See How They Run – Film Review
The classic whodunit has been done time and time again. I have seen so many iterations of…
Don’t Worry Darling – Film Review
Don’t Worry Darling is the 1950s set mystery-thriller about the trappings of the perfect world. Young married…
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 in Concert – Live Review
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 sees Harry Potter enter his seventh year at Hogwarts….
James Cameron’s Avatar 3D (2009) 4K re-release – Film Review
With James Cameron’s sequel Avatar: The Way of Water fast approaching release after a 13 year wait,…
Crunchyroll Expo, Sunday the 18th of September 2022, MCEC, Melbourne (Anime Convention) – Event Review
In its first run in Australia, Crunchyroll Expo (CRX AUS) kicked off in Melbourne at the Melbourne…
DC League of the Super-Pets – Film Review
DC League of Super-Pets is the animated family film we’ve all been waiting for, one which finally…
The Script: Greatest Hits Tour 2022, Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, September 17, 2022 – Live Review
It’s been four years since The Script last visited Australia. After having their tour interrupted by Covid,…
Bed and Breakfast – Theatre Review
It’s not often that I see a show that has me in awe already halfway through. When…
Goodnight Mommy – Film Review
Directed by Matt Sobel, Goodnight Mommy is an American remake of the 2014 Austrian horror film of…
Bodies Bodies Bodies – Film Review
Bodies Bodies Bodies is a comedic thriller from A24 taking on the slasher film with a Gen Z twist. It…
Disney’s Freaky Friday: The Musical – Theatre Review
The idea of body swapping isn’t something new. But it is a tale that has always been…
K-Box – Theatre Review
What I love about theatre is how much it draws people in, depending on what the topic…
Nostalgia (Italian Film Festival) – Film Review
Nostalgia is a drama directed and co-written by renowned Italian filmmaker Mario Martone and based on the…
Pinocchio (2022) – Film Review
It’s hard to believe that Disney’s version of Pinocchio is 82 years old. With Pinocchio’s first recorded…
Asian Fun Festival, Meat Market, Melbourne – Event Review
This year marks the first year of new event ‘Asian Fun Festival’, held this weekend Melbourne’s Meat…
Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical (Adelaide Season) – Theatre Review
For many my age, the 90s were hugely influential to who I have become today, influenced by…
You Won’t Be Alone – Film Review
You Won’t be Alone is a fantasy horror film set in the 19th century and inspired by…
Senser – Theatre Review
Senser is a world without music and that to me would be one of the worst nightmares…
Eric Nam at Forum Melbourne, September 7, 2022 – K-Pop Live Review
Three years ago, I had the honour of reviewing Eric Nam’s 2019 Melbourne show at 170 Russell….
Titwitchez: Business Boyz – Theatre Review
Titwitchez’s Business Boyz is the kind of absolute on-stage fun that I love to see. There was…
Back From the Brink: Saved from Extinction 3D – Film Review
Back from the Brink: Saved from Extinction 3D is a concise, positive, and visually stunning look at…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection (PC) – Gaming Review
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga Collection is a value pack of 13 retro games from arcades and…
Three Thousand Years of Longing – Film Review
Sometimes, I love going into a movie barely knowing anything about it as it seems to add…
Spiritwalker (유체이탈자; 遺體離脫者; Yucheitalja) {Korean Film Festival} – Film Review
Written and directed by Yoon Jae-geun, Spiritwalker (유체이탈자: 遺體離脫者: Yucheitalja) is a mystery-action fantasy thriller starring Yoon…
Toxic (공기살인; Gonggisarin) {Korean Film Festival in Australia} – Film Review
While movies with fictional storylines are great on screen, the films that are based on true stories…
Special Delivery (특송; 特送; Teuksong) {Korean Film Festival in Australia} – Film Review
When I first set my sights on the opening moments of Dae-min Park’s Special Delivery (특송; 特送;…
Come From Away, Melbourne (2022) – Theatre Review
Sometimes emotions around theatre are an interesting thing. Twice I had tried to see Come From Away…
Orphan: First Kill – Film Review
Directed by William Brent Bell, Orphan: First Kill is a psychological horror film that serves as a…
BLACKPINK: Pink Venom – K-Pop Single Review
It’s hard to believe it’s been two years since BLACKPINK’s last album and comeback. No, seriously, their…
Victorian Opera: IL MAGO DI OZ – Theatre Review
I’ve seen many adaptations of L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz which was originally published…
True Things – Film Review
True Things is an introspective drama about how desperation and low self-esteem can drive a person into…
Beast – Film Review
A ‘regular guy vs wild’ flick, Beast reminded me of films like The Grey and Cujo which…
Piggy (Melbourne International Film Festival) – Film Review
Piggy is a drama/horror written and directed by Carlota Pereda based upon her previous short film. Sara…
Blaze (Melbourne International Film Festival) – Film Review
Blaze is a fantasy drama film which mixes live action, animation, and music to tell the story…
Anna K – Theatre Review
Named after its lead character, Anna K follows a respected journalist known for exposing the truth, no…
Hairspray (Musical) – Theatre Review
Initially in 1988, we saw the original Hairspray film starring John Waters make some significant noise. In…
HallyuPopFest Sydney ’22, Qudos Bank Arena – K-Pop Event Review
On the 13th and 14th of August, Sydney played host to a bunch of talented K-Pop artists…
Battlecry (Melbourne International Film Festival) – Film Review
Battlecry is a CGI animated sci-fi thriller set in a fictionalised 1980s Japan. It follows Soji (voiced…
Where is Anne Frank (Melbourne International Film Festival) – Film Review
Where is Anne Frank is an animated drama following historical events with a fictionalised fantasy twist. Following…
Nope – Film Review
It is always a weird feeling as a film journalist when you seem to be out of…
The Humans (Melbourne International Film Festival) – Film Review
The Humans is an unsettling drama centred around three generations of the Blake family who have gathered…
Melbourne Theatre Company: Laurinda – Theatre Review
I remember my own upbringing as a second-generation Australian and my high-school self. I struggled to find…
6 Festivals (Melbourne International Film Festival) – Film Review
A coming-of-age film with Australian music at its core, 6 Festivals is the fresh offering from Bra…
Girl at the Window – Film Review
Girl at the Window is a psychological horror which follows Sam (Ella Newton), who after the death of…
Emily the Criminal (Melbourne International Film Festival) – Film Review
I’ve always loved crime films regardless of what level of crime or what country these films come…
The Marvellous Life of Carlo Gatti – Theatre Review
The Marvellous Life of Carlo Gatti is a unique, dark comedy written by Cassandra-Elli Yiannacou and directed…
Medea: Out of the Mouths of Babes – Theatre Review
Medea was first performed in Athens 431BC, with the plot centring on the actions of Medea as…
The Gray Man – Film Review
At first, digital distribution of films was simply the new ‘straight to video’ for lower budgeted releases….
Bullet Train – Film Review
I’m just going to say it. I’m tired of superhero films. As much as I do enjoy…
Thirteen Lives – Film Review
The rescue of 12 young boys and their coach from a flooded cave in Northern Thailand was…