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Fall – movie review

A suspenseful thriller that stretches credibility, Fall benefits from some spectacular cinematography. So see it on the biggest screen you can. Married couple Dan (Mason Gooding) and Becky Connor (Grace Caroline Currey) are into each other and big mountain rock climbing. They share that passion with Becky’s best friend, Shiloh Hunter (Virginia Gardner). But then…

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Othello (Queensland Theatre) – theatre review

Othello has long been one of Shakespeare’s most controversial plays, but with its challenges comes great potential. That potential is realised in Queensland Theatre’s production, part of the 2022 Brisbane Festival program. It is an electric adaption that approaches the tragedy from a uniquely-Queensland perspective. Jimi Bani and Jason Klarwein inject Australian and Torres Strait Islander…

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Flux Gourmet – movie review

Food, sex and art are three of the key ingredients in Flux Gourmet. This is the latest bizarre cinematic concoction from British director Peter Strickland, who’s based in Hungary. This black comedy is an absurdist satire of the contemporary art world with its provocateurs, sycophantic backers and receptive audiences and the creative process itself. Over…

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Ticket to Paradise – movie review

Heavyweights Julia Roberts and George Clooney work together for the sixth time on the feel-good romcom Ticket to Paradise. And their chemistry remains strong. Twenty-five years ago a love story between David (George Clooney) and Georgia (Roberts) played out, which saw them marry and soon after have a child. That daughter, Lily (Kaitlyn Dever), is…

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