She Said – Film Review
In 2017 a story broke in the New York Times that changed the landscape of the film…
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Magic Mike’s Last Dance – Film Review
Eight years after the last Magic Mike film, Magic Mike XXL, Steven Soderbergh has brought the titular…
Scream VI (Scream 6) – Film Review
After the success of 2022’s franchise re-entry Scream, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett are back at the…
Spoiler Alert – Film Review
Based on his memoir Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies, Spoiler Alert tells the story of Michael Ausiello…
Tár – Film Review
In the world of classical music, you’re either a rockstar or a nobody. Tár, written and directed…
Meet Cute – Film Review
Say you met someone, had the most perfect date, and you never wanted the night to end….
Call Jane – Film Review
In 1960s Chicago, a housewife in desperate need of help finds a poster advocating to women in…
Mrs Harris Goes to Paris – Film Review
Adapted from the 1958 novel by Paul Galico, Mrs Harris Goes to Paris tells the story of…
The Woman King – Film Review
Big in scale, action and heart, The Woman King is a historical epic unlike anything audiences have…
A League of Their Own – TV Series Review
Adapted from the movie of the same name, A League of Their Own is a period sports…
You’re A Catch! Why Are You Single? {Melbourne Fringe} – Theatre Review
From performer and writer Sarah Wynen, whose production credits include Stranger Things The Musical, Blue to the…
Blonde – Film Review
Based on the novel of the same name by author Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde is a fictionalised…
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…
LIGHTSCAPE, Royal Botanical Gardens Victoria – Event Review
After a two-year Covid-related delay, the immersive night-time experience LIGHTSCAPE has made its way to the Royal…
Haute Couture – Film Review
From writer-director Sylvie Ohayon, Haute Couture takes us into the world of high fashion and behind the…
Yuni (Sydney Film Festival) – Film Review
The third film from Indonesian writer-director Kamila Andini, and winner of Platform Prize at the Toronto International…
The Bob’s Burgers Movie – Film Review
After 12 critically acclaimed seasons, with a 13th on the way, Loren Bouchard’s slice-of-life animated series about…
Ange Lavoipierre: I’ve Got 99 Problems And Here Is An Exhaustive List Of Them {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
If you’ve ever wanted to listen to someone rattle off a list of seemingly trivial yet incredibly…
Sparkle Society: Cab Suave {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Theatre Review
What does a cabaret and a private investigator have in common? Apparently, a taste for debauchery and…
Cyrano – Film Review
Adapted from the 2019 stage musical of the same name, itself based on the 1897 Edmond Rostand…
The Goddesses – Theatre Review
From Breeze Entertainment’s founder Bree Kent comes a multifaceted stage show depicting the tales of a handful…
The Hating Game – Film Review
Based on the novel of the same name by Sally Thorne, The Hating Game is a mildly…
Scream (2022) – Film Review
Ten years after the release of its last sequel, Wes Craven’s meta-horror franchise is back with a…
Oracle, Arts Centre Melbourne – Theatre Review
From the powerhouse performance troupe that brought the fire of passion in Matador, Bass Fam Creative return…
Love, Loss and What I Wore – Theatre Review
Originally developed by sisters Nora and Delia Ephron (Sleepless In Seattle, You’ve Got Mail), Love, Loss &…
To Chiara (A Chiara) – Film Review
From writer-director Jonas Carpignano comes the third film in his Calabrian trilogy – To Chiara (A Chiara),…
Kitaria Fables (Nintendo Switch) – Gaming Review
From PQube Indies division and Indonesian developers Twin Hearts comes the adorably engrossing adventure RPG and farming…
Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town (PlayStation 4) – Gaming Review
Popular farming sim game Story of Seasons (formally known as Harvest Moon) has brought one of their…
Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot – The First Cases (PlayStation 4) – Gaming Review
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to solve a crime? Step into the shoes…
Dating Amber – Film Review
From writer-director David Freyne, known for the 2017 zombie thriller The Cured, comes a sweet coming-of-age drama…
Herself – Film Review
Nine years after the release of her last film, 2011’s The Iron Lady, Phyllida Lloyd has returned…
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It – Film Review
After a string of somewhat lackluster side-stories, the next direct sequel of The Conjuring’s core franchise is…
RISING Festival: The Wilds – Event Review
Intended to replace Melbourne’s iconic White Night and the Melbourne International Arts Festival, Rising Melbourne boasted an…
The Audition – Film Review
Settling itself at the intersection of a work and family drama, The Audition (Das Vorspiel) follows Anna,…
Matador – Theatre Review
The energy is palpable when walking into Her Majesty’s Theatre, the crowd positively thrumming with excitement for…
Promising Young Woman – Film Review
Written and directed by Emerald Fennell, known for being the season 2 showrunner of Killing Eve, Promising…
Rosa’s Wedding – Film Review
Marriage – considered a sacred bond between two people, committing to each other for the rest of…
Impromptunes: The Completely Improvised Musical {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
For lovers of musical theatre and comedy, meet Impromptunes: The Completely Improvised Musical from Australia’s leading team…
Nobody – Film Review
What do you get when you pair special forces training and a middle-aged man with a boring…
Melbourne Theatre Company: Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes – Theatre Review
A year to the day that the Melbourne Theatre Company put on their last show, the doors…
Minari – Film Review
A culture study on immigration and resilience neatly wrapped inside a family drama, Lee Isaac Chung’s lightly…
The Little Things – Film Review
Tension, drama and Denzel Washington – John Lee Hancock’s gritty neo-noir offering The Little Things was birthed…
Ammonite – Film Review
Shells and stone crunching under foot, waves drawing in to and pulling away from the shore, and…
A Call To Spy – Film Review
Vera Atkins, Virginia Hall, and Noor Inayat Khan. Three women whose names you’ve probably never heard before…
Happiest Season – Film Review
‘Tis the season for the Christmas rom-com! While streaming services and the ever-cringe Hallmark network churn out…
Astro (Moonbin & Sanha): In-Out – K-Pop Album Review
After releasing their 9th mini album Gateway back in May, 6-member K-pop boy group Astro have decided…
Miss Juneteenth – Film Review
A sweet portrait of black girlhood, Miss Juneteenth is a cruising exploration of how black communities, and…
KARD: Way With Words – K-Pop Album Review
Following the release of the bombastic ‘Dumb Litty’ and ‘Red Moon’ in February, K-Pop’s hidden gem group…
Han Seung Woo: Fame – K-Pop Album Review
After an arduous journey towards popularity, Han Seung Woo made his highly anticipated solo debut with his…
Deerskin (Le Daim) – Film Review
From Quentin Dupieux, the director who gave us 2010’s Rubber about a sentient car tyre (yes) with…