Join the upstart editorial team as they Recap the big news stories of the week.
Robert Rodriguez’s latest film attempts to channel the past but ends up dull and uninteresting, writes Rameez Abdeen.
Ashley Shenker reviews Juan Antonio Bayona’s take on the 2004 tsunami that rocked the island of Phuket, The Impossible.
Join the upstart editorial team as they Recap the big news stories of the week.
Robert Rodriguez’s latest film attempts to channel the past but ends up dull and uninteresting, writes Rameez Abdeen.
Ashley Shenker reviews Juan Antonio Bayona’s take on the 2004 tsunami that rocked the island of Phuket, The Impossible.
Until Sunday, Natalie Savino thought the only animal named Skippy was a famous television bush kangaroo. Now she knows the name is shared with a handsome 15-year old horse that turned her into a professional rider…well, close to.
We might not have an Eiffel Tower. We might not be famous for a Harbour Bridge. We might not sport the tallest building in the world. But that doesn’t mean that Victoria is at the bottom of the to-do list for local and international tourists alike, says Natalie Savino.
The Loved Ones is shaping up to be a classic Australian horror film. What makes it so disturbing? Corina Thorose reviews.
Maracas, sitars and drums oh my! How many instruments can one band play? Josephine Crawley reviews up and comers Jinja Safari and finds out that animal calls are a normal part of their set.
Often overlooked, the Blue Tile is a Melbourne lounge complete with live music and cheap drinks. Renee Tibbs reviews the Smith Street establishment, complete with tips on buying rounds.
When West Side Story hit the stage in 1957, audience were challenged by the musical’s defiance of conventions. In 2010, it still pushes the boundaries. Sarah Green reviews.
Typically, a young man would only buy a ticket to see ‘It’s Complicated’ if he were on a date. However, after James Madden sat alone through the latest rom-com offering from Nancy Meyers, he found a lot of things to like.
As children of the ’90s will know, the perfect mix tape is more art than science. However, as Luke S.H. Raggatt discovers, Chuck Klosterman’s pop culture manifesto ‘Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs’ comes mighty close to combining both.
It’s been a long hard road for Australian director John Hillcoat’s adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy classic post-apocalyptic novel ‘The Road’. Faced with multiple production setbacks and numerous release switch-ups, Hillcoat overcomes them all, turning in a refreshingly new take on the disaster film. Minus the disaster.
Controversial comedian John Safran has made a return to television this week, with his new show Race Relations. In a time when Australia’s sense of humour and understanding of comedy has been in the firing line, Matt de Neef explains how Safran’s witty approach to issues makes for compelling viewing.
It’s been a long time since the much celebrated summer of love in 1967. But Kelly Theobald can hear a possible soundtrack for our own upcoming summer in a new release called “Album” from a couple of blokes from San Francisco who call their musical act “Girls”.
