Dolly Diamond’s Star for a Night – Theatre Review
The Midsumma Festival is back in full swing in 2021 with a fantastic range of shows and…
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Mortal Kombat – Film Review
Having not really played the Mortal Kombat video games much, maybe one or two times growing up,…
Because the Night – Theatre Review
Last night, I had the most unique and interesting theatre experiences at Melbourne’s Malthouse Theatre. Because the…
Soothplayers: Completely Improvised Shakespeare (Melbourne International Comedy Festival)- Comedy Review
When you hear the name Shakespeare, you would normally associate it with romance, tragedy and even comedy….
Murder Village: An Improvised Whodunnit (Melbourne International Comedy Festival)- Comedy Review
Melbournians have worked hard over the last 12 months. Seeing the city alive and buzzing again, with…
Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts – Theatre Review
It has been a long time between curtains for live theatre in Melbourne. So, when I was…
Come From Away, Melbourne – Theatre Review
Ten months after COVID shut the doors on live theatre in Melbourne, the incredible musical Come From…
John Wick Hex (PlayStation 4) – Gaming Review
I have been a fan of the John Wick franchise since the first film was released back…
Kingswood: A Kingswood Christmas – Album Review
It’s that time of the year again where you can dust off your favourite Christmas albums. Whether…
Kingswood: Reveries – Album Review
Firstly, I want to take you back to Friday the 13th of March 2020. Kingswood had just…
Paper Mario: The Origami King (Nintendo Switch) – Gaming Review
The Paper Mario series has been around for 20 years, and can you believe that it took…
Untitled Goose Game/Untitled Geese Game (Playstation 4) – Gaming Review
Everyone’s favourite Geese are back! No, that is not a typo, Untitled Goose Game received a much…
Relicta (PlayStation 4) – Gaming Review
It has been a long time since I have played a decent puzzle game. There have been…
Destroy All Humans! (PlayStation 4) – Gaming Review
In 2005, Destroy All Humans! was released on PlayStation 2 and Xbox, and had sold over a…
Bellbird – Film Review
During recent years, it hasn’t been easy to be a farmer. Battling long standing droughts and financial…
Romantic Road – Film Review
Have you ever wanted to head on an epic adventure and drive around a country? Have you…
D’ART – Film Review
“G-o-g-g-o, Goggomobil.” A phrase that has been embedded into the core memory of many Australians. A little…
The Current War – Film Review
When I was asked to review The Current War, I jokingly said that I’m very keen to…
Lunar Drive-In, Dandenong, Victoria – Film Related Review
After more than three months without being able to head to the cinemas due to COVID-19 I…
Obscura – Short Film Review
Obscura is a clever little stop motion animation short film about the inner workings of a Camera…
The Quiet – Short Film Review
The Quiet is an animated short created by Perth film maker, Radheya Jegatheva. With several of his…
Kingswood at The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, March 13, 2020 – Live Review
Fresh off the back of the release of their third studio album Juveniles, Kingswood took to the…
Cirque du Soleil’s KURIOS: Cabinet of Curiosities – Theatre Review
Fourteen years on since I saw my first ever Cirque du Soleil performance, Varekai, I was given…
Dark Waters – Film Review
Dark Waters is a legal thriller that follows the true events based on the New York Times’…
Ryoji Ikeda – datamatics [ver. 2.0] and NONOTAK – Shiro, Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, February 27, 2020 – Live Review
As part of the ASIA TOPA festival in Melbourne, two different audio-visual artists, Ryoji Ikeda and NONOTAK,…
Shrek the Musical – Theatre Review
The much-anticipated Broadway smash hit Shrek the Musical finally opened in Melbourne this week to a packed…
The Call of the Wild – Film Review
Buck is no ordinary pooch. He is larger than the ordinary household pet, in both size and…
War Horse – Theatre Review
Twelve years ago, London’s National Theatre premiered a production that would become a worldwide phenomenon. With over…
1917 – Film Review
It is April 6th 1917 and the Germans have retreated from the front line in Northern France….
The Choir of Man – Live Review
The Choir of Man brings together nine talented lads from across the United Kingdom into an intimate…
Spies in Disguise – Film Review
Imagine your favourite spy film, where the super spy hero is being framed and chased by his…
Jojo Rabbit – Film Review
Imagine Hitler, not as the crazed genocidal maniac, but as a hilariously ridiculous imaginary friend that provides…
Home Alone in Concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Live Review
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. A time where we dust off our favourite ugly…
Knives Out – Film Review
I have long been a fan of the classic whodunit. Whether it be in a film or…
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Live Review
Conducted by Benjamin Northey, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra took to the stage at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition…
Terminator: Dark Fate – Film Review
James Cameron returns to the Terminator franchise with Terminator: Dark Fate. Set as a sequel to Terminator…
Bright Star – Theatre Review
Written and composed by Edie Brickell and legendary comedian Steve Martin comes, Bright Star. A double-barreled emotional…
Untitled Goose Game (Nintendo Switch) – Gaming Review
Have you ever been in a lovely park by a pond enjoying a picnic, only to be…
Marvel’s Avengers *Demo* (PlayStation 4) – Gaming Review
Earth’s mightiest heroes make a return, but this time it is not to the big screen. From…
Marvel’s Iron Man VR *Demo* (PlayStation 4) – Gaming Review
“I am Iron Man”. Four words that shaped a generation. Four words that changed pop culture forever….
Gemini Man – Film Review
I’ve been struggling to write about this film, and I realise it is because it is nothing…
Ad Astra – Film Review
In the not too distant future, human kind will have settled on the Moon and Mars and…
The Beautiful Game – Theatre Review
Showing at Prahran’s Chapel off Chapel and from the producers that brought us Blood Brothers, comes musical…
Good Boys – Film Review
When I turned up to the Melbourne Premiere for Good Boys I was greeted with a photo…
Private Peaceful – Theatre Review
There have been many stories told of World War I across various mediums from books, films and…
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Theatre Review
The wonderful wacky world of Willy Wonka has wondered its way into Melbourne’s Her Majesty’s Theatre with…
The Australian Dream – Film Review
I am sure that if you were to stop anyone in the street and ask them “Who…
Daffodils – Film Review
I have seen many musical films in my time, but none of them struck me emotionally the…
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in Concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Live Review
There are many films in the Harry Potter series and The Order of the Phoenix is definitely…
The Lion King (2019) – Film Review
The Lion King has always been a special story to me. At the age of 9, I…