Reviews

I fell under the spell of this new Australia Surfing TV show Barons immediately. The series considers a critical reflection on the cultural landscape of our Australian shores, our beaches that continue to coordinate our social space, knowledge and identity forming in every generation. The actors are fresh and talented castings, they are next generation artists that tackle the content head-on as they do the waves with bravado. The surfing footage is as slick as. Barons is a series to be celebrated on all levels, its groundings in 70s nostalgia of yesteryear translates generationally, its cast boast high quality acting ( the Snapper a standout). The producers got this one right in that reflecting on how far we have come as a nation drawing conversation around equality and first nations rights, Barons manages to broker the topics of discrimination acts and how surfing culture played a roll in carving out our identity as a unified peoples. Sand and land and panel vans have never been more appealing . Kick arse show. Love it.