Latest Movies & Streaming Reviews
Horror-comedy splatterfest ‘Renfield’ a gift for Drac fans
Taking flight: Nicholas Cage as Dracula in the horror-comedy ‘Renfield’. RENFIELD ***1/2 (93 minutes) MA Delights aplenty await fans of ...
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Disney’s lavish remake of ‘The Little Mermaid’ is OK and looks great, but it’s overlong, underwhelming and pales against the original – as usual
Another remake: Halle Bailey as Ariel in Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’. THE LITTLE MERMAID **1/2 (135 minutes) PG It has ...
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More mega-sized vehicular mayhem as ‘Fast X’ delivers its payload of action to its global army of post-pandemic fans
Having a ball: A bouncing bomb rolls through the streets of Rome in ‘Fast X’. FAST X ***1/2 (141 minutes) ...
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‘Still’, a touching look into the life of Michael J Fox; Fans will love ‘John Farnham: Finding the Voice’; Excellent outback noir with ‘Limbo’; ‘The Blue Caftan’, a quietly daring drama about forbidden love; Liam Neeson good as classic gumshoe in ‘Marlowe’
Baring all: Actor Michael J Fox opens up in the bio-documentary ‘Still’. STILL **** (95 minutes) M The well-publicized fight ...
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Latest Video Interviews
Melbourne homeless – interviews with the invisible
A shopping trolley stuffed with the belongings of a homeless person; a common sight on the streets of Melbourne. To ...
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EXHIBITION Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse @ NGV – Showcasing one of the most creative and controversial fashion designers of the 20th century – Overview & Review
Good, not great: The Alexander McQueen exhibition @ NGV is all about the work. Fans of the influential, notorious fashion ...
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Having spent 10 years making it, director Rob Murphy discusses ‘Splice Here’, his love letter to old-school film and the impact the onset of digital has had on the defiant community of projectionists
“I begrudgingly became the storyteller” – Director Rob Murphy. For a review of the film go here. Rob Murphy interview ...
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REVIEW/INTERVIEW: ‘Surrogate’, another taut Aussie tale of terror; director David Willing discusses the film’s style and the disciplines of making a low-budget movie
Nice kid: A child medium (Ellie Stewart) helps out a haunted house in ‘Surrogate’. SURROGATE *** (95 minutes) M One ...
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Latest Articles & Commentary
Full of top action and sporting a surprisingly emotional story, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ is both a rollicking, above-average Marvel sequel and a sound backhander to the withering era of WokeThink and Cancel Culture
Rodent star: Rocket Raccoon is the star of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3’. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL 3 ...
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Melbourne homeless – interviews with the invisible
A shopping trolley stuffed with the belongings of a homeless person; a common sight on the streets of Melbourne. To ...
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Robot artists gate-crashed the media preview of the NGV Triennial – and, boy, did they kill
Sit, Spot, sit: One of three robots that will make art at the Triennial. An early preview of the 2023 ...
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Melbourne Now 2023 – An overview of the sprawling exhibition at the Ian Potter Centre @ NGV, including chats with artists and curators
Coming for you: Troy Emery’s sculpture ‘Mountain Climber’ prowls the halls of the Ian Potter Centre as part of Melbourne ...
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Latest Comedy
Out of the frying pan: veteran comedian Mandy Nolan explains the motives and meaning behind her jump into politics in her new show ‘The Candidate’
“For me, this is the most important comedy show I’ve done because it brings together the story of who I ...
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An unfiltered post-gig interview with Australian comedian Amos Gill: now based in the US he explains why he left, why he’s gone off doing festivals and where he stands on left-leaning stand-up comedy
“Soft-left politics with a dick joke to get a clap.” – Amos Gill on his general view about the state ...
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In ‘Disgraceful’, Lucy Best recounts her naughty personal history, confronting issues of anxiety & misplaced shame; review/interview
“I want this show to be fun…I don’t want to dwell on the difficult bits but, of course, there were ...
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“Comedy is my way of making us all feel human together, because you can’t laugh with someone and hate them at the same time.”: Alice Fraser review & interview
“Sometimes I realize that I write my shows upside down.” REVIEW Alice Fraser, Chronos The Greek Centre Reviewed: 21 April ...
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