Man’s base animal instincts – or, in this case, woman’s – are on show in Raw; and I must tell you, the results aren’t pretty. Justine’s (Garance Marillier’s) parents are vets and committed vegans. At 16, Justine is a brilliant and promising student and is accepted into an elite veterinary college, where both her parents…
Light-hearted and fun, Footloose: The Musical is centred around change in conservative America in the 1980s. Navigating it, especially when it is forced upon you, can be mighty difficult, especially when it leaves you feeling like a fish out of water. That is the situation for the central figure in the story, Ren McCormack. About…
You only have to watch commercial TV one evening to know that Australians love their dogs. I think it’s also fair to say Australians don’t mind a bit of ribald comedy. So Josh Greenbaum’s new comedy Strays should find a willing audience. Greenbaum recently directed the well-received Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar…
‘Single Asian Female’… it’s a clever play-on-movie-title precis for dating profile purposes. Zoe (Michelle Law) however, is so much more than just this descriptor… classical musician, sister and daughter. Like many, her fractured family oscillates between being a constant of disorder and an annoying inconvenience… and this is even without her knowledge of her mother’s…
Now a much anticipated fixture on the festival calendar, the third Volvo Scandinavian Film Festival is now – or is just about to be – in full swing around Australia. The festival aims to present some of the most exciting and fresh movies from Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland. This year’s offerings include Finland’s…
Beautiful Boy tracks the love and loss of an 18-year-old. Nicolas Sheff was a good student, editor of his high school newspaper, an actor in the school play and a member of the water polo team. A voracious reader and a talented artist, he was set to enter college. He had started experimenting with drugs…
Flamenco dancing is like a drug: once it gets into your system, the pounding rhythms and body music hook you for life. I was 22 on my first visit to Spain when I sat in an open air club underneath the stars and watched and heard my first show. I could not believe how such…
Shadow Spirit is an artistic showcase – a microcosm of what is impressive and meaningful about indigenous culture. It is an eye and ear pleasing experience, which uses a variety of forms to bring to life 60,000 years of rich heritage and tradition. I speak of projections, artwork, sculpture, animation, video, music and more. Curated by Kimberley…
American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kishi Bashi will return to Australian shores two and a half years on from his last visit, to play two headline shows; along with an appearance at the Perth International Arts Festival, alongside local act Teeth & Tongue. An engaging live artist, Kishi is known for his joyous and energetic on-stage…
The low-brow comedy Bottoms comes out on top. PJ (Rachel Sennott) and Josie (Ayo Edibiri) are besties. They’re also gay. Neither is popular at school. Still, PJ is ready to go with the flow, but Josie is not, convinced she will never get laid. Josie has her eyes on cheerleader Isabel (Havana Rose Liu), who…
