Godzilla vs. Kong – Film Review
Whether you are Team Godzilla or Team Kong, Godzilla vs. Kong has a battle of epic proportions….
Author: Stephanie Chin
Tom & Jerry: The Movie – Film Review
For 81 years of being in the spotlight (since 1940), Tom and Jerry sure look good for…
Zack Snyder’s Justice League – Film Review
Four years ago, Justice League was released, but not in the way that original director Zack Snyder…
ROSÉ: -R- – K-Pop Single Review
It feels like it was just yesterday that BLINKS campaigned for more BLACKPINK content including a solo…
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…
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…
Radioactive – Film Review
Radioactive is a visual love letter to the life and legend of female scientist Marie Curie. It…
Kingswood at The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, November 27, 2020 – Live Review
It has been 259 days since there was live music in Melbourne. Back on Friday the 13th…
Made in Italy – Film Review
Life is full of curve balls. In Made in Italy, written and directed by James D’Arcy, Jack…
Bruce Springsteen: Letter To You – Album Review
Bruce Springsteen has the ability to shoot straight through the airwaves and into your heart. Perhaps born…
Perfume: Time Warp – J-Pop Single Review
Perfume have been pushing the boundaries for 20 years. In an industry that is obsessed with age,…
BLACKPINK: THE ALBUM – K-Pop Album Review
Let’s be honest, it shouldn’t take 4 years for a K-Pop group to release a first album….
Everglow: -77.82X-78.29 – K-Pop Album Review
In the beginning, I was curious about 6-member K-Pop girl group Everglow. But soon after, I became…
CLC: HELICOPTER – K-Pop Single Review
Formed in 2015, there is no denying that 7-member K-Pop girl group CLC have paid their dues….
Jackson Wang & Galantis: Pretty Please – Single Review
If you let him have his creative freedom, K-Pop GOT7 member Jackson Wang is full of diverse…
Kingdom – TV Series Review
I have a confession to make. You may have noticed that I do not really review the…
Katy Perry: Smile – Album Review
When I first I heard about Katy Perry’s decision to make a fifth studio album with some…
BLACKPINK & Selena Gomez: Ice Cream – K-Pop Single Review
BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez have come out with their latest single together, ‘Ice Cream’. And while I…
BTS: Dynamite – K-Pop Single Review
K-Pop big guns BTS are back and are the latest to release a full English single with…
ONEUS: LIVED – K-Pop Album Review
Admittedly, I hadn’t heard of ONEUS until MNET’s idol competition ‘Road to Kingdom’. Although they didn’t win,…
(G)I-DLE: DUMDi DUMDi – K-Pop Single Review
Admittedly during lockdown, only one K-Pop girl group has been really been able lift my spirits, (G)I-DLE….
J.Y. Park and Sunmi: When We Disco – K-Pop Single Review
I am a sucker for anything retro, so when J.Y. Park ‘The Asiansoul’ (founder of JYP Entertainment)…
ATEEZ: ZERO : FEVER Part.1 – K-Pop Album Review
A year ago, I attended ATEEZ’s Melbourne leg of ‘THE EXPEDITION TOUR IN AUSTRALIA’ and I was…
Quinn XCII: A Letter To My Younger Self – Album Review
It is not often that when you listen to a music artist, you feel like you’re diving…
Hamilton – Film Review
I remember being obsessed with Hamilton long before the cultural phenomenon won the Tony Award for Best…
Batman and Me – Film Review
As a collector and superhero fan, Batman and Me made me very angry. Not necessarily with the…
Idol – Short Film Review
I remember back in 2013 when AKB48 Japanese idol member Minami Minegishi was filmed shaving her head…
Dromana 3 Drive-In, Dromana, Victoria – Film Related Review
Admittedly, I had never been to a drive-in cinema before. Considering I review films all the time,…
A Hundred Years of Happiness – Film Review
“Having your neck draped in gold isn’t what it seems.” This is what is said when Tram’s…
Resistance – Film Review
If stories like Marcel Marceau’s were taught to me as a kid, I definitely would have paid…
Pinkish Blu: theres no such thing as good people – EP Review
During this crazy time, you would think that music artists would be hindered and discouraged to release…
TOTO – Short Film Review
It is crazy how films can move us. As humans, we love a good story and in…
Katy Perry: Daisies – Music & Video Review
As a fan, I can tell you that Katy Perry’s ‘KP5’ era has been a long time…
CHINA LOVE – Film Review
CHINA LOVE, directed by Olivia Martin McGuire, is a fascinating 2018 documentary about cultural evolution, contemporary China,…
Passengers – Film Review
I have always enjoyed Passengers. But now, during this ‘new normal’, not only do I believe that…
Maddy Jane: Not All Bad Or Good – Album Review
I have a confession to make. I had never heard of Maddy Jane before, which is completely…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo Switch) – Gaming Review
When I first played Animal Crossing: New Leaf in 2013, I was depressed and unemployed, yet found…
Katy Perry at Pioneer Park, Bright, Victoria, March 11, 2020 – Live Review
Already gracing Australia with her glowing presence by performing at the ICC Women’s World Cup 2020 Final in Melbourne’s…
Katy Perry: Never Worn White – Music & Video Review
In all honesty, there came a point of time where I feared that Katy Perry would never…
Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki at Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, February 29, 2020 – Live Review
It is phenomenal, the number of lives that have been impacted by Hayao Miyazaki’s work, but Miyazaki’s…
À Ố Làng Phố: Vietnamese Bamboo Circus – Theatre Review
Directed by former Cirque du Soleil choreographer Tuan Le, À Ố Làng Phố is more than just…
Billy Elliot the Musical – Theatre Review
Originally when Billy Elliot opened in Australia over 10 years ago, I regretfully missed seeing it. So,…
Melbourne Theatre Company: Torch the Place – Theatre Review
As an Australian of mixed Asian ethnicity (Malaysian-Chinese and Filipino), it is very rare, if at all,…
Emma. – Film Review
With the initial tale of Emma being penned by Jane Austen 205 years ago, one would think…
Mov’in Bed Melbourne, St Kilda Beach – Film Related Review
If you’ve ever wanted a fun and unique cinematic experience, Mov’in Bed is the outdoor cinema for…
A Hidden Life – Film Review
I wasn’t sure what to expect with Terrance Malick’s latest film A Hidden Life. War films aren’t…
Melbourne Theatre Company: Home, I’m Darling – Theatre Review
If you had the chance to go back in time and live your life in another era,…
Moonlight Cinema, Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne – Film Related Review
Melbourne’s Moonlight Cinema is Australia’s first, largest and longest running outdoor cinema. Initially established in 1996 and…
Lizzo at Forum Theatre, Melbourne, January 8, 2020 – Live Review
Feeling like I had a golden ticket, I was one of the lucky few that scored a…