4 Oct 2018
SPINNING MAN : Just Some Guy ~ DVD Review
Drawn from George Harrar’s book of almost the same name, this ponderous, pseudo-intellectual psychodrama has a pretty good lead performance by Guy Pearce as a…
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4 Oct 2018
THE OTHER SISTER by Elle Croft: We Are Family ~ Book Review
London-based writer, blogger and social-media-sort Croft’s second novel after The Guilty Wife is a readable if somewhat improbable psychological character…
4 Oct 2018
YOU’RE ON AN AIRPLANE: A SELF-MYTHOLOGIZING MEMOIR by Parker Posey: Strike A Pose(y) ~ Book Review
Parker Posey (Hachette Australia) 2018, 307pp, RRP $32.99, hardback RRP $39.99, eBook RRP $14.99
3 Oct 2018
NIGHT SCHOOL (M): Terminal Hart Disease ~ Film Review
Kevin Hart is a huge name in America but remains significantly less loved elsewhere, and this unsurprisingly ludicrous comedy again demonstrates just how much…
1 Oct 2018
Radio Birdman: Here We Go Again – More Fun! ~ Live Review
The crowd at The Gov has been building steadily since the doors opened; right through the impressive sets by The Sunday Reeds and “the Spanish MC5”, Los Chicos.…
25 Sept 2018
JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES AGAIN (PG): Come Back Austin Powers!!! All Is Forgiven!!! ~ Film Review
The third Johnny English movie in 15 years is just as dismal and irksome as the others, with still-rubbery star Rowan Atkinson in gormless twit mode yet again…
21 Sept 2018
THE PREDATOR (MA): Humans Are Such Easy Prey ~ Film Review
The Predator, an alien beastie that can only be described as a humanoid reptile with icky mandibles, pseudo-Rasta dreads and a seriously bad attitude, has been…
19 Sept 2018
Satan’s Cheerleaders Bring Some Turkish Delight ~ CD Review
Adelaide art-rockers Satan’s Cheerleaders are on the brink of unleashing The Mechanical Turk, a brand new five-track EP, and the band is celebrating the release…
18 Sept 2018
JULIET, NAKED (M) Older Fidelity ~ Film Review
American Jesse Peretz directs this filming of Englishman Nick Hornby’s 2009 novel, complete with his sister Evgenia as one of the co-script-adaptors and Judd…
18 Sept 2018
THE NUN (MA): Making Romania Great Again ~ Film Review
A spin-off from and prequel to The Conjuring 2 , this plodding horror is the origin story of the nasty phantom nun that appeared in that film and Annabelle…
4 Sept 2018
KIN (M): Sci-fi Action Movie From Sibling Co-Writers/Directors Jonathan and Josh Baker ~ Film Review
Sibling co-writers/co-directors Jonathan and Josh Baker expand and yet diminish their short film Bag Man with this messy and oddly pretentious sci-fi actioner…
3 Sept 2018
Saúde @ Nexus Arts feat. Abraska, Adam Page And SaSamba – Live Music Review
Saúde , evidently a Portuguese reference equivalent to cheers or a toast – was a gig in two parts. The first part of the show was presented by the very fun…