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Four Great Novels Adapted to Four Great Webseries (and the four that should...
As the stories we consume move from page to screen and screen to, well, other screen, the way we can tell stories changes shape and format too. Webseries’ have exploded as a medium for narrative...
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Well-Read TV
There’s this really great scene in Southland, a drama series about cops in Los Angeles, where one of the detectives fails. I know, I know, it’s not exactly an uplifting episode (then again, it’s not...
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Horror in Australian Film
Two years ago, I found myself in outback, mid-west Queensland for work. I was driving between the tiny, remote town of Julia Creek towards the slightly-less tiny, even more remote town of Richmond when...
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Jessica Jones Episode 1 – AKA Ladies’ Night
Jessica Jones tells us who and what she is from the first line of dialogue. In the opening scene, her sardonic voice over sets her up as a freelancing private detective with an eye for ‘the worst in...
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Six Dystopian Novels to Get You Ready for the End of the World
With the final installment of The Hunger Games coming out this week, it could almost be the end of an era. Sure, we still have The Maze Runner and Divergent sequels to look forward to, but the...
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Jessica Jones Episode 2 – AKA Crush Syndrome
One of the things both Daredevil and Jessica Jones have been criticised for is a stalled pace. Both have thirteen episodes but operate more as one long film than the usual episodic format. It means the...
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Jessica Jones Episode 3 AKA It’s Called Whiskey
If the last episode started to hint at Jessica’s desperate need for connection, this episode builds on the theme dramatically, exploring the way those connections are used with both the best of...
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Give a TV lover a book!
Do you have someone in your life who is difficult to buy gifts for? Is it your dad? Regardless, all you need to know is their favourite TV show, and we’ve got the rest covered. Here’s some book tips...
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Five of the Best Worst Women in Crime
Women have always driven crime to interesting places, but it’s hard to argue that they’re having their moment right now. Between Gone, Girl and The Girl on the Train, morally dubious women are taking...
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