support services.
If any topics or issues in this interview were triggering for you, please know that there is always support available. Call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636 to chat with a support specialist.
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The City of South Perth held its highly anticipated 2024 Emerging Artist Award ceremony on October, 17.
The ceremony showcases the best of Western Australia’s emerging artistic talent.
Boorloo based artist, Scott Price won the ‘2024 Emerging Artist Award’ for his site-specific piece: ‘Radial mapping of seasonal pool furthest inland extending from Avon River to Walyunga Pool, March-April 2024’.
“To make his winning artwork he went to Walyunga National Park and immersed himself and the paper it is made of in the environment as a way to collaborate, not dominate or destroy, the ecology of the area.”
As the winner of the ‘2024 Emerging Artist Award’, Scott received the $5,000 major prize and a solo exhibition opportunity.
Scott Price joins Bec Bowman on Artbeat to talk about his artwork.
The 2024 Emerging Artist Exhibition is available to view from October, 18 to October, 26 at South Perth Community Hall.
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The annual Curtin Art Degree Show is upon again for 2024 and opens Friday 15 November on campus at Curtin University.
This exhibition celebrates the creative work of undergraduate, honours and masters students studying Fine Art.
The art school is transformed into a multi-gallery exhibition that shows painting, printmaking, sculpture, video, performance, and other interdisciplinary art forms.
Students, Frankie Fuentes and *Bethan Power sat down with Bec Bowman on Artbeat* to discuss their studies and the upcoming showcase.
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Crimson Gully is scripted, designed and directed by Sreekanth Gopalakrishnan.
Sreekanth is an Indian-Australian actor, playwright, director, and IT Manager by profession. He skilfully takes on multiple roles within his productions, including direction, playwriting, acting, and design. Known for his work in the Indian community and independent theatres in Perth, Sreekanth grew up in Kerala, India, a region famous for its rich and diverse performing arts traditions.
After migrating to Perth in 2014, he founded The Great Indian Theatre Company, aiming to bring multicultural stories to Australian audiences.
His production ‘The Final Line’ received critical acclaim and won the Yvonne Hough-Neilson Award at the 48th Robert Finley Awards.
Presented by The Great Indian Theatre Company, Crimson Gully, is a socio-political drama, set in a fictitious red-light district of India, that questions society’s fake moralities around misogyny, class divide, corruption and integrity.
The production brings together dance, music, and some of the finest acting talents from the Indian community in Perth.
Crimson Gully will be showing from November 15-17 at the Nexus Theatre, Murdoch.
Bec Bowman took the opportunity to chat with Sreekanth Gopalakrishnan on Artbeat.
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Women Of Music Production Perth (WOMPP) is about to embark on a three-day immersive camp at WAAPA, helping young women, non-binary and trans folk innovate and refine their craft.
Camp participants will work in collaborative groups to write and produce new music with help from camp mentors: Alice Ivy, Kota Banks and MissGenius.
WOMPP co-founders Elise Reitze and Rosie Taylor join Bec Bowman on Artbeat to talk about the organisation and their work towards a more inclusive and equitable local music industry.
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West Australian Opera is marking 100 years since the death of Italian composer Giacomo Puccini at this year’s Opera in the Quarry.
The programme will celebrate iconic works by the much-loved Italian creative including La boheme and Madama Butterfly as well as Leonard Bernstein’s The Candidate.
Australian soprano Naomi Johns joins Bec Bowman on Artbeat to discuss this milestone event.
Opera in the Quarry runs from November 14-16 at The Quarry Amphitheatre.
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Many people consider Fremantle a creative and vibrant place, and there is a reason for that…
The Desperate Measures: Art, Politics and Performance in Freo 1977-1985 exhibition charts the cultural shift that occurred in Fremantle after 1975, when the city was an affordable place to live, attracting a unique mix of students, artists, performers and activists; creating a vibrant community that engaged with wider political issues.
Desperate Measures curator Jo Darbyshire speaks with Bec Bowman for Artbeat ahead of the exhibition opening.
The exhibition runs from 9 November 2024 until 27 January 2025 at Fremantle Arts Centre.
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Perth Festival has announced their 2025 program, the first with new Artistic Director Anna Reece.
Running for 24 days from February 7 with 104 events, the festival showcases showcases music, film, theatre, dance and literary works from our own backyards and beyond.
The program features over 380 artists, 173 of those being West Australian – PJ Harvey and Fontaines D.C., European choreographers Marco da Silva Ferreira and Christos Papadopoulos, STRUT Dance, Peter Garrett, Electric Fields and local alt-pop band Alter Boy among the names on this year’s lineup.
Anna Reece* joins Pam on Breakfast* to discuss her fondness for sand dunes and salty air, opening up the iconic East Perth Power Station and all things Perth Festival 2025.
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Perth’s Perth City Farm is celebrating 30 years of sustainable living and the team are marking the occasion with the special sundowner!
From the early days of rehabilitating a degraded industrial site to a flourishing educational urban farm, they have come a long way together and have much to celebrate.
City Farm founder Roseanne Scott and CEO Kathleen Burton spoke to Jeff Bullen for On The Record about the history of Perth City Farm, as well as its future.
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Telluric Creatives is an independent, professional ballet collective, that focuses on Eco Art, issues-based theatre and multigenre works led by dancer/choreographer, Tamsyn Heynes.
“These Arbitrary Borders” – A Contemporary Ballet for Contemporary Times is their latest production happening at DADAA in Fremantle, October 11-12.
The project aims to bring an important perspective to the audience in light of the need for environmentally sounder practices, in the time of climate crisis.
“Borders. Division and belonging. The inclusion, the exclusion. The creation, the destruction.’These Arbitrary Borders‘ is an exploration of the various human-imposed borders in local, national and global situations, and their ramifications at the nexus of environment and society, and on the ‘more-than-human’.”
Telluric Creatives founder, Tamsyn Heynes joins Bec Bowman on Artbeat to talk about ‘These Arbitrary Borders’.
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Founded in 1988, Rock Art Australia is a not for profit organisation committed to bringing science and Aboriginal cultural knowledge together to advance the understanding of Australia and its ancient beginnings.
Rock Art Australia CEO, Samantha Hamilton says Rock Art Australia has supported two-way rock art research in the Kimberley for the past 25 years.
She joins Bec Bowman on Artbeat to talk about the research prompting a documentary.
The 45-minute documentary ‘Two ways: The Kimberley rock art legacy‘ by filmmaker Mark Jones shares outcomes of the Kimberley Rock Art Dating and Kimberley Visions projects through interviews, contemporary and archival footage.
The documentary will be screening on October, 10 at The University of Western Australia campus.
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Fibrant ran by Joyce Tasma, is a female/community based textile group.
‘Feed your soul with your hands’ is the motto of Fibrant.
In their project as part of IOTA24, members choose to use recycled and natural materials transforming them into both 2D and 3D works of art.
Taking part is artists Julia Andrijasevich, Delys Brady, Fernanda Cook, Ayako Goto, Naomi Hethey-Lerner, Patricia Newman-Bruton, Cathy Rankin, Rowan Rovere, Rebecca Suardana, Julia Sutton, Irene Tasma, Joyce Tasma, Anne Williams, Pauline White.
The exhibition is open from September, 27 to October, 26 at Ellenbrook Arts.
Artists, Joyce Tasma and Pauline White chat with Bec Bowman on Artbeat about this group exhibition.
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It’s book Christmas!
Sally Rooney has a new novel out called Intermezzo and everyone is talking about it including Pam Boland and Danielle Raffaele for Book Club. On the local front Tim Winton just released a new book and it’s set to be a juicy read.
Then, Danielle reviews Samah Sabawi’s latest post-memory novel Cactus Pear For My Beloved which follows Samah’s family over the last 100 years from Palestine under British rule to present day Queensland. It is a charming story of love and resistance despite disposition and a quiet but firm reminder of the power of hope in these dark times.
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The Perth leg of the Reclink Community Cup returns but in a new venue for 2024 as we take over Leederville Oval for the ultimate grudge, ie friendly and fun AFL match between the Newshounds and the Bandgropers.
The Bandgropers reclaimed the trophy last year but the Newshounds are ready to take it back this Sunday October 6 all in the name of Reclink Australia.
Andrew ‘Clive Slaugherhouse’ ‘ Goldy’ Meredith co-captain of the Bandgropers and Lindsay ‘Linds’ Walton co-captain of the Newshounds swung by Breakfast to test their footy knowledge and talk all things footy with Pam.
