I never promised you a rose garden: A review of Rosebush Pruning By Aksharaa Agarwal ‘People are roses’, begins the proverb, the one that obviously hints at the title, in itself… Read More
Review: Rosebush Pruning
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Review: Body Blow / Queer Screen FF
Cuffed like that: A Review of Body Blow by Aksharaa Agarwal In the mix, it’s the three D’s: desire, danger and deviance. (What else could it be?) The ingredients to a… Read More
Review: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
‘Are you still watching?’ A review of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma by Aksharaa Agarwal If you’re reading this, you’ve been involved; to review Jane Schoenbrun’s latest is to… Read More
Review: The Invite
Laughing on the Outside: A review of The Invite by Aksharaa Agarwal It’s not quite begun, but there’s instant laughter, nonetheless. Before a single image has flashed, an epigraph sets the… Read More
Review: The Ice Tower
The Word ‘Eternity’: A review of The Ice Tower By Aksharaa Agarwal Vast and glitteringly empty are the rooms of the Snow Queen’s arctic castle. Those words could also aptly… Read More
Review: Fjord (SFF26)
The Degrees of Separation: A review of Fjord by Aksharaa Agarwal It’s a haphazard routine at the sinking of a ship, set to the sound of Amazing Grace. Those are… Read More
Review: The Blood Countess (SFF26)
The Pleasure of being a Vampire: A review of The Blood Countess by Aksharaa Agarwal She’s a barge in an underground canal; she’s a bright red streak against the night. These… Read More
Review: The Currents (SFF26)
She lies turning away: A review of The Currents by Aksharaa Agarwal One might presume to think long and hard about The Currents. Confrontation and interiority are always ripe for provocation. The… Read More
Interview with Jake Kuhn & Noah Stratton-Twine / The Peril at Pincer Point (SFF26)
The strangest game of Go-fish. Interview by Aksharaa Agarwal It’s a rainy Monday here in Sydney as I’m ducking in to wait on a Zoom call. The sound of silence… Read More
Review : The Premiere
By Aksharaa Agarwal All it takes is an idea. In the dark, a booming voice proclaims, ‘all is dead, save the light, which falls on Michael Caine.’ (This must’ve been… Read More