Day: 18 April 2024

Interview: Matthew Brown on Freud’s Last Session, casting Sir Anthony Hopkins, and staying neutral in opposing conversations

In his final days, Sigmund Freud, a recent escapee with his daughter from the Nazi regime, receives a visit from the formidable Oxford Don C.S. Lewis (author of “The Chronicles of Narnia”). On this day, two of the greatest minds of the twentieth century intimately engage in a monumental session over the belief in the…

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Here’s every announcement from the Nintendo Indie World Showcase

Nintendo’s new Indie World Showcase took place overnight, highlighting some impressive smaller titles that certainly deserve the hype. We’ve wrapped up all the announcements and accompanying trailers for your convenience below. Enjoy! Little Kitty, Big City Steamworld Heist II Europa Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate Cat Quest III Yars Rising Valley Peaks Sticky Business…

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Caskets sell out Brisbane ahead of their Reflections Australia tour in May with exciting supports

Leeds, UK post-hardcore outfit Caskets have officially sold-out the Brisbane show of their Reflections Australia tour in May at The Brightside Outdoors. Supporting the band will be Seattle pop-rockers The Home Team in their Australian live debut, as well as Brisbane emo favourites Stepson and Melbourne alt-metal act Bad/Love. The seven-date tour will be kicking…

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Six tracks with Tusks: What inspired her new album Gold; listen to it here

Emily Underhill is a London-based electronic songwriter and producer who goes by the alias Tusks, and on Friday she released her third album, Gold. The record follows 2017’s Dissolve and 2019’s Avalanche, and the release of the album’s first single, “Adore”. The album was created between Underhill’s home in London, and two trips to Devon on her…

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An American Dreamer

Book Review: David Finkel’s An American Dreamer is a gripping report on a fractured America

David Finkel is an award winning American journalist known for his bestselling book The Good Soldiers (2009), a recounting the USA-Iraq war, which secured the title ‘New York Times Best Book of the Year’. The Washington Post editor and writer won a Pulitzer Prize in 2006 along with other awards throughout his career reporting across…

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Film Review: Abigail deliciously balances bloody gore and knowing humour

After the underperformance of both Dracula: The Last Voyage of the Demeter and Renfield last year, the vampire-centric subsect of storytelling – especially within the horror genre – seemed, quite fittingly, void of life with audiences.  But seeing as how much new life they injected into the once-dormant Scream series with their one-two punch of…

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Liquid Death healthy sodas now available in Australia for the price of one soul

We discovered recently that renowned US-based healthy beverage brand, Liquid Death, is now available in Australia. Known for their engaging taglines such as “Murder Your Thirst” and “Death To Plastic, the brand has grabbed the attention of celebrities such as Tony Hawk and Travis Barker who both recently collaborated with them. Travis Barker released a…

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