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The Independent and Peaceful Australian Network (IPAN) is holding its national conference in Perth from the 4th to the 6th of October, with the theme of ‘Sleepwalking Into War?’, addressing contemporary threats to global peace, including discussions on the dangers of nuclear energy and the opposition to AUKUS.
IPAN member and former WA senator Jo Vallentine speaks to Jeff Bullen about the event and its goals.
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Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company presents ‘Operation Boomerang’
Created in 2020 through Yirra Yaakin’s Yirra Yaarnz Writers’ Group, ‘Operation Boomerang‘ is a family yarn about a coming together despite all their differences to support their ageing matriarch. A play not just about living on your own terms – but dying on your own terms.
Operation Boomerang was developed from the playwright’s (Bruce Denny) personal experience placing his mother and other elderly relatives into aged care, and his participation in a role play for medical students exploring the importance for many Aboriginal people of returning to Country when they know their time is near.
Directed by Ian Moopa Wilkes and Dr Lynette Narkle, Operation Boomerang will be showing at Subiaco Arts Centre from October 4-19.
Actor, director, poet and playwright, Bruce Denny joins Bec Bowman on Artbeat to talk about the making of the production.
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Low Stakes is an exercise in design, materials and function. The brief is simple: make an object that can be sat on. It could be a couch, a recliner, a chair, a bench, a stand, a throne or a stool.
This exhibition will present a range of chair designs built by creatives working in the field of visual art, textiles, architecture and design.
Featuring artists Sarah Poulgrain, Nathan Thomas, Monica Rohan and Mitchell Donaldson, Melanie Martin, Meagan Streader, Lulu Mitchell-Oehlers, Loren Kronemyer, Katie West, Jamie Macchiusi, Han Oh, Corey Khan, Claire and Dave Clark-Robertson, Bruno Booth, Amanda Bell, and curated by Dan McCabe.
Low Stakes runs from October, 5 to November, 17 at the City of Melville’s cultural precinct, Goolugatup Heathcote.
Curator, Dan McCabe chats with Bec Bowman on Artbeat about the concept behind this project.
Low Stakes has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.
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Presented as part of the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial (IOTA24), Unfold explores the craft of the artists’ book through the stories and conversations of fifteen Western Australian artists.
“For Unfold, each artist was invited to explore their connections to land, humanity and place, both from this land and further afield from their own lived experiences and various Indian Ocean Heritages. By interrogating and reinventing their traditional disciplines, they not only unravel the interconnectedness of humanity to capture a sense of place, but through the use of their preferred materials, also challenge the form of the conventional book to create sculptural art objects.”
The participating Western Australian artists include Nazerul Ben-Dzulkefli, Monique Bosshard Curby, Bina Butcher, Moira Court, Jo Darvall, Shanti Gelmi, Louise Grimshaw, Sarah Hewer, Rob Kettels, Monika Lukowska, Norma MacDonald, Matt Perrin, Kristy Scaddan, Paul Uhlmann and Vanessa Wallace.
‘Unfold’ runs from September, 14 to November, 17 at Midland Junction Arts Centre, West Gallery.
Exhibition curator, Kristy Scaddan joins Bec Bowman on Artbeat.
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Ayoung Kim is a multimedia artist using CGI, live-action footage and game engines to create a speculative multiverse that blurs the boundaries between space, time and the self.
Ayoung Kim graduated with a MFA austrfrom Chelsea College of Arts, London in 2010. Since then, Ayoung has produced several solo exhibitions in Korea and oversea (Seoul, Tokyo, Paris and Berlin).
“The speculative fictional world of Ayoung Kim is a pathway for the artist to re-recognise reality, reveal critical thoughts, and imagine a futuristic vision”, says ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image).
The Art Gallery of Western Australia’s (AGWA) will be presenting ‘Ayoung Kim | Screening & Conversation‘, a selection of three video works by Ayoung Kim (Petrogenesis, Petra Genetrix 2019/2021 – Porosity Valley 2: Tricksters’ Plot 2019 – Delivery Dancer’s Sphere 2022) to stimulate the audiences imagination and compel viewers to question the ‘truths’ of this world.
The screening on September, 28 is followed by a conversation with the artist, Ayoung Kim and senior curator of Simon Lee Foundation Institute of Contemporary Asian Art, Rachel Ciesla
Korean artist, Ayoung Kim and senior curator, Rachel Ciesla joins Bec Bowman on Artbeat to discuss her latest works.
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Curtin University and the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute have published new research showing the true cost of housing goes far beyond weekly rent or mortgage repayments.
Study author and Curtin Research Fellow Dr Adam Crowe says the analysis revealed how lower-income households are particularly disadvantaged and it’s crucial to expand the definition of housing affordability to include factors such as location, energy efficiency and the ‘hidden costs’ associated with poor-quality housing.
Dr Crowe is a Post-doctoral Research Fellow in the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance at Curtin University and the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute.
Dr Crowe joins On The Record’s Atikah Hurley in the RTRFM studio to discuss this further.
“In Australia, housing affordability is measured in different ways. In mainstream media, it’s defined as spending less than 30% of household income on housing, that’s classed as being affordable. In the policy circles, there is a variation on that definition, because without having more nuance to that, you could be on an income of $200K-$300K a year and you’re paying more than 30% for housing. Is that really housing un-affordability? The research would say no, because you’re choosing to buy a 2.3 million dollar house. In the policy setting, its defined as the lowest 40% of income earners.”
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As Australian summer heat-waves become more frequent and extreme, experts are calling for urgent improvements to housing standards.
Dr Sarah Robertson has released a new study examining how Victorian households cope with extreme heat.
They’re calling for something similar to appliance ratings, to help households improve their resilience to extreme temperatures while minimising energy costs and environmental impacts.
Dr Sarah Robertson is a research fellow at RMIT University and the Deputy Associate Director at the Regenerative Environments & Climate Action Centre for Urban Research. Dr Robertson is an expert on sustainable housing transitions and former editor of Sanctuary: Modern Green Homes Magazine.
On The Record’s Atikah Hurley spoke with Dr Sarah Robertson to chat about this further.
“Households in Victoria consider heat a temporary disruption, we wait for a cool change to come through. Victoria thinks about heat-waves as short-term and for many households it was manageable, with air conditioning or the ability to move somewhere else for coolness. Things like insulation, draft proofing, shading are really important, but beyond that its about the local environment and how the heat retains. We really need to think more holistic and think longer-term through the heat-waves.”
In an interview with The Conversation, Dr Robertson had this to say, “In a climate changed world, short-term practices of keeping cool at home without broader and more holistic governance responses risk more households stuck in unhealthy, unsustainable and maladaptive situations of heat at home.”
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Acclaimed Eroa/Sydney-based post-rock band sleepmakeswaves are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their acclaimed second album Love of Cartography by performing the album in full on a national tour of Australia.
The band will perform live in Boorloo/Perth on October 2 at Magnet House, showcasing the energy and dynamism they’ve become known for and taking a stroll down memory lane.
Love of Cartography by sleepmakeswaves
RTRFM’s Ai-Ling Truong joins Alex Wilson from the band to talk about what to expect from the live show and how he feels about turning back the clock with his bandmates.
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“Their CD has been in my car since I bought it…I’ve learnt all the words to the live recording of this song…”
Before she bids farewell to the west coast Mia June stopped by for Slightly Odway!
Proving her true and devoted fandom to her local faves symmetrical dogs, Mia covers their unreleased track Apologies and Grapes.
Mia joined Pam on Brekky to talk through her Odway choice, decision to move east and perform an unreleased track of her own too.
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Sounds: Curtis Morling, Damon Sutton and Eddie Curtis
Produced by Pamela Boland
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Cybersecurity expert Professor Asha Rao from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology talks with Fiona Bartholomaeus about the prevalence of online scams in Australia, and the Federal Government’s attempt to address this issue.
Professor Rao discusses the effects of online scams on Australians, covering the most commons types – and victims – of scams. She also explains the Federal Government’s development of a Scams Prevention Framework – drafted legislation that aims to improve accountability for large organisations, such as banks, telecommunications companies, and social media platforms.
The Scams Prevention Framework is currently open for public consultation until the 4th of October. Find more information on submitting feedback here.
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Renae Hayward is a West Australian children’s author, born in the Pilbara region.
