Ensemble romantic comedies, a la Valentine’s Day and New Year’s Eve, play to a formula and come out the other end as feel good entertainment … and so it is with Mother’s Day. And guess what? All three are directed by Garry Marshall, for whom comedic romance with a touch of drama is stock-in-trade. In…
A Month of Sundays is the third film from writer/director Matt Saville, and is something of a change of pace. His first two films were the multi-award winning Noise and Felony, both character driven police dramas that explored themes of guilt, responsibility, family and secrets. A Month of Sundays is a more introspective drama about…
The ultimate superhero revenge movie, Captain America: Civil War leaves Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in the shade when it comes to darkness and irritability. The third film in the Captain America franchise is seriously violent – or as serious violent as a comic book sensibility turned into live action can be. Steve Rogers/Captain…
I’m not a believer of those New Year’s resolutions which are traditionally made during a drunk moment. Usually they are long forgotten after a few months. However, I have a new resolution after watching The 5th Wave. I’m never ever going to watch another post-apocalyptic, teen film based on a youth book, where there’s also…
King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard are back with their new long-player, Nonagon Infinity. After the acid-flecked cosmic jazz of Quarters and the hazy, pastoral, acoustic bliss of Paper Mache Dream Balloon, Nonagon Infinity sees the Gizzard once again dive head-long into the gonzo freak-beat frenzy that mark both their debut I’m In Your Mind Fuzz,…
Josephine Moon’s first two books, The Tea Chest and The Chocolate Promise were a delight. The Beekeeper’s Secret is no less of a delight, with its heartfelt focus on forgiveness, family and friendship. Here’s the blurb: Maria Lindsey has secrets to hide. Living on top of a secluded mountain is a good way to hide…
If you spent your young days suffering from Saturday night fever, then this is a show to rock you in your seat. It’s 80 minutes of sheer disco and noise with flashing lights, mirror balls, glitter costumes, and screaming vocals. And with those vocals came amazing verve and energy from all the performers. But on…
Timothy Conigrave’s memoir Holding the Man, published posthumously in 1994, is one of the touchstones of queer culture here in Australia. Widely regarded as a seminal novel about being gay, love and life in the time of AIDS, the novel was a poignant story about his long time love for John Caleo. The pair first…
Good People, by David Lindsay-Abaire was first performed in 2013 for the Manhattan Theatre Club, at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, on Broadway, New York and was awarded the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, The Horton Foote Prize, The Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award, and two Tony nominations. It follows…
Sensitive, poignant and energetic, tick, tick… BOOM! is a wonderfully engaging musical about the trials and tribulations of a struggling, angst-riddled creative artist who is about to turn 30 with success continuing to elude him. His name is Jon and he is portrayed with high-octane verve by Luigi Lucente (Wicked, Jersey Boys). It really is…
