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Nic Cage plays Nick Cage, and the result is offbeat comedy gold
FILM REVIEW The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent People: Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Tiffany Haddish Where: In cinemas now Nicolas...
May 6, 20222 min read


Dreamlike and magical: fairytale-like film a powerful debut for young sisters
FILM REVIEW Petite Maman Run time: 1h 12mins. Who: Céline Sciamma (director), Joséphine Sanz, Grabrielle Sanz, Stéphane Varupenne, Margo...
Apr 23, 20222 min read


Romy and Michele at 25: A candy-coloured costume confection
As grunge’s mainstream popularity started dying out in the mid 1990s, a new and happier ’90s emerged, one that laid the groundwork for...
Apr 22, 20223 min read


Pop-up CBD bar a paradox in both name and nature
BAR REVIEW Bar Paradox Where: downstairs at Supernormal, Flinders Lane, CBD When: until April 24 Bar Paradox is a pop-up venue adding to...
Apr 21, 20222 min read


Fantastic Beasts 3: an entertaining return to form
A large cast is one of the film’s shortcomings. FILM REVIEW Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Run time: 2h 20mins Who: David...
Apr 21, 20222 min read


Bridgerton S2: Flawed but fun
On Christmas Day 2020, Netflix gave the viewing public the gift of the first season of Bridgerton. The show was met with a wave of both...
Apr 9, 20223 min read


Villains and heroes for our times: The Batman not the movie we deserve
Batman films have always been a good gauge of the West’s big social problems of the day. This was explicit in Christopher Nolan’s Dark...
Apr 7, 20224 min read


Worth the wait: fans’ frenzy for some Coastal Fever
MUSIC REVIEW BAND: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever When: March 25 Where: The Forum, Melbourne. Duration: 1h 25m The cruellest of ironies...
Apr 2, 20222 min read


Batman at 80: A masterful hero’s journey via film and videogames
Eighty years after his first appearance in Detective Comics, Batman has become an icon of the superhero genre. Just this month, Gotham’s...
Mar 29, 20224 min read


The Godfather at 50: celebration of elegant, character-appropriate and anachronistic fashion
Fashionable cinematic men come in a variety of forms, but one kind that never goes out of style in Hollywood is the slick guy in an...
Mar 25, 20223 min read


King Stingray delivers a stinging gig
MUSIC REVIEW Band: King Stingray Support acts: Colbey, Adam Newling Where: Corner Hotel, Richmond When: February 25 King Stingray kicked...
Mar 4, 20222 min read


Wayne’s World: window on a rock fashion transition
FILM FASHION REVIEW What: Wayne’s World Run time: 1 hour, 38 mins Who: Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Tia Carrere, Rob Lowe Where,...
Feb 16, 20223 min read
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