Renae has authored two books for children, ‘Barking Mad‘ and ‘Say Hooray‘. She releases her third book, ‘Say Hello‘, with Fremantle Press in collaboration with Rebecca Mills.
Rebecca Mills is the graphic designer and illustrator behind ‘Say Hello‘, as well as Ranae’s second book, ‘Say Hooray‘. She is best known for her bright, colourful, whimsical illustrations.
“This fun, bold, read-aloud book has been designed to captivate children from a young age. Research shows that the more senses you engage while reading to bubs positively impacts the development of their language and comprehension skills. That’s why Say Hello can be read and sung, and has simple, high-contrast illustrations featuring many recognisable words.”
Local children’s author, Renae Hayward chats with Danae Gibson on Artbeat about her new children’s book “Say Hello”, created in collaboration with Rebecca Mills.
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BOOM! The International Festival of Percussion celebrates all percussion in all its many styles from around the world from Afro Latin, through Asian to Western orchestral, popular and art music.
In a week-long festival, BOOM! 2024 will experience EIGHT public concerts, workshops, masterclasses, international and national artists all gathered to share and celebrate a broad range of percussive styles of music.
The festival will be held at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), Mount Lawley Campus on September 26-28.
BOOM! artistic director, Ian Cleworth joins Danae Gibson on Artbeat ahead of the “Boom!” Festival events.
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The AWESOME Festival is back this September school holidays!
The annual AWESOME International Arts Festival for Bright Young Things (the AWESOME Festival) showcases a spectacular array of events including theatre, dance, early childhood activities, music, film, literature, visual arts and creative hands-on activities. AWESOME is committed to presenting high-quality, layered programming for children aged 0 – 12 and their families.
Awesome Festival has been held annually since 1995. It has been recognised by an international festival monitoring organisation as one of the top 25 events in the world for young people.
This years program features a free ballet performance of ‘The Lost Little Llama‘ and ‘Little Red Riding Hood‘ at the Heath Ledger Theatre.
To talk us through the 2024 program is Awesome CEO & Artistic Director, Jenny Simpson on Artbeat with Danae Gibson.
The festivities start September, 24 running through to October, 4 at the Perth Cultural Centre & Yagan Square.
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What was your first book memory?
Pam Boland and Danielle Raffaele discuss on the latest episode of Book Club on Breakfast.
Then, Danielle reviews the latest collection of poetry by Noongar, Yawuru poet and academic Elfie Shiosaki called Refugia, published by Magabala Books.
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Danae Gibson speaks with Jo Pollitt and Lily Blue discussing their new book release Boatbird: a story of ongoing survival, a picture book about a bird on a journey of survival and overcoming challenges.
Jo Pollitt and Lily Blue also explain that the books purpose is to educate people that everyone is on their on ‘journey’ and it’s okay to ask for help when you are facing challenges.
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Artbeat celebrates Poetry Month with WA writer, Chris Pallazzolo, sharing stories of his latest release, Personal Logistics.
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Tyrone Robinson and Bernadette Lewis drop by the studio to talk about the upcoming OFF BASE Theatre staging of remounted dance works: Madre Muerte, performed by Tyrone Robinson, and Acid Trip, performed by Bernadette Lewis. Squared-offat Fridays Studio 18-22 Septmber.
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West Australian artist, Sabrina Dowling Giudici, will be representing Australia in this year’s The Venice Glass Week in Italy in September.
Sabrina Dowling Giudici joins Artbeat to talk about the adventures ahead and her latest glass-art collection SALTWATERS.
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The Australian Apartment Advocacy’s Samantha Reece chats with Madeleine Mitchell about a new law that was passed by The Department of Commerce in regards to having pets in rental properties.
The law states that landlords can’t ban pets and must have a valid reason to do so. Samantha Reece explains the process that renters need to go through with their landlord to approve their pets. Australian Apartment Advocacy represents the 2.5 million Australians who choose an apartment as their home.
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Vivienne Garrett is Regional Arts WA‘s Artist of the Month of August.
Garrett has a wealth of experience as actor, vocal coach, educator and is an accredited yoga instructor.
She is currently facilitating community workshops and contributing the unique Saltwater-produced show “Busstop” in the Busselton Cultural Precinct which will take place in 2025.
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Madeleine Mitchell talks with Kerry Harris about her Women’s sporting event Women Onside, which features the new “Trailblazers” documentary.
Women Onside works alongside women referees, coaches, players and administrators. To aim to highlight all the achievements of women in football, promoting gender equality and fostering community spirit.
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In today’s book club Danielle Raffaele and Pam Boland chew the fat on some breaking headlines as well as a new release!
First, they discuss the news overnight calls in Albany to restrict a series of sex education books have been endorsed by electors amid what an LGBTQI advocacy group has labelled a sign of “moral panic”.
And, what’s in a list? The brekky duo discuss the New York Times’ best books of the 21st century and it’s Australian counterpart.
Plus, hear Danielle’s review of Woo Woo the darkly funny, feral and at times disturbing work of fiction by Wurundjeri/Melbourne based author Ella Baxter.
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https://rtrfm.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/On-the-Record-Abby-Rogers.wavCould harnessing our ocean giants be a financial lifeline for global diversity?
Jeff Bullen is On the Record with co-author of an exciting new study, Associate Professor of UWA’s Oceans Institute and Co-Director of the Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy, Abbie Rogers, to discuss a nature-based solution to financing global biodiversity conservation.
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https://rtrfm.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/OTR-dr-balanzategui.wavDespite having a seemingly infinite supply of content available through the internet we’re constantly being nudged in a particular direction.
Dr Jessica Balanzategui joins Jeff Bullen to discuss a study she and fellow RMIT researchers led on the viewing habits of young children aged seven to nine, which concluded that despite valuing algorithmic content recommendations they didn’t understand the underlying effects of it, including missing out on local content.
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https://rtrfm.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/OTR-dr-sandra-martain.wavThe federal government’s ‘right to disconnect’ laws have come into effect, raising concerns among employers and business groups over potential financial and productivity impacts.
Dr Sandra Martain from the Curtin University School of Management and Marketing has said the new legislation is necessary due to the changing nature of our work. She joins Jeff Bullen, on the record, to discuss whether or not concerns about potential impacts of the new legislation are well-founded and what it will really mean for workers.
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From the 23rd of August, Scarborough Beach foreshore will be turned into one giant music festival for a weekend long event.
Back for it’s third running year, JazzConnect Festival will feature 17 diverse free and ticketed events, across 9 venues in Scarborough.
Perth’s leading jazz vocalist, Libby Hammer is one of 50 local artists taking part in the program, along with Matt Cahill‘s swing dance party and Marcio Mende sunset samba.
JazzConnect Festival Director 2024, Karen Caddy joins Bec Bowman on Artbeat to discuss the festivals 2024 program.
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American playwright Eve Ensler based her collection of monologues on over 200 interviews with women. First performed in 1996, it instantly became an international phenomenon.
Now, The Vagina Monologues will be brought to Fremantle Theatre Company stage through Boorloo storytelling initiative, Lit Live.
The Vagina Monologues celebrates and honours women, the powerful and personal stories are dramatic, hilarious, moving and poignant.
Performing for six nights from August, 29 to September, 7. A percentage of proceeds will go to the Lucy Saw Centre, a leading voice for women and children affected by gender-based violence in WA.
Actor, Sarah McNeill joins Bec Bowman on Artbeat to talk about the reworked showcase of ‘The Vagina Monologues‘.
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Trio Fantastique is a musical performance made up of high-schoolers Ari (cellist), Jordan (pianist) and Uma (violinist).
Strike A Chord is a competition where school-age performers passionate about chamber music experience the joy of playing in groups and compete for cash prizes.
Since 2020, almost 1400 young artists from 189 schools have participated in the competetion.
Trio Fantastique is one of those participants, and have been announces finalists for the 2024 Strike A Chord Competition by Musica Viva Australia.
Ari, Jordan and Uma joins Bec Bowman on Artbeat to talk about their Trio Fantastique ventures.
(Photo: Musica Viva Australia)
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On today’s bookclub Danielle Raffaele and Pam Boland chat about the statewide book-ban of novels in Utah by authors including Margaret Atwood, Sarah J Maas and Judy Blume(?).
Then, for this week’s book review Danielle recaps the latest novel by Australian author Dylin Hardcastle called A Language of Limbs and it’s compassionately rendered portrayal of queer life in 80s Australia during the height of the AIDS epidemic.
