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The Teacher – movie review

The insidious use of power in an unlikely setting is the basis for The Teacher, a wickedly clever black comedy. The…

Better Watch Out – movie review

If you crossed the 1990 comedy Home Alone with 2008’s thriller The Strangers, you'd have the makings of Better Watch…

Daddy’s Home 2 – movie review

Not only do recent Christmas movies tend to be more narky and mean spirited, but they also seem to be…

A Very Kransky Christmas (touring) – theatre review

The Kransky Sisters rock. They're an eccentric’s delight and their oddball antics in A Very Kransky Christmas are a delicious treat. I…

desert, 6.29 pm (Red Stitch) – theatre review

Solid performances feature in desert, 6.29 pm, a world premiere comedy-drama about a dysfunctional family. Events revolve around a difficult…

Goodbye Christopher Robin – movie review

I thoroughly enjoyed Winnie-the-Pooh as a child, and the movie behind the creation of the characters is equally satisfying. Goodbye Christopher Robin provides…

Atomic Blonde – HE review

What was the overall feeling after watching Atomic Blonde? For me it was a mixture of confusion and excitement at…

Scenes from a Marriage (QT) – theatre review

Marianne (Marta Dusseldorp) and Johan (Ben Winspear) are cosy in the comfort of their overly-scheduled, boring bourgeois lives … well…

Vivid White (MTC) – theatre review

Playwright Eddie Perfect (The Beast) has crafted a wickedly clever musical satire with Vivid White, which focuses on the overheated…

Pacific Daydream by Weezer – music review

You can’t say Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo doesn’t wear his influences on his sleeve. On last year’s self-titled (White Album) everything…