Melbourne Theatre Company’s Come Rain or Come Shine (Musical) – Theatre Review
Love. Whether it be for a love of music, friendship love, family love, or unrequited love, like…
2022 Reviews
SIX (Musical) – Theatre Review
Whether we’re history buffs or not, we’ve all heard of Henry VIII (pronounced ‘Henry the 8th’) in…
Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis – Film Review
Love him or hate him, there’s no denying that Elvis Presley is an icon. Given his iconic…
Yuni (Sydney Film Festival) – Film Review
The third film from Indonesian writer-director Kamila Andini, and winner of Platform Prize at the Toronto International…
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…
Lightyear – Film Review
Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve been fascinated with stars, the planets, our solar system,…
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…
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…
Anatolian Leopard (Sydney Film Festival) – Film Review
Directed by Emre Kayiş in his debut feature, Anatolian Leopard is a Turkish drama film that stars…
All That Breathes (Sydney Film Festival) – Film Review
Directed by Shaunak Sen, All That Breathes is a documentary film that follows two brothers from New…
Inu-Oh (Sydney Film Festival) – Film Review
Inu-oh is set in 14th century Japan and tells the story of two young men that rise…
Realscape Productions: Darkfield – Experience Review
Realscape Productions’ Darkfield is something that I’ve never experienced before. On paper it sounds truly terrifying, and…
Delikado (Sydney Film Festival) – Film Review
Directed by Karl Malakunas, Delikado is a documentary film that tells the story of a group of…
Jurassic World: Dominion – Film Review
Jurassic Park has always held a special place in my heart. It is the first film that…
Benediction – Film Review
One of the oldest forms of literature is poetry, with examples being found to be created thousands…
Savage in Limbo – Theatre Review
Savage in Limbo is a 1984 play by American playwright John Patrick Stanley. The play is simple,…
Broken Record – Theatre Review
Broken Record is a new play written and staring Emily Farrell, where the lives of three siblings…
Gretel & Hansel – Film Review
There have been literally dozens of adaptations of the German fairy tale ‘Hansel and Gretel’ collected and…
Dracula’s: The Resurrection Tour – Theatre Review
Every now and then, I would drive past a strange looking venue that was called Dracula’s Cabaret…
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…
RISING FESTIVAL: The Goon Sax – Live Review
I’m mostly familiar with Brisbane indie-pop band, The Goon Sax from their songs, ‘Psychic’ and ‘In the…
Mor(t)ality – Theatre Review
Last night, Melbourne had its first introduction to a new playwright that is going to be a…
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: The Music of John Williams: A 90th Birthday Celebration – Live Review
Earlier this year, I attended a concert at Melbourne’s iconic Sidney Myer Music Bowl and witnessed the…
Pil’s Adventures – Film Review
Written and directed by Julien Fournet, Pil’s Adventures is a 3D animated movie that follows the story…
The Innocents – Film Review
Okay, now I am going to sound like a grumpy old critic here, but in my opinion,…
Tokyo Treat (June 2022 Box) – Product Review
The last time we tried the Tokyo Treat box, it was October last year where we dived…
Hatching – Film Review
In ‘Hatching’ – the directorial debut of Hanna Bergholm, a young girl hatches a slimy bird monster…
Frozen the Musical (Adelaide Season) – Theatre Review
Back in 2013, the film Frozen took the world by storm, with kids falling in love with…
DIRT – Theatre Review
Two men walk into a bar. Neither are who they say they are. – That’s it. That…
Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical – Theatre Review
Adapted from the 1782 French novel ‘Les Liaisons dangereuses’ or its English title ‘Dangerous Liaisons’, the 1999…
Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella – Theatre Review
There are many versions of Cinderella scattered through time via various forms of media, whether it be…
Britni Leslie: Who Writes This Stuff? – Comedy Review
To start, ‘Who Writes This Stuff’ is a fairytale, the kind of fairy tale that we want…
Pinot & Picasso – Experience Review
I cannot recall the last time I tried something new or something that took me outside of…
Top Gun: Maverick – Film Review
Thirty-six years is a long time to wait for anything and for those that saw Top Gun…
Driftwood the Musical – Theatre Review
There are many harrowing stories that families have about war. How they managed to escape, the family…
Sewer Gators – Film Review
Written and directed by Paul Dale, Sewer Gators is a horror comedy film about a small town…
The View From Up Here – Theatre Review
Performed at Melbourne’s Theatre Works, ‘The View from Up Here’ is a unique play that is performed…
Lauren Edwards: Everything Is A Lie – Comedy Review
Lauren Edwards is angry and stressed with the way our world is currently, and so she should…
How to Please a Woman – Film Review
Often when people talk about the Australian cinema industry, they will pull out the old line “Oh…
After Yang – Film Review
In a cinema world of Marvel blockbusters and CGI extravaganzas, it is rare that I get to…
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Reimagined Production) – Theatre Review
In 2019, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child had its Australian premiere in Melbourne in its award-winning…
Firebird – Film Review
Love can be difficult at the best of times. Forbidden love can be dangerous in many ways,…
Celtic Illusion Reimagined – Theatre Review
Celtic Dancing. Traditional Irish Dancing. You know, the sort of dancing you have seen with that famous…
Firestarter – Film Review
There always seems to be an interesting side circus when producer Jason Blum announces that he is…
Bronte Charlotte and Leigh Scully: Pieces of Shit – Theatre Review
Directed by Nick Clark, Pieces of Shit is an intimate performance from Bronte Charlotte and Leigh Scully….
Opera Australia: La Traviata (2022 Melbourne Season) – Theatre Review
I am sure we have all experienced it before. You are at a party and there is…
Girl From The North Country – Theatre Review
There is no denying that Bob Dylan is one of the greatest songwriters of all time. I’ve…
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness – Film Review
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has come a long way since its humble beginnings 14 years ago. The…
Bell Shakespeare: Hamlet – Theatre Review
I have seen many Shakespearean plays but for some reason Hamlet has evaded me. This changed when…
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story In Concert – Film Concert Review
In its Australian Premiere, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra took to the stage to present Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story…