You can restream bookclub weekly and listen live Wednesdays at 7.10am on Breakfast.
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This is your alternative weekly news catch up with RTRFM that helps you understand the story behind the headline.
Today, why is Brittany Higgins back in the courtroom? The global botanist convention changing the names of racist plants, WA’s misleading new rental reforms and explaining ASIO’s terror threat update.
If you’ve been sexually assaulted support is available 1800RESPECT.
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This week on the Movie Squad podcast, we’ve got twists, we’ve got turns, and you better believe we’ve got murderous meditations on nature.
The blockbuster babes Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo join Breakfast host Pam Boland to review a couple of new cinematic thrillers.
First, Tristan puts his head in M. Night Shyamalan’s Trap, starring Josh Hartnett as a dad who takes his daughter to a popstar’s concert, only to be embroiled in a police manhunt for a serial killer.
Then, Simon leads a review of In a Violent Nature, a Canadian indie described as an ‘ambient slasher’ that follows a hulking figure as he stalks some twentysomethings in the wilderness.
Stay listening to hear Tristan’s podcast-exclusive thoughts on Guy Ritchie’s latest effort, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, starring Henry Cavill, Eiza Gonzalez and Rory Kinnear. TMOUW is now available to stream on Amazon Prime.
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Another great team-up with the Blockbuster Babes aka Movie Squad for this podcast episode!
With Simon Miraudo away on assignment, Laura Blundell joins Tristan Fidler to chat with Breakfast host Pam Boland about the new movies in cinemas.
First, we take a pulse-check on our feelings about Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman with the Marvel Studios superhero action comedy, Deadpool & Wolverine, and whether there’s enough jokes, cameos and references to overcome the superhero fatigue out there!
Next, looking at a different side of cinema with the Mexican drama, Tótem, directed by Lila Avilés and starring Naíma Sentíes as the seven-year-old Sol who attends a birthday party for her father who is suffering from a terminal illness. A beautifully observational and moving cinematic experience worth seeking out!
Stay listening to hear Laura’s thoughts about the divisive horror movie hit Longlegsand her latest movie viewings on the Letterboxd app.
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Here’s another whirlwind Movie Squad pod for your ears!
Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo join Brekky host Pam Boland to cover a long-in-the-offing sequel to 1996’s Twister, aptly titled Twisters, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell and Anthony Ramos as the new generaetion of hurricane-chasers. They also furrow their brow at Pam’s confusion over repeated references to ‘cows’.
Then, they take a look at the mysterious Longlegs, a much-hyped horror flick starring Nicolas Cage as the titular villain and Maika Monroe as the FBI agent with a supernatural skill at hunting him down. Be warned: the divisive reaction to the flick has infiltrated the Squad!
Keep listening for more pod-exclusive chatter, as Tristan explains to Simon the plot of Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum’s rom-com Fly Me to the Moon.
All three films are now in cinemas as of the time of recording.
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Sweet dreams are made of this episode of the Movie Squad podcast.
With Tristan Fidler away on special assignment, Simon Miraudo is joined by Cecilia Allen, who kicks things off with a review of Ti West and Mia Goth’s X-trilogy-ending slasher flick MaXXXine.
Then, some relief for the horror-averse Brekky host Pam Boland, as Simon reviews the latest effort from director Yorgos Lanthimos, anthology flick Kinds of Kindness, starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons in multiple roles.
Keep listening for more pod-exclusive chatter, as Simon and Cecilia continue discussing the X/Pearl/MaXXXine trilogy.
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It’s time to get on your bikes and ride! The latest episode of the Movie Squad podcast is here.
This week, Tristan Fidler reviews Jeff Nichols’ The Bikeriders, featuring the Any-Accent-Allstars Tom Hardy, Austin Butler and Jodie Comer, now in cinemas.
Then, Simon Miraudo leads a review of Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, which sees Eddie Murphy return as the renegade cop Axel Foley for a straight-to-Netflix legacy-quel.
But first up, Brekky host Pamela Boland (described as a one-woman weather-system) reflects on a conflict from within a cinema screening Inside Out 2.
Keep listening for more pod-exclusive chatter, as Tristan and Simon get further stuck into Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.
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Prepare your ears for one of the most jam-packed episodes of the Movie Squad pod ever!
Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo reunite with Brekky host Pamela Boland to run through their picks from the upcoming Revelation Film Festival in Boorloo, running from 3 – 14 July 2024.
First up, they discuss the special Q&A screening of the spooky Lake Mungo presented by RTRFM and Movie Squad!
Then, they cover such exciting features premiering at the fest as Aussie nerve-jangler Birdeater, slapstick comedy Hundreds of Beavers, shorts Marlu Man and Worm Pornography, and the iconoclastic Bruce LaBruce’s controversial new feature The Visitor.*
After that, your three Blockbuster Babes run through their favourite films of the year so far. What takes out top spot? Challengers? Dune Part 2? Will they overrate The First Omen? Will they underrate The Iron Claw? And where will The Idea of You land? Listen in to find out.
Keep listening for some pod-exclusive chatter as Tristan and Simon share more of their favourites from the year, respond to listener feedback and try to prove who remembers more about The Flintstones: Viva Rock Vegas.
Finally, stick around for Simon’s interview with Bruce LaBruce:
For more than 30 years, Canadian filmmaker LaBruce has courted controversy with his short films, features and even operas featuring graphic nudity and sex scenes. Several of his films have been banned Down Under, including the notorious LA Zombie, which fused horror comedy with real sex acts. His latest movie, The Visitor, is a collaboration with the radical art collective a/political, and once again blurs the line between narrative cinema and pornography. A remake of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Teorema, it sees a refugee wash up on British shores in a suitcase, and seduce every member of the bourgeois family who take him in. Simon caught up with Bruce ahead of The Visitor‘s debut at the Revelation Film Festival on 6 July.
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Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo hand-deliver two historical dramas to fill-in Brekky host Emma Lucia on the latest Movie Squad.
First up, Tristan reviews The Convert, from director Lee Tamahori, starring Guy Pearce as a preacher who gets caught up in a Māori tribal war, and Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne as the young woman at the center of the battle.
Then, Simon checks out The Promised Land, reuniting A Royal Affair‘s director Nikolaj Arcel with star Mads Mikkelsen, who plays an army veteran in 18th century Denmark seeking to tame seemingly-impossible farmland.
Both films are now in cinemas.
Keep listening for some pod-exclusive chatter, as Tristan reviews the Anne Hathaway/Jessica Chastain chiller Mothers’ Instinct, now streaming on Amazon Prime.
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Simon Miraudo and Lucy Rutherford pair up this week (while Tristan Fidler is away on special assignment), to supply two steaming hot cups o’ film review for coffee-loving fill-in Brekky host Connor Kiss.
First up, Simon reviews The Exorcism, which is Russell Crowe‘s second exorcism-based movie in two years (though this one was filmed in 2019, before The Pope’s Exorcist). Written and directed by the son of Jason Miller (troubled star of The Exorcist), Crowe plays, ahem, the troubled actor taking on the Jason Miller role in a remake of The Exorcist. In cinemas now.
Then, Lucy checks out Am I OK?, directed by married comedians Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne, and starring Dakota Johnson** as a woman who has her queerness awakened in her 30s after discovering her best friend might be moving away. Now streaming on Binge.
Keep listening for some pod-exclusive chatter, as Lucy shares her last four films on Letterboxd.
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The original Bad Boys of Cinema, Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo, reunite to provide some renegade reviews to their beleaguered Brekky chief, Pamela Boland.
First up, Tristan takes a look at Bad Boys: Ride or Die, filling Pam in on the decades-long lore established by Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in the Bad Boys saga.
Then, Simon checks out writer-director Richard Linklater’s latest collaboration with Glen Powell, Hit Man, in which co-writer Powell plays a dorky college professor who goes undercover as a bunch of paid assassins for the police.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die is now in cinemas, while Hit Man is available to stream on Netflix.
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Breakfast host Pamela Boland and Movie Squad stalwart Tristan Fidler are joined this week by newcomer Laura Blundell while Simon Miraudo is away on special assignment.
First up, Laura delivers her debut on-air review, chatting about Bertrand Bonello’s enigmatic and dread-inducing The Beast, starring Léa Seydoux as a woman who tracks back through her past lives to resolve a mysterious horror.
