Brian Easton

Helene Wong

I’ve spent years trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. Not there yet – having too much fun – but for now, writing’s good.

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Film review: Rust and Bone

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Issue 3803 21st Mar 2013

An absorbingly powerful study of characters on the margin, wrapped in a story that turns in unexpected ways to bring them in from the cold, writes Helene Wong.

Film review: The Red House

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Issue 3801 7th Mar 2013

Director Alyx Duncan brings an Eastern sensibility, encouraging Yasujiro Ozu-like contemplation with camera stillness, framing and off-screen sound, and finding poetry in the mundane, writes Helene Wong.

Film review: Liberal Arts

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Issue 3801 7th Mar 2013

Although visually slightly clumsy, it’s recognisably and humorously true, and symbolises what the film’s really about: age and ageing, writes Helene Wong.

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