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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
Style to the max: House of Gucci puts everything out there
FILM FASHION REVIEW What: House of Gucci Run time: 2h 38mins Who: Adam Driver, Lady Gaga, Al Pacino, Jared Leto Where, when: Now in...
Jan 13, 20223 min read
Celebrating a proud history and a stronger future
A lone man unloads tins of paint and spray cans from his car, under the unwavering gaze of curious eyes that look out over Swinburne’s...
Dec 21, 20214 min read
Original content: the streaming giants stake out their territory
Platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Stan, Binge, Apple TV+ and now Paramount+ are all competing for the top spot in...
Dec 20, 20216 min read
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