Then, perennial blockbuster babe Tristan takes a look at High and Low: John Galliano, the documentary about the infamous fashion designer, directed by Kevin Macdonald.
Stay tuned to hear an extended, pod-exclusive chat between Tristan and Laura, including Laura’s thoughts on Furiosa.
You can find out more about Tristan’s Trash Classics screening at Luna Leederville here.
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Oh what a lovely day! It’s a new Movie Squad podcast, featuring Mad Tristan Fidler, Immortan Simon Miraudo and Imperator Pamela Boland!
First up, Simon leads a review of cinematic epic Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, starring Anya Taylor-Joy in the role immortalised by Charlize Theron.
Then, Tristan discusses the cyberpunk animated feature Mars Express, now available digitally.
Stay tuned to hear an extended, pod-exclusive chat, where Tristan and Simon discuss the line-up for the upcoming Exhumed sessions at Strange Festival!
You can find out more about Tristan’s Trash Classics screening at Luna Leederville here.
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Apes rule and humans drool in the latest episode of the Movie Squad podcast!
First up, Tristan Fidler educates Brekky host Pamela Boland on monkey-lore (and Monkey Law) while reviewing blockbuster epic Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.
Then, Simon Miraudo leads a review of the prickly new indie ensemble pic The Sweet East, resulting in an even pricklier debate between Tristan and Simon over their diverging takes!
Both films are now in cinemas.
Stay tuned to hear an extended, pod-exclusive chat, where Tristan and Simon go deeper on The Sweet East, and Simon shares his long-belated thoughts on Challengers!
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With Simon Miraudo away on special assignment, Movie Squad returns for another week with Breakfast host Pam Boland as Tristan Fidler and Lucy Rutherford take a look at two new dramas in cinema release.
Firstly, the Squad look at Housekeeping For Beginners, a new film from Macedonian-Australian filmmaker Goran Stolveski (Of An Age), a new drama that focuses on Dita (Anamaria Marinca) who never wanted to be a mother. But circumstances force her to raise her girlfriend’s two daughters: tiny troublemaker Mia (Dzada Selim) and rebellious teen Vanesa (Mia Mustafa).
The next film is a new Japanese drama from director Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters, Broker) called Monster, which played earlier this year at the Perth Festival. A single mother (Sakura Ando) demands answers from a school teacher when her son (Soya Kurokawa) begins acting strangely. A fight at school causes even more trouble. This film is also dedicated to musician Ryuichi Sakamoto who composed the film’s score before his death in 2023.
We also mention the concert film Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus which is playing this Sunday 12 May for one session at Luna Cinemas (details here).
Stay tuned for an extended, pod-exclusive chat about Hirokazu Kore-eda’s films and the benefits of Letterboxd.
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The Movie Squad unleashes carnage this week on the latest edition of the podcast.
The target of their ire? Anne Hathaway’s new straight-to-streaming romantic drama The Idea of You. Listen in as a befuddled Pamela Boland, an irate Tristan Fidler and a maddened Simon Miraudo** dissect the adaptation of a Harry Styles fanfic.
Then, some relief with a review of the indie drama Fremont, now in cinemas, about an Afghan refugee played by Anaita Wali Zada finding a community in San Francisco. It also stars Gregg Turkington and Jeremy Allen White**.
Stay tuned for an extended, pod-exclusive chat about The Idea of You.
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Class is in session for the latest instalment of the Movie Squad podcast!
This week, Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo bring Breakfast host Pamela Boland two reviews of brand new cinema releases, while still finding time to debate the heights of prospective James Bonds and rank the best Ryans.
First up, Tristan reviews Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt’s new action comedy The Fall Guy, based on the ’80s TV show of the same name. The film features a post-Barbie Gosling as a stuntman looking for a missing movie star.
Then, Simon and Tristan both share their thoughts on the Oscar-nominated German drama The Teachers’ Lounge, a nerve-jangling whodunnit set inside a pressure-cooker of a school.
Both films are now showing in Australian cinemas.
Stay tuned for an extended ‘Salute to Stunts’ on the podcast!
Tristan and Simon also mention the Trash Classics screening of Clue this Friday 26 April and premiere of the Moorditj Mag-associated documentary Genocide in the Wildflower State on Sunday 28 April, both at Luna Cinemas Leederville.
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The Movie Squad podcast offers your weekly volley of opinions on films ranging from the electrifying to the enigmatic.
First up, Tristan Fidler and Breakfast host Pamela Boland review Luca Guadagnino’s sensual tennis drama Challengers, starring Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor.
Then, Simon Miraudo returns serve with a review of Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ecological tone-poem Evil Does Not Exist, in which a Japanese village contends with corporate intruders.
Stay tuned for an extended pod-exclusive conversation about Evil Does Not Exist and the continuing controversy around Alex Garland’s Civil War. (Listen to Tristan’s review from last week.)
All three films are now showing in Australian cinemas.
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It’s every man, woman and child for themselves in this episode of the Movie Squad podcast!
First up, Tristan Fidler regales Simon Miraudo and Breakfast host Pamela Boland with his take on Alex Garland’s contentious new thriller, Civil War.
Then, Simon leads a review of the new Aussie horror satire Late Night with the Devil, starring David Dastmalchian as a TV talk show host who attempts an on-air exorcism.
Finally, stay tuned for a pod-exclusive review of The First Omen.
All three films are now showing in Australian cinemas.
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Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo reunite with Breakfast host Pamela Boland for the latest instalment of the Movie Squad podcast!
First up, Simon leads a review of Dev Patel’s directorial debut Monkey Man, in which Patel plays a revenge-seeker who rises up through the ranks of Mumbai’s underworld to avenge his mother’s death.
Then, Tristan reviews Ava DuVernay’s ambitious Origin, based on the non-fiction book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents and the life of its author Isabel Wilkerson (played by Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor).
Keep listening for a pod-exclusive review of Doug Liman and Jake Gyllenhaal’s remake of the Patrick Swayze cult classic, Road House!
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Tristan Fidler and Cecilia Allen join Breakfast host Pamela Boland to serve up another sparkling edition of movie chat for this episode of the Movie Squad podcast!
Tristan starts with the latest entry in the Ghostbusters franchise, Ghostbusters: Frozen* Empire***, which brings together members of the original Ghostbusters (Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts) with the newer cast including “the internet’s boyfriend” Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Mackenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard and James Acaster.
Then Cecilia opens up the swear jar for the new British comedy Wicked Little Letterswhich stars Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley in a bizarre true story about a blight of anonymous letters with foul language directed at residents of a sleepy town, and the woman who is unfairly charged with the crime.
And finally for a bonus review that is exclusive to the podcast, Tristan says his prayers and delves into the new horror movie Immaculatestarring and produced by Sydney Sweeney as a young nun in Italy who finds herself unexpectedly pregnant – is it a miracle or something more sinister?
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Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo have reunited with Breakfast host Pamela Boland for a horror-themed edition of the Movie Squad podcast!
(And as they go to great pains to point out, they haven’t reviewed a horror movie since last October, so no complaining!)
First though, it’s a recap of Hollywood’s night of nights, as the trio share their thoughts on this year’s Oscar ceremony.
Then, Tristan reviews the spooky new Blumhouse feature Imaginary, starring DaWanda Wise as a woman whose stepdaughter develops a freaky relationship with a plush teddy bear.
Simon also reviews You’ll Never Find Me, a slow-burn Aussie thriller set in one location over one stormy night, as two strangers find themselves in a strange cat-and-mouse situation.
The crew also discuss the Palestinian Film Festival running from March 15 to 17, and Wednesday Horror Nights at Luna Outdoor.
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Cecilia Allen and Lucy Rutherford step in for the Gemini Men (Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo) on this special International Women’s Day edition of Movie Squad!
They look at two great new cinema releases, both led by and directed by women, with Breakfast host Pamela Boland.
First up, Cecilia covers crime thriller Love Lies Bleeding from director Rose Glass, starring Kristen Stewart as a gym manager and Katy O’Brien as her bodybuilding lover. It arrives in cinemas next week.
Then, Lucy reviews the BIFA-winning coming-of-age drama How to Have Sex, starring Mia McKenna-Bruce as a teenager pressured to have the ‘best summer of her life’ on Crete.
The trio then share their recommendations for films helmed by women!
