Midnight Special deserved a bigger release than it got. Straddling the commercial/arthouse divide with a combination of thrills, finely-tuned CGI, big-name actors and marvellous sci-fi abstractions, director Jeff Nichols’ latest takes you on a ride where […]
Civil War is the best film Marvel has made since The Avengers and the stand-out of now three Captain America blockbusters. Directors Anthony and Joe Russo quickly cottoned on to what made the first Marvel […]
The type of toe-tapping fun that appeals to all ages, I seriously doubt anyone seeing The Detective’s Handbook will leave the theatre without a smile on their face. An original, musical, farcical take on Chandler-esque, […]
A year on from setting up shop in Australia, Netflix has gone from strength to strength. Pumping out hits like House of Cards, Daredevil, and Love; the streaming service also recently released the second series of Tina […]
Sydney’s Irish Film Festival enjoyed another big year in 2016, and was capped off with a screening of Robert Manson’s vivid musical adventure, Lost In The Living. Sydney’s second annual Irish Film Festival concluded on […]
Not Grease as we know it but oh so good. The Original Grease is based on a 2010 adaptation of the now-familiar musical’s very first stage production, before it was adopted by Broadway and further […]
An affirmed and amusingly ingenious sci-fi comedy cult classic, 1999’s Galaxy Quest nearly got the small screen sequel treatment, but sadly went crashing back to earth with the passing of much loved co-star, Alan Rickman. […]
After years of delighting children around the world, Hollywood has produced a live-action remake of The Jungle Book, a Disney classic and collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling. It’s a bittersweet affair given the sudden death of comedian Garry Shandling at […]
The quintessential modern-age anti-rom-com, Love works because creator Judd Apatow didn’t rush in. Revolving around LA-based thirty-somethings Mickey (Gillian Jacobs) and Gus (Paul Rust), Love diligently explores their interactions from the time they meet until a […]
Daredevil season 2 – released in its entirety by Netflix on Friday – belongs there, and nowhere else. Following Daredevil’s highly acclaimed first season, Charlie Cox returns as Matthew Murdock, the blind, masked vigilante – […]
On the eve of his Cinemusica tour (which will bring cinema’s most indelible music scores onto the concert stage), Australian Chamber Orchestra director, Richard Tognetti, picks the films (and the film scores) that have changed […]
It’s tempting to use an art metaphor to blithely summarise Unfinished Works – but that wouldn’t do justice to the play’s supremely astute treatment of its subject matter, which warrants and deserves repeat viewings. Frank […]
The less said about 10 Cloverfield Lane, the better. While that might sound like a bad review, it’s not. Producer J.J Abrams made this film under wraps, with the added pressure of producing a winning […]
I don’t know why Zack Snyder keeps getting second chances. Sucker Punch, Watchmen, Man of Steel – the choice Director for those who find Michael Bay too intellectual has again let us down. The […]
An intense night of theatre with some unexpected comic flourishes, the innovative stage design and direction are the real stars of the New Theatre’s latest production. Adapted by Richard Roxburgh and Justin Monjo from Tim […]
The kindest thing I can say about Grimsby is that it makes Bruno look good. Kicking off in the eponymously titled town, little-known outside of the UK, Borat’s Sacha Baron Cohen is Nobby: working class bloke, dad […]
“I think there’s a definite international appeal to the outback and to areas that people don’t normally see in their own countries or on their own screens. You have this incredible history of films that […]
Donald Trump is not just the frontrunner for the Republican Presidential nomination, he is a pop culture icon who has insurmountably ingrained himself into the public consciousness. He’s more recognisable than any other nominee (with […]
17 years after The Phantom Menace, Darth Maul has finally gotten the on-screen due he deserves. A fan-made short featuring Maul as we always imagined him (read: festering in a cave, only to be unleashed […]
Yes, don’t kid yourself, you’ve seen this movie before. In the worst tradition of Hollywood sequels, really, really, really, ridiculously good-looking bros Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson re-did their cult favourite 15 years later, moved […]
Confident, explicit and not without its share of laughs, The Ultimate Lesbian Double Feature is a short play, split into two parts, staged as part of the 2016 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras programme. […]
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