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Author: David Griffiths

  • 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, 2022

IMAX: Antarctica 3D – 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…

  • Posted on June 3, 2022August 30, 2022

Mor(t)ality – Theatre Review

Last night, Melbourne had its first introduction to a new playwright that is going to be a…

  • Posted on June 2, 2022June 3, 2022

The Innocents – Film Review

Okay, now I am going to sound like a grumpy old critic here, but in my opinion,…

  • Posted on May 19, 2022May 22, 2022

How to Please a Woman – Film Review

Often when people talk about the Australian cinema industry, they will pull out the old line “Oh…

  • Posted on May 19, 2022May 22, 2022

After Yang – Film Review

In a cinema world of Marvel blockbusters and CGI extravaganzas, it is rare that I get to…

  • Posted on May 13, 2022May 22, 2022

Firestarter – Film Review

There always seems to be an interesting side circus when producer Jason Blum announces that he is…

  • Posted on April 8, 2022March 29, 2023

Chelsea Evans, Eli Landes, Sam Gebreleselassie: Rising Stars of Comedy {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review

I must admit, when it comes to comedy, I am very much an ‘anti-snob’. I feel so…

  • Posted on March 19, 2022

Chase – Theatre Review

“The human mind is a wonderful yet fragile thing”, this is the thought that left me after…

  • Posted on March 18, 2022March 18, 2022

Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (劇場版 呪術廻戦 0, Gekijōban Jujutsu Kaisen Zero) – Film Review

Okay, so my love for manga and anime is fairly fanatical, so if you are reading this…

  • Posted on March 3, 2022March 3, 2022

Stay Woke – Theatre Review

I have always been a firm believer in the fact that – you should walk away from…

  • Posted on January 29, 2022March 19, 2022

Nightmare Alley – Film Review

I am probably committing a sin against cinema by admitting this, but I have never really been…

  • Posted on January 1, 2022January 10, 2022

House of Gucci – Film Review

Gucci! I might not be a fashion expert but even I was counting down the days until…

  • Posted on December 23, 2021January 8, 2022

Licorice Pizza – Film Review

I have always been a big sucker for a good coming of age story. Whether it be…

  • Posted on December 9, 2021December 20, 2021

Dear Evan Hansen – Film Review

Often when I share about my passion for musical movies, people tell me the reason they don’t…

  • Posted on December 9, 2021March 10, 2022

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City – Film Review

Okay, I will try not to fanboy too much with this review. Did I love the original…

  • Posted on December 4, 2021

The Power of the Dog – Film Review

Often the Western genre can produce some of the most powerful films you are ever likely to…

  • Posted on December 2, 2021December 2, 2021

Dune – Film Review

Dune has always felt really personal to me. I read the novel by Frank Herbert in my…

  • Posted on November 22, 2021December 4, 2021

Eiffel – Film Review

I have always had a love for the Eiffel Tower. I’ve never been there and I do…

  • Posted on October 31, 2021November 3, 2021

Antlers – Film Review

Every now and then, a film comes along that I adore straight away. When that happens, I…

  • Posted on October 30, 2021October 30, 2021

Halloween Kills – Film Review

Why would anyone want to make a movie that fits into the universe of a timeless classic?…

  • Posted on October 30, 2021November 3, 2021

Candyman – Film Review

It might be an unpopular notion for film critics to have but I have never been a…

  • Posted on October 24, 2021October 24, 2021

Seance – Film Review

I always love to support film directors who are creative enough to do things differently to what…

  • Posted on October 24, 2021November 3, 2021

Love You Like That – Film Review

Writing a romance film is not an easy feat, I can say that from personal experience. One…

  • Posted on August 20, 2021September 5, 2021

Alien On Stage – Film Review

They say if you don’t try, then you will never achieve your dreams. It’s a basic concept…

  • Posted on August 11, 2021September 1, 2021

Glasshouse – Film Review

I love that feeling when you experience a great film that seems to have come out from…

  • Posted on August 10, 2021September 1, 2021

Martyrs Lane – Film Review

I love horror films, I always have. As a kid, I can still remember sneaking films like…

  • Posted on July 24, 2021July 31, 2021

Old – Film Review

I want to preface what I am about to say here by saying that I am normally…

  • Posted on July 14, 2021November 3, 2021

Nine Days – Film Review

Nine Days is not an easy film to watch. I also get the feeling that this is…

  • Posted on July 7, 2021July 12, 2021

Vinyl Nation – Film Review

There are times where you sit down to watch a film and really feel like it has…

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