Oscilloscope Laboratories
Film Review: Anonymous Club
Given our nations’ intertwined histories and the amount of things we have in common, there seems to be an unspoken connection between the UK and (post-colonial) Australia. This is especially true when it comes to popular culture. The likes of Neighbours and Home and Away pulled incredible viewer numbers and many of their stars have …
Film Review: Clara Sola
The idea of a religious ‘conduit’ has persevered for thousands of years and can be traced back to the time of prophets. Whether this manifests itself in the figure of a ‘holy fool’ or ‘pure vessel’ depends very much of the time and place. While these ‘messengers’ may claim to be the mouthpieces of a …
Film Review: Poser
Unless you’re really into new music, you probably don’t realise that most major cities have their own insular music scenes. These can be big or small but tend to have their own ecosystems and microenvironments. They are usually full of cliques and can seem intimidating and difficult to penetrate from the outside. A young woman …
Film Review: The Tale of King Crab
For hundreds if not thousands of years, stories were handed down through generations by word of mouth. Either through storytelling or in song. Folklore, legends and folk tales played a large part in European societies for a long time, before the written word became dominant. Even then, only a small minority could read or write, …
Film Review: Sophie Jones
Coming-of-age/teen movies come in all shapes and sizes, but one of the major stumbling blocks filmmakers often run up against is authenticity. It doesn’t help that so many productions fill their cast with twenty-somethings playing characters often ten years their junior. Hollywood, in particular, often falls foul of this trap and prioritises style over substance. …