Young Jewish comedian Michael Shafar relates stories about his life as they pertain to his girlfriend of nine years, Amanda, and his parents. They include a particularly lame “dad joke” that keeps haunting him and various body parts of his that his mother has kept. His grandmother also isn’t spared his opprobrium – all these…
On stage in her cabaret show 39 Forever, Amity Dry is funny and empowered. It’s hard to believe that back in 2003 this versatile performer shot to prominence in the first season of The Block. Now on a fun girls’ night out (with a few new age sensitive guys in tow), Amity charms us with…
– Tully – Only in cinemas from 10 May 2018 We have 5 double in-season passes thanks to StudioCanal. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE Academy Award® nominated director Jason Reitman and Academy Award® winning screenwriter Diablo Cody reunite for the new comedy-drama, TULLY, following Marlo (Academy Award® winner Charlize Theron), a…
– Chappaquiddick – Only in cinemas from 10 May 2018 We have 10 double in-season passes thanks to Transmission Films. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE CHAPPAQUIDDICK is a riveting reexamination of the true events surrounding the most difficult seven days of Senator Ted Kennedy’s career when he drove off a bridge…
Australians love movies. And David Attenborough. And Eric Bana. Now all those things come together in the Australian concert tour of Planet Earth II Live in Concert. The show, narrated live by Bana, features breathtaking footage from the acclaimed BBC Earth series projected on a giant screen; with Australia’s leading orchestras performing live with conductor,…
Dark and brooding, Bereft by Chris Womersley was my introduction to a writer I met briefly in the Green Room at the Perth Festival Writers Week wrap up. Aptly dubbed ‘Australian gothic’, this tale of a boy who flees his home town after being accused of murdering his sister, returning years later without really knowing…
As an 18-year-old nerd, Brit Steve Bugeja decided to reinvent himself. So he flew to the US and volunteered at a summer camp for children with autism. For the first time in his life, he wanted to be known as “Cool Steve”. Well, that didn’t work out, but still he gives a hilarious account of…
– Last Flag Flying – Only in cinemas from 25 April 2018 We have 10 double in-season passes thanks to Transmission Films. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE One of the most acclaimed American filmmakers of his generation, Richard Linklater (Boyhood, Before Sunrise), teams up with an exceptional ensemble cast to deliver…
The way I remember it, the game of truth or dare can get you in to trouble. But hardly as much trouble as it is in the hands of a bunch of college students in this movie. For them, it becomes deadly. These friends get together for one last Spring getaway before graduation. But what…
King Kong and Godzilla move over. There’s a new kid in town. Let me put it this way: Rampage isn’t a gentle romantic comedy. It is a CGI-driven destruction-fest with The Rock providing an endearing link between a gigantic albino gorilla and humanity. Primatologist Davis Okoye (Dwayne Johnson) oversees the ape habitat at the San…
