Promised Review - An endearing kind of Rom-Com
‘But the world was changing and so were we – some of us sooner than others.’ Promised, written and directed by Nick Conidi (co-directed with Tony Ferrieri), is a film which draws inspiration from Con…
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Letterkenny Review - Parks and Recreation for People Who Day Drink
Australia only getting apprised of the brilliant Canadian comedy series Letterkenny a full seven seasons into its run is grounds for dissolving the Commonwealth. Right now, all six episodes of 2016’s…
National Theatre Live: Fleabag Review - As Essential as the TV Show
Phoebe Waller-Bridge is having, what they call in the entertainment industry, ‘a moment’. Having just won a bucket load of Emmy’s for the second season of Fleabag(trumping expected winner Julia Louise…
The Book of Mormon Review - Bawdy Broadway Brilliance
Musical theatre fans in Perth are used to patiently waiting their turn. Two years after it was first performed in Sydney and eight years since it first appeared on Broadway, The Book of Mormon finall…
Russian Resurrection Film Festival Returns With Rambunctious Comedies, Riotous Action & Retrospective Classics
From big-budget action blockbusters, to razor sharp female-led comedy and edge-of-your seat thrillers, the Russian Resurrection Film Festival is proud to be returning down-under in 2019, bringing with…
Standing Up for Sunny Cinefest Oz Review - A Genuinely Hilarious Treat of a Film
In Standing Up for Sunny, RJ Mitte stars as Travis, a socially isolated, perennially grumpy, guy living with cerebral palsy. He has a major gripe with the world: the fact that there are other people i…
The Naked Wanderer Review - A Bland Tourism Advertisement Gussied Up as a Film
Coming hot on the heels of Breath and Jasper Jones, and getting the jump on Dirt Music, The Naked Wanderer is the latest West Australian tourism ad campaign masquerading as a film. But, unlike Breath…
Good Boys Review - Good Boys, Even Better Examples
Buried somewhere between Gangnam Style and dabbing in the pop-culture graveyard, exploitative teenage-comedies rife with casual homophobia, misogyny, and objectification have no place in the 2019 zeit…
Fred Armisen: Comedy for Musicians but Everyone is Welcome Review - A Warm, Genuine Night of Comedy
Walking into a cold Astor theatre on a rainy Sunday evening, I couldn’t help but recall seeing Crispin Hellion Glover’s monologue and film event way back when in 2012 in the same theatre. That night w…
Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood Review - This Might Just be the Coolest Film of 2019, and That is Not Okay.
Quentin Tarantino is at a stage in his career where he could film someone clipping their toe-nails and have it be called a masterpiece by the film community. And going by the number of feet featured i…
Palm Beach Review - A Welcome Celebration of White Privilege
For the majority of film reviewers in Australia, Palm Beach is not a film aimed at them. With a huge wealth of older reviewers having been costed out of the industry due to decreasing wages and becaus…
Booksmart Review - One Heck of a Joyous Comedy
Over the past few years, the wealth of teen girl focused comedies has been going into overdrive. With everything from Edge of Seventeen, to Easy A, to Lady Bird, to Blockers, the quality has been top…