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…
Month: August 2022
The Invitation – Film Review
As a fan of the horror genre (a horror movie tragic, really), I always want horror films…
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…
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On {Melbourne International Film Festival} – Film Review
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is not some tongue twister that I am going to try…
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…
Prey – Film Review
Next to The Terminator, it’s hard to think of another film that has had as many failed…
Catie in Meowmeowland (Nintendo Switch) – Gaming Review
Catie in Meowmeowland is a point and click puzzler game full of dreamy landscapes and quirky characters….
FANGIRLS (Sydney Opera House) – Theatre Review
Back in early 2021, I saw a little-known production titled FANGIRLS at the Playhouse Theatre, Arts Centre…