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The prophecy comes true on this week’s edition of the Movie Squad podcast. We are of course referring to the prophecy that Simon Miraudo and Cecilia Allen would review the long-awaited Dune Part 2 for the ‘Reverend Mother’ of Breakfast, Pamela Boland.
After Simon’s review of the new Dune (which includes a recounting of Paul Atreides’ numerous nicknames), Cecilia takes a look at the Oscar-nominated Tunisian documentary Four Daughters, about a family that saw half of its children defect to Islamic State.
Both films are now in Australian cinemas.
Keep listening for a pod-exclusive review of the Oscar-nominated Jeffrey Wright comedy American Fiction, now streaming on Prime Video. And tune into RTRFM 92.1 at 7:30am on Fridays for your regular broadcast of Movie Squad on the radio!
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On this week’s instalment of the Movie Squad podcast, Tristan Fidler reviews a new Coen brother (singular) film, Simon Miraudo discusses the wickedly talented Mia Wasikowska, and Brekky host Pam Boland reveals herself to be a chaotic presence in cinemas.
Queer comedy Drive Away Dolls is the first picture on the docket, from Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke, with Tristan and Pam bonding over their shared theatrical experience with the pic’s silly shenanigans.
Then Simon brings everyone back down with Club Zero, a troubling and dangerous drama from Jessica Hausner, in which Mia Wasikowska plays a strange teacher who compels her students to stop eating entirely.
Drive Away Dolls is now in cinemas. Club Zero opens on 29 February.
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Her web connects them all!
We are of course referring to Brekky host Pam Boland, who is joined for Movie Squad by Simon Miraudo and Lucy Rutherford while Tristan Fidler is on special assignment in the Amazon researching spiders.
First up, Lucy leads a review of Madame Web, starring Dakota Johnson as a paramedic who discovers she can see into the future and must use these powers to protect some Spider-adjacent teenagers that, for legal reasons, cannot resemble or be named Peter Parker.
Then, Simon doubles up with a second review of Aki Kaurismäki’s Fallen Leaves, which he previously covered for a grand total of 90 seconds in last year’s speed-run Boxing Day special. With Fallen Leaves now in wide release, Lucy and Simon offer their more detailed thoughts on the deadpan romantic comedy.
Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive chat about the cinematic exploits (and otherwise) of Dakota Johnson, as well as Madame Web spoilers.
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The blockbuster babes Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo reunite with Pam Boland for two brand new reviews on Movie Squad!
After a couple of weeks apart, the duo kick off their return to Brekky with a review of Force of Nature: The Dry 2, which sees Eric Bana reunite with his own blockbuster babe, director Robert Connelly, for another Aaron Falk mystery.
Then, we leave behind the Victorian mountain ranges for Montreal, with the black comedy Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person, starring Sara Montpetit as a blood-drinker who conscientiously objects to killing innocent people.
Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive chat about the pleasures and pains of watching films on planes! And tune into RTRFM 92.1 at 7:30am on Fridays for your regular broadcast of Movie Squad on the radio!
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With Simon Miraudo away on special assignment, Tristan Fidler and Breakfast host Pam Boland are joined by reviewer Cecilia Allen for another episode of the Movie Squad podcast!
For our first review, Cecilia discusses the new Canadian drama Riceboy Sleepsdirected by Anthony Shim and partly based on his own childhood experiences growing up as a Korean immigrant in Vancouver. The film is set in the 1990s and follows a Korean single mother So-Young (Choi Seung-yoon) raising her young son Dong-Hyun (Ethan Hwang) in the Canadian suburbs. Out in cinemas now.
Then, Tristan visits The Kitchen, a British drama that is available streaming as a Netflix Original, which is co-written and co-directed by actor Daniel Kaluuya with Kibwe Tavares. Set in a future dystopia, a young orphan Benji (Jedaiah Bannerman) meets his possible father Izi (Kane Robinson) in the housing estate known as ‘The Kitchen,’ which is constantly raided by the police.
For a bonus review, Tristan and Cecilia discuss the critically acclaimed Todd Haynes directed melodrama May December starring Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman (who also produced) and Charles Melton. Already discussed in last year’s Movie Squad Boxing Day Special, Tristan hears what Cecilia thought of this dark and spiky movie about an actress (Portman) who visits a married couple to research a role in a movie, opening up old wounds about their controversial and criminal ‘romance’. Out in cinemas this week!
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With Tristan Fidler away on special assignment, Simon Miraudo and Brekky host Pam Boland are joined by Movie Squad first-timer Lucy Rutherford for three huge reviews!
First up, Simon reviews Sean Durkin’s true sports tearjerker, The Iron Claw, all about the doomed (and possibly cursed) Von Erich wrestling family, and wonders if the Zac Efron Oscars snub was maybe more significant than any perceived slights against Barbie.
Then, Lucy leads a review of All of Us Strangers, starring Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell and Claire Foy. It brought Pam to tears… but did Simon and Lucy feel the same?
Both films are now in cinemas.
Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive review of The Zone of Interest, which picked up five Oscar nods and documents a Nazi family living just outside the gates of the Auschwitz concentration camp. It plays the Perth Festival from Jan 29 to Feb 4.
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It’s been a quiet few weeks in their absence, but the Movie Squad has returned!
Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo reunite with Pam Boland on Brekky to discuss what they’ve been watching over the summer break, and rave about the first new releases of the new year!
First up, Tristan talks up Priscilla, from director Sofia Coppola, starring Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla Presley and Jacob Elordi as her husband, Elvis.
Then, Simon unleashes his pent-up review of The Holdovers, which sees Paul Giamatti reunite with his Sideways director Alexander Payne.
Both films are now in cinemas.
Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive review, with Tristan covering Jason Statham’s latest revenge flick, The Beekeeper.
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For the final Movie Squad of 2023, Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo go out with their review guns blazing, Butch and Sundance-style, reviewing eight films being released over the summer holidays. Meanwhile, Brekky host Pamela Boland just hangs on for dear life.
First up, Tristan runs down Wonka (out now), Dream Scenario (out Jan 1), May December (playing Perth Fest from 26 – 31 December) and Poor Things (out Boxing Day).
Then, Simon whips through Ferrari (out January 4), Anatomy of a Fall (playing Perth Fest from 1 – 7 January), Fallen Leaves (playing Perth Fest from 8 – 14 January) and Violett (playing The Backlot on selected dates in January).
Stay tuned for a pod-exclusive chat where Tristan and Simon share some of their most anticipated films of 2024.
Movie Squad WILL RETURN in 2024! Tune into RTRFM 92.1 at 7:30am on Fridays from 19 January for your regular serving of Movie Squad over the airwaves. In the meantime, revisit their Top 30 Films of 2023!
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Five, six, seven eight! Tristan Fidlerand Simon Miraudo review three films in this week’s supersized episode of the Movie Squadpod.
First up, an excited Pam Bolandon Breakfastgets to hear about her favourite Zillenial actors assembling in the Molly Gordon mockumentary Theatre Camp,also starring Ayo Edebiri and Ben Platt.
Then, Simon looks at the remastered re-release of WA documentary How the West Was Lost,all about the 1946 Pilbara strike, in which Indigenous Australians led the most significant industrial action in Australian history.
Then, in a pod-only bonus, Tristan reviews the latest dark instalment in James Wan’s Conjuring universe, The Nun 2—or at least he would if he could only make out what’s happening on-screen!
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Forget Barbenheimer. This week, it’s all about the Equaliveser.
On the latest instalment of the Movie Squad pod, Tristan Fidlerand Simon Miraudoreview Past Livesand The Equaliser 3for Pam Bolandon Breakfast.
Simon’s up first with his take on Past Lives,the much-feted new romantic drama from Celine Song, starring Greta Lee as a Korean-American woman torn between an old love and her new existence in New York.
Then, Tristan revisits Denzel Washington’s one and only franchise, The Equaliser 3,in which Denzel’s equalising assassin settles down in southern Italy… for a while, anyway.
Keep listening to the end for more thoughts from Simon and Tristan in a pod-exclusive chat. And tune into RTRFM 92.1 at 7:30am on Fridays for your regular dose of live Movie Squad!
