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Author: David Griffiths

  • Posted on December 21, 2024December 21, 2024

Better Man – Film Review

When it comes to music, my personal tastes tend to fall on the heavier side of the…

  • Posted on December 12, 2024December 20, 2024

The Lord of The Rings: The War of the Rohirrim – Film Review

When the trailer for The Lord of The Rings: The War of the Rohirrim first dropped, it…

  • Posted on April 16, 2024April 20, 2025

Sunny Youngsmith: Meaty Sue’s Big Farma {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review

If you like your comedy with a touch of the absurd then Meaty Sue’s Big Farma is…

  • Posted on March 17, 2024March 23, 2024

Car Crash – Theatre Review

When it comes to theatre, I find often playwrights love to explore either history or a current…

  • Posted on February 14, 2024February 14, 2024

Bob Marley: One Love – Film Review

“An artist who changed the world” is normally a clichéd line used by music publicists to sell…

  • Posted on November 14, 2023November 20, 2023

Dogfight (Musical) – Theatre Review

When you first read about the background of Dogfight you get a feeling that this is a…

  • Posted on October 28, 2023November 2, 2023

The Human Centipede Parody Musical – Theatre Review

I was quite perplexed when I was asked to go and review The Human Centipede Parody Musical….

  • Posted on October 21, 2023October 21, 2023

Darby James: Spunk Daddy {Melbourne Fringe} – Theatre Review

Cum, jizz, spoof, baby batter… if any of these terms offend you, Spunk Daddy is not the…

  • Posted on August 19, 2023August 27, 2023

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…

  • Posted on August 12, 2023August 13, 2023

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…

  • Posted on July 13, 2023July 23, 2023

Away – Theatre Review

There are very few plays that I know back to front the way I do Away by…

  • Posted on June 22, 2023

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts – Film Review

As a Transformers fan, I have found the last few years pretty frustrating. After the success of…

  • Posted on June 18, 2023June 23, 2023

The Flash – Film Review

Anyone that knows me, knows how excited I was to see The Flash. While I enjoy Marvel,…

  • Posted on June 17, 2023July 8, 2023

The Culture – Theatre Review

I am going to back a bold statement here: The Culture is the theatre production that all…

  • Posted on May 19, 2023June 5, 2023

Marlowe – Film Review

There are some roles that just seem perfect for an actor. When director Neil Jordan decided to…

  • Posted on May 12, 2023July 23, 2023

Hypnotic – Film Review

There was a time when hearing the idea of Ben Affleck team up with director Robert Rodriguezfor…

  • Posted on May 6, 2023June 4, 2023

Bayou Bart – Theatre Review

Take some childlike innocence and mix it with the beauty of the Bayou, the mystique of talking…

  • Posted on May 6, 2023June 4, 2023

Facing Up – Theatre Review

I often find theatre a lot more personal and thought-provoking than cinema since the actors are right…

  • Posted on May 4, 2023July 23, 2023

Masquerade – Film Review

Take the sexual and criminal suspense of a 1990s erotic thriller and mix it with the sun-bathed…

  • Posted on April 29, 2023May 20, 2023

Beau Is Afraid – Film Review

Ari Aster has to be one of the most interesting directors in modern day cinema. On one…

  • Posted on April 28, 2023May 21, 2023

Evil Dead Rise – Film Review

Over the past few years, I have noticed a severe evolution in the horror genre. Gone is…

  • Posted on April 25, 2023April 20, 2025

Emmet Nichols: Not Church {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review

‘Not Church’ has to be one of the most creative shows that I have seen at this…

  • Posted on April 25, 2023April 20, 2025

Danny McGinlay: Hardnut {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review

One of the things I have noticed at this year’s comedy festival is that several comedians have…

  • Posted on April 13, 2023April 20, 2025

Danny Bhoy – Now Is Not A Good Time {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review

Being a huge comedy fan, I am kind of ashamed to admit that I had never seen…

  • Posted on April 12, 2023April 20, 2025

The Greatest Magic Show {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review

Doing theatre for kids is never easy. While the misconception might be that the shows are easy…

