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Romper Stomper: Revisited

Posted in Film, Pretensions toward cultural theory, Real Men with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 26, 2026 by Jarrod Boyle

‘It hasn’t aged well. Although, I must admit I haven’t seen it.’

  • Blithe dismissal from woke idiot working in State Government.

When I snuck into the cinemas to see Romper Stomper at fifteen years of age, I was totally overwhelmed. The skins and their lives were exhilarating and terrifying: simultaneously attractive and repulsive. The film was over before I knew it, and I felt like I’d been dragged down many of those back alleys of Footscray by the hair.

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Discrimination! Oppression!

Posted in Observation with tags , , , , , on February 24, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle

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Portrait of Ian Lang, former head of school at Victorian College of the Arts School of Film and TV, relaxing at home.

Some months back, I posted an entry about a skirmish in the war of the sexes. Continue reading