Local talent returns to share latest performance in darkly funny outback thriller: Alphabet Lane. Rita Clarke sits down with Fremantle born actor Dishanyia Vincent to discuss her experience of making this film.
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Features
French films build WA alliance
11 March 2026
Cedric Klapisch’s Midnight In Paris-inspired ensemble comedy Colours of Time is one of the big attractions of a dazzingly diverse 2026 French Film Festival.
Spotlight
Still seduced by Somerville nights
15 January 2026
Film critic Mark Naglazas returned to Somerville Auditorium for the first time in years and was transfixed by the upgrades and the program.
Spotlight
A career capturing WA stories on film: documentary filmmaker Jennene Riggs
12 November 2025
Esperance-based documentary filmmaker, Jennene Riggs, has spent more than two decades capturing Western Australia’s natural world and history through her craft.
Reviews
Catalpa sails again with added thrills and spills
7 November 2025
Theatre 180 makes cracking use of their signature cine-theatre style to recreate one of Australia’s most famous prison breaks. Mark Naglazas writes.
Reviews
Pointe: Dancing on a Knife’s Edge – Floeur Alder’s wrenching story is breaking hearts and winning audiences
30 October 2025
A documentary about a savage knife attack that derailed the life and career of a future star cuts deeper than you might expect.
Reviews
Bruce Beresford’s love of opera fails to make The Travellers sing
14 October 2025
Bryan Brown twinkles amusingly to this York-set culture-clash comedy, but there are few laughs and little genuine insight.
Reviews
Shaun Tan’s Fantastical Suburbia on display at CinefestOz
3 September 2025
Tales From Outer Suburbia is an anthology of fifteen short, illustrated stories that were inspired by Shaun Tan’s memories of growing up in Perth northern suburbs in the 1980s. Nearly twenty years later, Tan’s book is the focus of an exclusive exhibition of prints at the Margaret River HEART, and a preview of a TV series at CinefestOz.
Spotlight
Lantana inspiration gets a Black Swan update
22 August 2025
Speaking in Tongues is one of Andrew Bovell’s less-celebrated works but it holds the key to his entire oeuvre writes Mark Naglazas.
Features
Luna Palace is celebrating 30 years as Perth’s indispensable art-house cinema chain
23 July 2025
COVID and digital disruption have shut down movie houses around the world, but Luna Palace has survived and is thriving, giving Perth a much-needed alternative to superhero movies, writes Mark Naglazas.