  • Posted on April 6, 2023April 6, 2023

Air – Film Review

Bateman, Affleck, and Damon! With a cast list like this there is no way you can go…

  • Posted on March 31, 2023April 20, 2025

Innes Lloyd: Time Lord {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review

Given my love for improvised theatre and a certain Gallifreyan Doctor there was always a good chance…

  • Posted on March 23, 2023May 21, 2023

Of An Age – Film Review

One of the things I love about Australian cinema is that as a country, our filmmakers seem…

  • Posted on March 9, 2023March 9, 2023

Till – Film Review

Every year when the Oscar nominations are read out, it seems that there is one film that…

  • Posted on February 17, 2023March 14, 2023

Close – Film Review

Close is one of the best films of 2023. Admittedly, this is not an easy film to…

  • Posted on January 19, 2023

Blueback – Film Review

My love affair with the work of Australian author Tim Winton began way back in my first…

  • Posted on January 12, 2023February 14, 2023

Emily – Film Review

As a cinema lover, I have always loved that moment when you discover something bright and new…

  • Posted on December 1, 2022December 4, 2022

Something In The Dirt – Film Review

In 2019 a film opened here in Australia with very little fanfare – it was a film…

  • Posted on November 19, 2022November 21, 2022

The Mentor – Theatre Review

Australian acting royalty has come to St Kilda, and I am very glad that I was in…

  • Posted on November 6, 2022November 7, 2022

Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical – Theatre Review

Parody is never an easy genre to get right. There has been many a time over the…

  • Posted on October 19, 2022October 22, 2022

Jan Pedinski: Barely Live {Melbourne Fringe} – Theatre Review

Earlier this year I had the pleasure of watching Melbourne playwright Alexander Dymalovski’s debut play, titled Mor(t)ality,…

  • Posted on September 9, 2022September 11, 2022

Senser – Theatre Review

Senser is a world without music and that to me would be one of the worst nightmares…

  • Posted on September 6, 2022September 21, 2022

Three Thousand Years of Longing – Film Review

Sometimes, I love going into a movie barely knowing anything about it as it seems to add…

  • Posted on September 2, 2022September 3, 2022

Come From Away, Melbourne (2022) – Theatre Review

Sometimes emotions around theatre are an interesting thing. Twice I had tried to see Come From Away…

  • Posted on August 18, 2022

Anna K – Theatre Review

Named after its lead character, Anna K follows a respected journalist known for exposing the truth, no…

  • Posted on August 13, 2022

Nope – Film Review

It is always a weird feeling as a film journalist when you seem to be out of…

  • Posted on July 18, 2022

Dashcam – Film Review

The ‘found-footage’ sub-genre inside the horror genre has always been a somewhat interesting prospect to explore. When…

  • Posted on July 14, 2022September 28, 2022

The Phantom of the Open – Film Review

I was a hesitant when it came to watching The Phantom of the Open, not only because…

  • Posted on July 8, 2022

The Terminal List – TV Series Review

I love the fact that we live in an era of television where the small box now…

  • Posted on June 29, 2022December 24, 2023

Antarctica 3D (IMAX) – Film Review

IMAX’s latest documentary offering, Antarctica 3D draws you in with spectacular footage captured by director, Fredi Devas,…

  • Posted on June 28, 2022

Minions: The Rise of Gru – Film Review

Chances are, you would have heard of or seen the cute yellow creatures that say incoherent dialogue…

  • Posted on June 20, 2022June 28, 2022

Men – Film Review

When you work as a film journalist, you are bound to come across some pretty disappointing films….

  • Posted on June 16, 2022June 13, 2022

Evicted! A Modern Romance (Sydney Film Festival) – Film Review

One of my favourite television shows to ever air was The Secret Life Of Us. Prior to…

  • Posted on June 11, 2022

Black Mambas (Sydney Film Festival) – Film Review

Being an active wildlife warrior myself, this was one documentary that I didn’t want to miss at…

  • Posted on June 10, 2022June 11, 2022

Children of the Mist (Sydney Film Festival) – Film Review

I don’t think in all of my years of being a film lover that I have ever…

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