City of Angels (VAC) – theatre review
A brilliant, if complex, script and a series of magnificent voices are the hallmarks of this wickedly funny celebration of…
II by FUZZ – music review
Until we heard it, FUZZ was a band we didn’t know that we needed. With their debut self-titled album, high…
Two films from the Jewish Film Festival 2015 – movie review
The 2015 Jewish Film Festival has kicked off. The festival cities and dates are: Sydney: 28th October to 18th November…
The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood – book review
In The Saturday Paper, author Charlotte Wood describes her latest novel, The Natural Way of Things, as a “sledgehammer”. “I like…
Mistress America – movie review
Take a base of screwball comedy, add a dash of French New Wave, stir in some 1970s Woody Allen sensibility…
Dead Centre / Sea Wall (Old Fitz) – theatre review
Dead Centre by Tom Holloway, and Sea Wall, by Simon Stephens, two monologues, are presented as a Co-Production from the…
Sleeping With Other People – movie review
Comedies about sex and coupling have long been big business in Hollywood because, let’s face it, sex sells and most…
The Dressmaker – movie review
Think anarchic black comedy, add small town period drama, throw in a dash of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of…
The Last Witch Hunter – movie review
Up until now I always thought that The Chronicles of Riddick was the nadir of Vin Diesel's film career. But…
Only the Dead – movie review
The film takes its title from a quote attributed to Plato: "Only the dead have seen the end of war."…