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After a short, Radiothon-induced hiatus, the Movie Squad has awoken from their cryo-sleep to review two recent releases […]
The Blockbuster Babies return for the latest Movie Squad pod, but this time Tristan Fidler and […]
Film critic, writer and Movie Squad member, Simon Miraudo takes on the dark side of Australia’s […]
In this week’s edition of the Movie Squad pod, Breakfast host Pamela Boland rechristens the former […]
It’s Taylah Strano‘s last outing with the Movie Squad before she exits the Breakfast chair next week. So, Tristan […]
The clock is ticking for outgoing Breakfast host Taylah Strano, so the Movie Squad try to make […]
On this week’s instalment of the Movie Squad pod, Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo join Brekky host Taylah […]
Thiwp thwip! This week on the Movie Squad podcast, Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudore-enter the Spider-Verse with Brekkyhost Taylah Strano.
First up, Tristan reviews Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,the sequel to the innovative Oscar-winning animated film all about Miles Morales and the multiversal Spider-People! (There was also a pig.)
Then, Simon reviews We Were Once Kids, an Australian documentary that reflects on the legacy of American filmmaker Larry Clark’s harrowing, incendiary teen drama Kids.
Stay tuned to hear an extended pod-exclusive chat about movies they had to work themselves up to watch, including the works of Michael Haneke, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Gaspar Noé and more.
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Ve vant you to visten to this veek’s episode of Movie Vquad!
Your hosts Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudohave reunited with returning Brekkyhost Taylah Strano for two brand new films.
First up, Simon leads a review of Renfield, a new take on the Dracula legend starring Nicolas Cage as the infamous bloodsucker and Nicholas Hoult as his devoted familiar.
Then, Tristan leads a discussion of the enigmatic and beguiling new Australian mystery Petrol, starring Nathalie Morris (from Bump) as a film student who becomes engrossed with (and haunted by) a performance artist.
Stay tuned to hear an extended chat between Tristan and Petroldirector Alena Lodkina, as they dig deeper into her picture’s mysteries!
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Salut! Movie Squad once again returns to review the maximalist Fast and Furious franchise, this time for guest Brekkyhost Emma Lucia.
Tristan Fidler leads the Fast X review, wondering if the road has really run out for Dom Toretto and crew… even if there are two more planned sequels on the horizon.
Then, Simon Miraudoreviews Ivan Sen’s minimalist black-and-white crime drama Limbo,starring Simon Baker as a detective who visits the titular regional town to investigate a 20-year-old cold case.
Both films are now in Australian cinemas. Stay tuned for a podcast-exclusive chat about the Fastfranchise, with Tristan and Simon selecting their four essential instalments. And don’t forget to tune into RTRFM 92.1 at 7:30am on Fridays for your regular dose of live Movie Squad!
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This week, Movie Squad goes back to doing what it does best: exploring the extreme fringes of human experiences through hardcore cinema!
First up, Tristan Fidler takes a look at Infinity Pool, the new thriller from Brandon Cronenberg about a wealthy person who suffers an existential spiral after getting into a car accident.
Then, Simon Miraudo reviews It Is In Us All, from writer-director Antonia Campbell-Hughes, about a wealthy person who suffers an existential spiral after getting into a car accident.
How do the films differ? In more ways than guest Brekky host Damon Sutton can imagine, with Infinity Pool taking star Alexander Skarsgård on a violent sci-fi trot, and It Is In Us All sending star Cosmo Jarvis enduring a despairing tone poem of an experience.
Both films are now in Australian cinemas. Stay tuned for a podcast-exclusive chat about extreme cinema and how our hosts can stomach it. And don’t forget to tune into RTRFM 92.1 at 7:30am on Fridays for your regular dose of live Movie Squad!
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Movie Squadgoes global this week, with Simon Miraudoand Cecilia Allenlooking at two new international releases for guest Brekkyhost Meri Fatin.
First up, Cecilia investigates Cairo Conspiracy,a tense, Cannes award-winner about a young university student who is unwittingly used as a political pawn.
Then, Simon scores Olga,a drama about a determined Ukrainian gymnast who competes for a European championship while turmoil unfolds in her home country.
Both films are now in Australian cinemas.
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Tristan Fidlerand Simon Miraudoare back in formation for this week’s Movie Squad pod, filling Brekkyhost Taylah Stranoin on two new cinema releases.
First up, Tristan takes a look at the British action-comedy Polite Society,starring Bridgerton‘s Priya Kansara as a stuntwoman who steps in to protect her older sister from nefarious in-laws.
Then, Simon reviews Australian comedy The Lonely Spirits Variety Hour, which is a bittersweet look at late night radio (with a dash of dark whimsy).
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On the Movie Squad podcast this week, your intrepid reviewers Tristan Fidler and Cecilia Allen discuss two new movies out in cinemas!
Tristan takes a darkly comic odyssey with the latest film from A24 Studios and director-writer Ari Aster with Beau Is* Afraid***, which stars Joaquin Phoenix as the title character, Beau, a nervous middle-aged sad sack who has booked a flight to visit his mother and begins to encounter surreal, violent obstacles on his journey.
Then Cecilia peeks into the darkness for the new entry in the Evil Dead horror movie franchise with Evil Dead* Rise***, which shifts the ‘cabin in the woods’ location of the previous movies into an apartment building where the reunion of two sisters (Lily Sullivan and Alyssa Sutherland) is interrupted by the unleashing of an ancient undead evil brought to light by an earthquake.
Movie Squad airs live every Friday morning at 7:30am during Breakfast With Taylah on RTRFM 92.1. Stay tuned to the end of the podcast for additional movie chat where Tristan and Cecilia discuss what they love about the Evil Dead movies and their favourite Joaquin Phoenix performances!
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The Movie Squad returns to look at two films about Italians starring Australians.
Tristan Fidler is joined by Cecilia Allen to review The Pope’s Exorcist, starring Russell Crowe as Fr. Gabriele Amorth, and Mafia Mamma, starring Toni Collette as the titular mafia mamma.
Tristan and Breakfast host Taylah Strano are first up sharing their thoughts on Mafia Mamma (which Tristan clarifies is not the greatest film of all time) before Cecilia shares her take on The Pope’s Exorcist (which Tristan confirms does have the year’s best quote).
Taylah also delivers a bonus review about another Italian icon, having been the only member of the Squad bold enough to see The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
All three films are now in Australian cinemas.
Movie Squad airs live every Friday morning at 7:30am on RTRFM 92.1. Stay tuned to the end of the podcast for an additional bonus chat about both movies and so much more!
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Welcome to a special episode of the Movie Squad podcast, which brings together the “Prequel Pals” aka Movie Squad’s Tristan Fidler, past RTRFM presenters Jackson Hawdon and Libby Noble, and musician Axel Carrington – to discuss the prequel as a genre within cinema history.
For this discussion, we turn our attention to Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992), director David Lynch’s divisive, controversial and critically-reclaimed prequel to the Twin Peaks television series. The film follows the final days of high school beauty queen Laura Palmer (Sherilyn Fenn), and the demonic evil surrounding her and her father, Leland Palmer (Ray Wise), and how it connects to a previous case FBI Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle Maclachlan) was investigating.
The Pals discuss their relationship to the 1990s cult hit of Twin Peaks, their varied opinions on this prequel, which was a critical and commercial flop on release, and dance around how it all ties together to the Twin Peaks: The Return television follow-up.
For previous Prequel Pals episode, check out our discussion on Star Wars: The Phantom Menance and The Many Saints Of Newark episode 1 and episode 2.
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Well played. You just rolled a D20 and can now listen to the latest episode of the Movie Squad podcast, featuring the rogue Tristan Fidler and the bard Simon Miraudo, joining the cleric Taylah Strano on RTRFM’s Brekky show.
First up, Tristan reviews Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, the latest attempt to adapt the D&D boardgame, this time starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez and Hugh Grant.
Then, all three Squadmates share their thoughts on Air, the biopic of a shoe… but not just any shoe! Ben Affleck’s latest directorial effort sees Matt Damon as Sonny Vaccaro, the Nike employee who sought to court Michael Jordan for a novel new sneaker.
Dungeons and Dragons is now in Australian cinemas. Air opens in Australian cinemas on 5 April.
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Yeah, I’m thinking they’re back. Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudojoin Taylah Strano on Breakfastonce again to review the latest instalment in the world-spanning John Wickfranchise, John Wick: Chapter 4.
The Movie Squadthen turn their attention to the new romantic drama from writer-director Sam Mendes, Empire of Light, starring Olivia Colman as a lonely cinema manager in 1981 Kent. Does this love letter to the movies resonate with the Squad? Or is Keanu Reeves’ balletic hitman thriller a better representation of the cinematic arts?
