Author Archives: Rach Loveday

The Newsreader – Season 3, Episode 2 (A New Era)

Now that the premiere has come and gone, the season can really get underway. The episode kicks off on 27 March 1989, a week after the events of the previous episode, with Dale tanning himself in his own in-home tanning bed, receiving a phone call from Helen apologising for an article. Dale rushes out of the bed to find the

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The Newsreader – Season 3 Premiere (Night of Nights)

The job of a season premiere is to establish new story arcs for the season and continue any arcs set up in the previous season’s finale. This premiere did a great job. This season premiere is one of few I’ve watched knowing that it was a show’s last. With this in mind, I’m watching and now reviewing the show with

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Pixar Era Analysis – The Personal Era

Now that I’ve finished reviewing and analysing Pixar’s Experimental Era, the next era I will be exploring is the current era, the Personal Era. The Personal Era currently consists of seven animated feature films and kicked off in 2020: The Personal Era so far has been known for its film releases being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, its films being

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John Marsden Writing Topic #576

Write a speech for a person of high status who is suddenly interrupted in the middle of it (Alan Aykbourn)** First Day of School The school’s outdoor amphitheatre was filled with students, Principal Harders was ready to go, to begin the same speech she gives to new students at the beginning of every school year. “Good morning students, and welcome

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Furious Fiction – October 2024

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – October 2024 short story competition was as follows: *** First Day of School The school’s outdoor amphitheatre was filled with students, Principal Harders was ready to go, to begin the same speech she gives to new students at the beginning of every school year. “Good morning students, and welcome to McGeorge High

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Furious Fiction – November 2024

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – November 2024 short story competition was as follows: *** Late Stuck on the highway. I’m running late why didn’t I set my alarm today? Oh…I remember: I took the test and the stick turned blue, hoping the result wasn’t true, but I couldn’t deny that my period had skipped it’s usual visit,

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