Ghost in the Shell: review
With the news this week that a Stockholm firm are implanting their staff with a microchip that will let them through locked office doors and use printers, it seems that […]
Beauty and the Beast: review
The 1991 Disney animated version of Beauty and the Beast held pride of place amongst my childhood VHS collection, and was on high rotation alongside Aladdin and Fantasia during those halcyon […]
Teenage Fanclub: live review
TEENAGE FANCLUB Twilight at Taronga Friday, March 10, 2017 “This one’s for the elephants,” says Norman Blake in his soft Scottish brogue. The Teenage Fanclub co-frontman is referring to the […]
Kong: Skull Island: review
When Tom Hiddleston’s charming cardboard hero predicts the ways in which the members of a planned expedition to an unchartered island will die – “rain, heat, disease-carrying flies” – he […]
Manchester by the Sea: review
The critical and financial divide between Hollywood blockbusters and small budget dramas widened further in 2016, with Manchester by the Sea (made for $8.5m) and Moonlight (only $5m) the two front […]
Hidden Figures: review
HIDDEN FIGURES Director: Theodore Melfi Rating: 3/5 When Hollywood’s not unashamedly rehashing the ideas of old, it’s desperately seeking forgotten tales from history – small but important stories that never […]
Top 20 Records of 2016
Jesus, what a year for music. Especially for Australian songwriters. As you’ll discover from the below list, seven of the 10 best records made in 2016 were by Aussies (50% […]
