Australian Shakespeare Company: Much Ado About Nothing (2024 Season) – Theatre Review
Sit under the stars and join the Australian Shakespeare Company as they perform their return season of…
Author: Tia Talge
Madame Web – Film Review
Contrary to what the opinions circling the trenches of the internet might suggest, Madame Web is not…
Role Play – Film Review
When married couple David and Emma Brackett attempt to spice up their personal life, things go awry…
Sitting in Bars with Cake – Film Review
Sugar, spice, and the tragedies of life – Sitting in Bars with Cake is a romantic comedy-drama…
tripleS EVOLution: Authentic 2023 World Tour, 170 Russell, Melbourne, December 20th 2023 – K-Pop Live Review
Embarking on their first world tour, rookie girl group tripleS touched down in Melbourne to bring their…
Anyone but You – Film Review
After a first date that goes very wrong, Ben and Bea are forced to reunite in picturesque…
Two Tickets to Greece (Les Cyclades) – Film Review
When two very different women are forced together for a trip to Greece, old wounds are reopened,…
Jimmy Brown: Between Your Thighs Australia and New Zealand 2023 Tour, Prince Bandroom, Melbourne, December 14th 2023 – K-Pop Live Review
Despite not being a household name, Korean R’n’B singer Jimmy Brown (born Ji-won Lee) packed Melbourne’s Prince…
Super Junior: D&E 2023 World Tour Fan Con: DELight Party, Festival Hall, Melbourne, Saturday October 21st 2023 – K-Pop Live Review
For the first time in their long and storied history as performers, the members of Super Junior’s…
Natchan’s Little Secret (ひみつのなっちゃん ) {Japanese Film Festival} – Film Review
When drag queen and bar owner “Natchan” dies unexpectedly, her three closest friends and fellow drag queens…
Ange Lavoipierre & Jane Watt: Jazz Or A Bucket Of Blood {Melbourne Fringe} – Comedy Review
After a successful festival circuit run in Australia and overseas, Aussie comedians Ange Lavoipierre (host of ABCpodcast,…
Giriboy: Groove Down Under Tour, Prince Bandroom, Melbourne, October 6th 2023 – K-Pop Live Review
Prince Bandroom was packed with Giriboy fans, eagerly awaiting his arrival on stage. The enigmatic rapper and…
ACMI: Goddess: Power, Glamour, Rebellion – Exhibition Review
An exploration of women and their impact in film, Goddess: Power, Glamour, Rebellion at ACMI is the…
Red, White & Royal Blue – Film Review
From the team that produced surprise comedy smash Free Guy and the refreshingly violent Titans live action…
Radiant Tale {Nintendo Switch} – Gaming Review
A mystical, magical fantasy-adventure, Radiant Tale is the latest otome game from publishers Aksys Games, developed by…
Barbie – Film Review
The highly anticipated Barbie live-action film is finally here, directed by Greta Gerwig (Little Women, Ladybird) and…
Insidious: The Red Door – Film Review
Five years after the last instalment, the Insidious franchise is back with a direct sequel to Chapter…
Jack Jeanne (Nintendo Switch) – Gaming Review
Developed by Broccoli with publishing from Aksys Games, Jack Jeanne is the new otome game for Nintendo…
Maybe I Do – Film Review
Written and directed by Michael Jacobs, and based on his play Cheaters, Maybe I Do is a…
The Island of Lost Girls {Children’s International Film Festival/CHIFF} – Film Review
Three young girls lost at sea fight for survival in the Schmidt family film The Island of…
Melbourne Theatre Company: Jacky – Theatre Review
Written by Arrernte playwright Declan Furber Gillick and directed by Mark Wilson, Melbourne Theatre Company’s Jacky is…
Love Again – Film Review
Sad and lonely single folk mourning different yet equally devastating loss, connect with each other due to…
Book Club: The Next Chapter – Film Review
Five years after its release, Book Club finally gets its sequel. Once again written and directed by…
Ange Lavoipierre: Your Mother Chucks Rocks And Shells {Melbourne International Comedy Festival} – Comedy Review
Off the back of last year’s, I’ve Got 99 Problems and Here’s An Exhaustive List of Them,…
She Said – Film Review
In 2017 a story broke in the New York Times that changed the landscape of the film…
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),…