Joseph Earp

Molly’s Game is a gooey, enjoyably erratic mess of a movie

Molly's Game might be some two hours and twenty minutes long, but it doesn’t drag for a second, and the Preston Sturges on crack dialogue is carried admirably by Chastain and the charismatic Idris Elba.

Nationalism is used to disguise the true horror of Invasion Day

There is nothing to celebrate about Invasion Day

January 26 is, and always has been, Invasion Day.

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Paramore divulge their moments of growth

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A new era for Paramore: the band reveals moments of growth

"We’re really lucky that we grew up playing and touring at the time that we did... Now that we’re older, we have an even clearer vision of where we wanna go."

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Australia Day is a symbol of all that is wrong with nationalism

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The terrible, intoxicating lie of Australian patriotism

There is so little to unite white Australians but the wrongheadedness and arrogance that defines all of those who are not willing to accept their status as invaders.

Mary And The Witch’s Flower is a disappointingly by-the-numbers fantasy

The new animated film, directed and produced by Studio Ghibli alumni, will be adored by children, but may well disappoint adults looking for something a little more.

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The End Of The F***ing World is streaming on Netflix now

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The End Of The F***ing World is as bleak as it is beautiful

I panicked when The End Of The F***ing World finished. How the hell am I going to recommend this show if I can’t explain what...

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Jeremy Neale, the one-time frontman of Velociraptor, is a stunning lyricist

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Jeremy Neale is the nicest bloody musician in Australia

The mastermind behind Getting The Team Back Together and T-Rax, a DJ billionaire dinosaur, has a uniquely optimistic disposition - except when it comes to latte art.

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Bobby Gillespie is the coolest man in the fucking world

"I don’t know what else to say, but Warren Ellis said to say hello to everybody in Australia. He was texting me two days ago." - Bobby Goddamn Gillespie, frontman of Primal Scream

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Porches, AKA Aaron Maine, is one of a kind

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For Porches, music most definitely runs in the family

Porches, AKA Aaron Maine, explains why (and how) he used his most recent record as a means to avoid responsibility and retreat into himself.

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In the extraordinary The Shape Of Water, order is the ultimate evil

The Shape Of Water, one of the most precisely realised films of recent memory, is a spectacular riposte to the supposed efficiency of fascism.

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Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks in Steven Spielberg's overblown The Post

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The shockingly awful The Post is proof “timeliness” only gets a film so far

The Post might be out to criticise Donald Trump, but like the US President, it just can’t stop letting you know what a big deal it is.

32 minutes with Andy Falkous of Future Of The Left, one of the best frontmen in the bloody world

"It's conversations like this that will guarantee that we're never going to sell any fucking records."

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