Mortal Kombat – Film Review
Having not really played the Mortal Kombat video games much, maybe one or two times growing up,…
2021 Reviews
The United States Vs. Billie Holiday – Film Review
I’m going to cut to the chase – Prior to seeing The United States Vs. Billie Holiday,…
Six Minutes to Midnight – Film Review
Six Minutes to Midnight is a war drama piece set in 1939, on the cusp of one…
Red Stitch: The Cane – Theatre Review
For Red Stitch, last year was a write-off, as instead of excitedly barrelling towards their 20th anniversary,…
Impromptunes: The Completely Improvised Musical {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
For lovers of musical theatre and comedy, meet Impromptunes: The Completely Improvised Musical from Australia’s leading team…
Because the Night – Theatre Review
Last night, I had the most unique and interesting theatre experiences at Melbourne’s Malthouse Theatre. Because the…
Voyagers – Film Review
The name Neil Burger is not as synonymous with quality films by directors such as Spielberg or…
Soothplayers: Completely Improvised Shakespeare {Melbourne International Comedy Festival}- Comedy Review
When you hear the name Shakespeare, you would normally associate it with romance, tragedy and even comedy….
The Umbilical Brothers: THE DISTRACTION {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
If you think that a comedy show is just someone with a mic cracking jokes, or if…
Murder Village: An Improvised Whodunnit {Melbourne International Comedy Festival}- Comedy Review
Melbournians have worked hard over the last 12 months. Seeing the city alive and buzzing again, with…
Godzilla vs. Kong – Film Review
Whether you are Team Godzilla or Team Kong, Godzilla vs. Kong has a battle of epic proportions….
Nobody – Film Review
What do you get when you pair special forces training and a middle-aged man with a boring…
Tom & Jerry: The Movie – Film Review
For 81 years of being in the spotlight (since 1940), Tom and Jerry sure look good for…
Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts – Theatre Review
It has been a long time between curtains for live theatre in Melbourne. So, when I was…
Zack Snyder’s Justice League – Film Review
Four years ago, Justice League was released, but not in the way that original director Zack Snyder…
Crisis – Film Review
Inspired by true events, Crisis is a crime thriller film written and directed by Nicholas Jarecki that…
BLACKPINK’s ROSÉ: -R- – K-Pop Single Review
It feels like it was just yesterday that BLINKS campaigned for more BLACKPINK content including a solo…
Melbourne Theatre Company: Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes – Theatre Review
A year to the day that the Melbourne Theatre Company put on their last show, the doors…
Raya and the Last Dragon – Film Review
Raya and the Last Dragon is Walt Disney Animation Studios’ first original film since 2016’s Moana. As…
Boss Level – Film Review
Boss Level is a science-fiction action film that tells the story of Roy Lumber (Frank Grillo), a…
Minari – Film Review
A culture study on immigration and resilience neatly wrapped inside a family drama, Lee Isaac Chung’s lightly…
The Little Things – Film Review
Tension, drama and Denzel Washington – John Lee Hancock’s gritty neo-noir offering The Little Things was birthed…
Wrong Turn – Film Review
Based on the 2003 film of the same name, Wrong Turn is a horror film that tells…
Come From Away, Melbourne (2021) – Theatre Review
Ten months after COVID shut the doors on live theatre in Melbourne, the incredible musical Come From…
Shadow In the Clouds – Film Review
Shadow In The Cloud is the kind of film that doesn’t know what it wants to be…
Ammonite – Film Review
Shells and stone crunching under foot, waves drawing in to and pulling away from the shore, and…
Buddy Games – Film Review
Films don’t get much worse than Buddy Games. Now, I am not some wowser that only likes…
How To Be A Good Wife – Film Review
I think one of the most disappointing things when you are a film lover is sitting down…
The Dry – Film Review
One of the things that makes Australian cinema stand out from other films is the grit that…
Summerland – Film Review
World War II period drama and romance film Summerland, written and directed by British playwright Jessica Swale…
Monster Hunter – Film Review
Based on the gaming global phenomenon, director Paul W. S. Anderson has adapted another video game franchise…