Midway Through 1917 Reviews - Contains Spoilers
I finally managed to see 1917, in a double war film effort, that also encompassed the latest release of the two, Midway. I don’t really need to go into 1917, as it’s been the talk of the town for the…
Little Women Review - The Complexities of Being a Woman in the mid-1800s Brought to Life
Little Women is equal parts endearing and poignant, prepare to get sucked into the eloquence of art and quaintness of life of the mid 1800’s and into the lives of March girls (and be prepared not to w…
Director Ian Warwick Opens Curtains on Jesse Eisenberg’s Off-Broadway Play The Spoils Australian Debut
Actor / playwright Jesse Eisenberg’s play The Spoils is making its Australian debut at The Flight Path Theatre in Marrickville at the end of the month. The Spoils is an acerbic comedy about millennia…
A Hidden Life Review - Terrence Malick Captures the Spectrum of Human Emotion in Slow-burning War-drama
The lengths taken by Nazi forces during World War II to forcibly enlist Austrian townspeople is depicted with heart-rending intensity in Terrence Malick’s latest historical drama, A Hidden Life. Base…
Hot Mess Coming To Cinemas And Digital Platforms
“One of the best films of 2019...it’s immediately clear that Lucy Coleman is one of the most exciting new voices in Australian cinema.” The Curb “Hot Mess was inspired by my own head spin of a crisis…
Just Mercy Review - Confronting, Puts an Unexpected Emotional Weight on Your Shoulders
I am going to start by adding to some extra context to what I am going to write. Because I found Just Mercy to be not only extremely powerful, but also emotional. I decided that I was going to review…
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Review - Nice Guys Finish First in this Sorta-Biopic of Mister Rogers
Growing up in Australia in the mid-'90s, you were hard-pressed to find children's entertainment that didn't focus on brawling anime monsters or anthropomorphic bananas. That is where a be…
Jojo Rabbit Review - A Deep, Satirical Conversation About the Effects of Fascism
Written and directed by Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbitstars Roman Griffin Davis as Jojo, a lonely German boy living during the end of World War II and whose world view is turned upside down when he discov…
True History of the Kelly Gang Review - The War Between Ned Kelly the Man and Ned Kelly the Idea Writ Large
Early on in the proceedings of Justin Kurzel’s iconoclastic take on Australia’s favourite outlaw legend, young Ned Kelly (Orlando Schwerdt) watches furtively as his mother, Ellen (Essie Davis doing a…
Underwater Review - K-Stew’s Heavy Breathing Cannot Salvage this Empty Vessel
The bottom of the ocean contains more than just a sparkling blue diamond belonging to Kate Winslet. Released under the studio formerly known as 20th Century Fox, Underwater is a sci-fi horror where…
Hour Of Power - With Katie Lees And Grace Rouvray Review
Katie and Grace’s Hour of Power January 23 -25. 2020 The Flight Path Theatre, Marrickville NSW Reviewing stand up comedy is a tricky bit of business, comedy as a whole being an extremely subjective…
A Simple Space Fringe Review - An Unforgettable Dance Comedy Experience that Can't Be Missed
A Simple Space will leave you as breathless as it’s seven acclaimed performers. Nestled in a corner of Fringe’s Woodside Pleasure Garden, you’ll leave the streets of Northbridge behind you upon enteri…