Listen to the pod to find out. Movie Squad airs live every Friday morning at 7:30am on RTRFM 92.1. But stay tuned to the end of the podcast for an additional chat about ‘the magic of the movies’ (and what that even means) as well as a spoiler-filled discussion (with plenty of warning given!) about the ending of John Wick: Chapter 4.
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This week on the Movie Squad pod, Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo have a fever to tell Brekkyhost Taylah Strano all about the nostalgic indie rock doc Meet Me in the Bathroom. But does it leave them asking, is this it?
Then, Simon and Tristan dare to be stupid while reviewing the music biopic spoof Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, now streaming in Australia.
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It’s Ghostface on Breakfast this week on the Movie Squad podcast.
Simon Miraudo and Tristan Fidlerreunite with Brekkyhost Taylah Stranoto talk about the Screamfranchise, with Tristan reviewing the latest instalment in the slasher series, Scream VI.
Then, Simon and Tristan take a look at To Leslie,the addiction drama that scored Andrea Riseborough a surprise Oscar nomination.
Both films are now in cinemas.
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This week on the Movie Squad pod, Simon Miraudo and Tristan Fidler join special guest Brekky host Tash Thomas to review a sequel, a prequel and even a short film.
First up, Tristan and Simon get in the ring with actor-director Michael B. Jordan for Creed III, while Tash keeps up with the Rocky franchise after watching a seven-minute montage of the whole series.
Then, Simon and Tash review the heartbreaking, local-made short The Grey Line, all about Helen Dwyer and her efforts to find her identity after being forcibly taken from her biological parents as part of the stolen generation. (Listen to Bec Bowman’s interview with Helen on Artbeat.)
Finally, Tristan and Simon change gears with the X prequel Pearl, starring Mia Goth as the amorous, murderous, wannabe starlet whose origin story explains why exactly she terrorised an adult film crew in X.
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We say this every week, but this episode of the Movie Squad pod really does cover the gamut, from the sober sensitivity of Oscar nominated art cinema to the rabid intensity of a bear on cocaine!
Simon Miraudo and Tristan Fidler visited Taylah Strano on Brekky to review not one, not two but three films.
Simon was first with a brief rundown of Laura Poitras’ documentary about artist/activist Nan Goldin, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, which is playing the Lotterywest Perth Festival film season.
Then, Tristan looks at the true-but-not-really story of Cocaine Bear, from director Elizabeth Banks, all about a… well… you know.
Finally, Simon and Tristan review writer-director Charlotte Wells’ enigmatic and hearbreaking Aftersun, starring Paul Mescal as a young father on holiday with his pre-teen daughter. The review is followed by Simon’s interview with Charlotte, to chat about the rapturous reaction to the film and its incredible, occasionally questionable needle drops.
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On this week’s episode of the Movie Squad pod, Tristan Fidlerand Simon Miraudo join Brekky host Taylah Strano in the Quantum Realm! Whatever that means…
First up, Tristan reviews the first movie of the fifth phase in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.We know Paul Rudd can save the day… but can he save a middling Marvel movie?
Then, Simon reviews Sarah Polley’s Oscar-nominated Women Talking,featuring Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley and more in a harrowing story torn from real-life.
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On this week’s episode of the Movie Squad pod, heavenly bodies go toe-to-toe with hellish entities.
Tristan Fidlerand Simon Miraudo join Brekky host Taylah Strano to review two films that could not be further apart on the spectrum of cinematic experiences.
First up, Tristan looks at Channing Tatum’s long-awaited conclusion (?) to his bump-and-grind saga, Magic Mike’s Last Dance, also starring Salma Hayek Pinault.
Then, Simon leads a review of viral horror sensation Skinamarink,in which two young children find themselves left alone at home (or are they?) in an unending nightmare.
Midway through the episode, Simon also shares a bonus review of Perth Festival flick 7 Days, starring Geraldine Viswanathan and Karan Soni.
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On this week’s episode of the Movie Squad pod, location is everything.
Tristan Fidlerand Simon Miraudo join Brekky host Taylah Strano to review two films from extremely polarising directors that take place almost entirely in one setting.
First up, Tristan looks at M. Night Shyamalan’s latest what-would-you-do head-scratcher, Knock at the Cabin, starring Dave Bautista and Jonathan Groff.
Then, Simon leads a review of Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale*,*starring Oscar nominee Brendan Fraser as an obese man who attempts to reconnect with his daughter (Sadie Sink).
Midway through the episode, Taylah breaks ranks to review the Jonah Hill/Eddie Murphy comedy You People on Netflix, which (gasp) apparently has multiple locations.
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On this week’s episode of the Movie Squad pod, Tristan Fidlerand Simon Miraudo join Brekky host Taylah Strano to review a couple of hotly anticipated releases.
First up, Tristan looks at Damien Chazelle’s over-the-top excursion into the Golden Age of Hollywood decadence, Babylon,starring Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt and Diego Calva.
Then, Simon leads a review of Todd Field’s Tár,starring Oscar nominee Cate Blanchett as an iconic yet monstrous conductor who faces a steep comedown from her totemic heights when her murky past resurfaces.
Finally, stay tuned to hear Simon and Tristan rank the Best Picture nominees, revealed this week by the Academy.
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To paraphrase John Wick: Yeah, we’re thinking Movie Squad’s back.
Tristan Fidlerand Simon Miraudo reunite on Brekky with Taylah Strano to kick off a new year of film reviews by covering two extremely different cinema releases (though they still pit them against one another in a hypothetical fight for Best Picture).
First up, Tristan looks at the viral cultural sensation that is living-doll-gone-wrong M3GAN,starring Alison Williams. Then, Simon leads a review of Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical Oscar contender The Fabelmans.
Listen to Movie Squad live every Friday morning in 2023 at 7:30am on RTRFM 92.1.
In case you missed it, here’s Movie Squad’s Top 30 Films of 2022.
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Fresh from sharing their Top 30 Films of 2022, the Movie Squad reassamble for one last job (in 2022 at least).
In this epic review round-up, Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo add a whopping eight movies to their tally for the year, bringing the total to 92 films reviewed!
Listen in as Brekky host Taylah Strano is bombarded with takes on the following features…
- Avatar: The Way of Water, from director James Cameron, now in cinemas
- The Lost King, from director Stephen Frears, out on Boxing Day
- Decision to Leave, from director Park Chan-wook, playing Perth Festival from Boxing Day
- The Banshees of Inisherin, from director Martin McDonagh, in cinemas on Boxing Day
- White Noise, from director Noah Baumbach, on Netflix from 30 December 2022
- Triangle of Sadness, from director Ruben Östlund, playing Perth Festival from 2 January 2023
- Emily, from director Frances O’Connor, in cinemas 12 January 2023
- Broker, from director Hirokazu Kore-eda, playing Perth Festival from 30 January 2023
Plus, Tristan, Simon and Taylah pay tribute to the late composer Angelo Badalamenti.
Movie Squad will return in 2023! Thanks for listening.
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Having spent 12 months excavating cinematic caves and crannies, Movie Squad critics Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo have emerged with their comprehensive, authoritative and inarguable list of the year’s absolute best films.
Listen in as they countdown their joint Top 10 films for Brekky host Taylah Strano, and see where your favourite flick landed (or, mark these down as the movies you need to catch up with over the holidays).
Then, stay tuned for a special podcast-exclusive segment where Tristan and Simon countdown their entire joint Top 30, and handout their Fifth Annual Movie Squad Awards, featuring categories such as ‘Worst Cameo’, ‘Best Supporting Performance by a Current NBA Star’, ‘Grossest Movie’ and ‘Quote of the Year’. Thanks to Movie SquadAll-Stars Cecilia Allen and Janice Loreck for their submissions.
For those who want to keep the full list on hand, keep scrolling for Tristan and Simon’s joint Top 30. (You can also see our Top 30 from 2021 here.)
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Moonage Daydream
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Happening
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The Batman
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Top Gun: Maverick
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Stars at Noon
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Men
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Dashcam
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C’mon C’mon
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The Souvenir Part II
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The Novice
20. X
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Jackass Forever
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Memoria
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Flux Gourmet
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Glass Onion
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Crimes of the Future
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Hustle
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Flee
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We’re All Going to the World’s Fair
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
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Resurrection
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Deadstream
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Everything Everywhere All at Once
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A Hero
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RRR
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Official Competition
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Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
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The Stranger
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After Yang
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Nope
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