Dream$ong may not be Hillsong, but this sure feels like a parody of that church, founded in Sydney’s western suburbs in 1983. Everything is exaggerated for the sake of comic appeal … and it works. The pastor, Richard Sunday (Nelson Gardner), is a slime ball who saw his first wife off in a catastrophic sky…
– The Mousetrap – Only at QPAC, Brisbane We have 2 double passes for the performance of The Mousetrap at the Playhouse, QPAC, Brisbane at 6:00 pm on Sunday, 28 May 2023. *Please make sure before you enter that you will be 1) in Brisbane, and 2) available to attend on that date* Note: If…
– Ghostlight – Only in cinemas from 10 October 2024 We have 5 double in-season passes thanks to Vendetta Films. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE Ghostlight centres on Dan, a melancholic middle-aged construction worker grieving a family tragedy. Cut off from his devoted wife, Sharon, and talented but troubled daughter, Daisy,…
The Australian premiere of Johan Inger’s comic, romantic dance theatre piece I New Then, set to songs by Van Morrison, is the undoubted highlight of DanceX Part I. Inger, a Swedish choreographer, danced with Nederlands Dans Theater and has made works for leading companies all over Europe. The feel-good 28-minute dance experience is energetic and humorous. The music…
Inferno is the third film adapted from the series of novels written by Dan Brown featuring the religious symbologist Robert Langdon (played by Tom Hanks). A symbologist is the type of arcane profession that only exists within the cloistered world of academia or the pages of thriller novels. Although the second novel in the series,…
The sumptuous big-screen soapie Crazy Rich Asians feels like a guilty pleasure. Based on the bestseller by Kevin Kwan, this is a contemporary rom-com that takes a fun look at what can happen when young love collides with old money. The story follows New York economics professor Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) as she accompanies her…
Venom: The Last Dance is the third instalment of the Venom trilogy. It takes place a year after investigative journalist turned vigilante Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) was “invaded” by a symbiote (an extraterrestrial parasite) to become Venom. Although Eddie’s part of the character is trying to keep a lid on Venom’s antics, the symbiote continues…
The Melbourne International Film Festival is currently in full swing – and will be for the next week. With so many films to choose from, it can be a daunting exercise to know what to seek out. Luckily, our intrepid reviewer, Greg King, has been dashing between venues and missing sleep to take in as…
This bubbling 1920s-era musical sparkles with extravagant dance numbers, glittering costumes and a delicious love story between a wealthy playboy and the feisty bootlegger who melts his heart. Based upon a book by Tony Award winner Joe DiPietro (Memphis), inspired by material from P.G. Wodehouse and Guy Bolton, Nice Work If You Can Get It…
The Moon landing is a cultural touchstone in the US, so much so that it’s the topic of several big-name movies including Hidden Figures and First Man. Almost as pervasive as the event itself is the myth that someone (in some tellings, Stanley Kubrick) shot the whole thing on a sound stage. Now the two…
