The Big Short is a perverse Robin Hood parable – in which King John wins
Mar 01, 2016 16:18 pm UTC| Entertainment
At heart, The Big Short which just won Best Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars is a parable. Much like Robin Hoods comment on the greed of King John, it warns of the dangers that come from taking from the poor for personal...
'The Walking Dead' Season 6 Episode 12 Spoilers: The Hilltop Community has no match to the Saviors
Mar 01, 2016 16:03 pm UTC| Entertainment
Things are getting pretty intense and exciting for everyone as the sixth season of the hit TV series The Walking Dead is coming close to an end. With only four episodes left, fans just cant wait any longer till they get to...
What do Mad Max's six Oscars mean for the Australian film industry?
Mar 01, 2016 16:01 pm UTC| Entertainment
The career of Dr George Miller reminds me of that of Charles Chauvel, one of the greatest showmen of the Australian cinema. Both men though separated by many decades have employed epic cinematic forms and nationalistic...
Why Australians should care about Hollywood diversity
Mar 01, 2016 15:58 pm UTC| Entertainment
This years Oscars ceremony has been rightly called the most politically charged of the Awards 88 year history. Much of the focus has been on Chris Rocks powerful opening monologue. Rock met criticism of the Hollywood film...
'The Walking Dead' Season 6 Episode 11 Review: Gregory asks for help
Mar 01, 2016 15:39 pm UTC| Entertainment
The hype of the hit TV series The Walking Dead just keeps getting bigger and better what with the success of its recent episode entitled Knots Untie. So if you are one of those people who havent seen it, then you better...
'Once Upon a Time' Season 5 Episode 12 Spoilers: New character to welcome
Feb 29, 2016 12:28 pm UTC| Entertainment
The long wait is almost over for all the loyal viewers and followers of the hit TV series Once Upon A Time since a few more days and the show will be back in the airwaves to continue its fifth season. With how the last...
Feb 29, 2016 12:27 pm UTC| Entertainment
Kellie Carter Jackson, Assistant Professor of History, Hunter College The buzz leading up to this years Academy Awards was tempered with protests against an institution that has remained too white and too male for too...
Gabon: post-coup dialogue has mapped out path to democracy – now military leaders must act
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects