ACMI: Goddess: Power, Glamour, Rebellion – Exhibition Review
An exploration of women and their impact in film, Goddess: Power, Glamour, Rebellion at ACMI is the…
2023 Reviews
The Equalizer 3 – Film Review
In the south of Italy, former government special agent Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) is busy doing what…
Chevalier – Film Review
Chevalier is a biographical drama film directed by Stephen Williams and written by Stefani Robinson that tells…
Moulin Rouge! The Musical – Theatre Review
I remember being obsessed with Australian director Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 film, Moulin Rouge. The film is by…
Cirque Du Soleil: CRYSTAL – Live Review
I’ve always been a fan of ice-skating. There’s just something so exquisite, captivating, and majestic about figure…
BlackBerry {Melbourne International Film Festival} – Film Review
Why would you make a film about the BlackBerry? It’s not like it had a founder like…
Strays – Film Review
Ask any dog owner and they’ll tell you there’s truth to the adage “a dog is a…
Guys & Dolls (Musical) – Theatre Review
There are many Broadway musicals that are considered to be theatre staples. Most of which I have…
Red, White & Royal Blue – Film Review
From the team that produced surprise comedy smash Free Guy and the refreshingly violent Titans live action…
Godland – Film Review
Many years ago in Iceland, a box was found containing seven wet-plate photographs. These photographs were the…
Melbourne Theatre Company: Escaped Alone and What If If Only – Theatre Review
Reviewing surreal theatre is never easy. What I take away from a production might not be what…
The Brothers Rapture – Theatre Review
They’re bigger than Jesus! They’re the best thing since sliced communion wafers! And they’re spitting beats faster…
Dracula: Voyage of the Demeter – Film Review
During an ungodly storm one night in 1893, a ship crashes aimlessly against the rocks of a…
Gran Turismo – Film Review
Way back in 1997 when I first got a PlayStation, one of the games that I got…
Asteroid City – Film Review
Interior. Theatre Stage. Night. The famed playwright Conrad Earp (Edward Norton) clatters at his keyboard, putting the…
Miss Peony – Theatre Review
Written by Michelle Law and directed by Courtney Stewart, presented by Arts Centre Melbourne in association with…
Telethon Kid – Theatre Review
Welcome, welcome to the GENEURIS annual global healthcare conference! Presented by the spectacular KT (Effie Nkrumah) this…
Parade (Musical) – Theatre Review
It is not often that I get the chance to see a production that I have absolutely…
Chameleon – Theatre Review
You might be under the impression that a performer who calls themselves a ‘chameleon’ wouldn’t be the…
Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature – Exhibition Review
The Wizarding World is easily one of my favourite franchises. From the original Harry Potter films to…
Radiant Tale {Nintendo Switch} – Gaming Review
A mystical, magical fantasy-adventure, Radiant Tale is the latest otome game from publishers Aksys Games, developed by…
The Miracle Club – Film Review
In the French market town of Lourdes in 1858, a young woman named Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have communicated with the Virgin Mary…
The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell (掃毒3人在天涯) – Film Review
In the South China Sea, a large suspicious package is dropped off via helicopter, sometime later being…
Talk to Me – Film Review
An Aussie house party is in full swing. A young man finds his little brother amongst the…
Hijack – TV Series Review
Written by George Kay and directed by Jim Field Smith, Hijack is a seven-part British thriller mini-series…
Sisu – Film Review
In Finland, during the final days of World War II, the Lapland War is in progress. Finland…
Melbourne Theatre Company: Bloom (Musical) – Theatre Review
It is not very often that I get the opportunity to experience a brand-new musical during a…
Barbie – Film Review
The highly anticipated Barbie live-action film is finally here, directed by Greta Gerwig (Little Women, Ladybird) and…
Oppenheimer – Film Review
In the early to mid-1940s at the height of World War II the Manhattan project saw the…
Away – Theatre Review
There are very few plays that I know back to front the way I do Away by…
The Tank – Film Review
It’s not uncommon for low budget horror movies to become incredibly successful, or at least attain a…
Mary Poppins (Adelaide) – Theatre Review
Magic has once again arrived at the Adelaide Festival Theatre, this time in the form of Mary…
Insidious: The Red Door – Film Review
Five years after the last instalment, the Insidious franchise is back with a direct sequel to Chapter…
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One – Film Review
In the age of superhero films, the classic action hero flick is hard to come by. Aside…
Josh Staley: Quicker Than the Eye (Melbourne Magic Festival) – Theatre Review
I’ve been a fan of magicians for as long as I can remember. I have adored illusionists…
Theatrical: The Wizard of Oz – Theatre Review
Slip on your ruby slippers, oil up your rusty joints, and pay no attention to the 30…
Lastlings, Forum Melbourne, Melbourne, June 30th 2023 – Live Review
Lastlings, electronic pop band and sibling Amy and Josh Dowdle from Gold Coast, Queensland kicked off their…
Shin Ultraman – Film Review
A giant monster (Kaiju) attacks Japan inexplicably! Surviving only by the skin of our teeth and quick-thinking,…
Belle & Sebastian: Next Generation – Film Review
Directed by Pierre Coré, Belle & Sebastian: Next Generation is a French action-adventure film which is a…
The Jasmine Suite – Theatre Review
A sparsely decorated hotel room in Prague, dubbed The Jasmine Suite for its Egyptian motif. A man…
Jack Jeanne (Nintendo Switch) – Gaming Review
Developed by Broccoli with publishing from Aksys Games, Jack Jeanne is the new otome game for Nintendo…
Disney On Ice: 100 Years of Wonder – Live Review
Australia’s winter staple is back and better than ever! Disney On Ice has returned for their new…
Melbourne Theatre Company: Is God Is – Theatre Review
Everyone loves a good revenge story. Especially when the victim has suffered something so terrible that they…
Midnight: The Cinderella Musical – Theatre Review
Cinderella’s tale, and its thousands of variants, have been told all over the world and throughout time….
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Musical) – Theatre Review
There was something just so comforting as a child, flicking through my parents’ newspaper, and finding Charles…
Secrets of the Sea 3D (IMAX) – Film Review
Prepare to meet some of the world’s most interesting and amazing undersea creatures. In the deep blue…
Driving Madeleine – Film Review
Taxi driver Charles (Dany Boon) travels from one end of Paris, France to the other. 12 hours…
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts – Film Review
As a Transformers fan, I have found the last few years pretty frustrating. After the success of…
Broadway Diva – Theatre Review
There are few things better to do on a blustery night in Melbourne than heading to The…
The Ordinaries – Film Review
In any movie, there is a hierarchy of players. The Main Characters up front who have dialogue,…