The Whale: review
Director Darren Aronofsky has long expressed his interest in studies of doomed characters. Requiem for a Dream and The Wrestler explored manifestations of grief and regret through compulsions and addictions, […]
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife Review
The Hollywood recipe for reviving a classic franchise for a new generation has now been firmly established. The recipe makes a cake. Yes, a cake, one that the studio is […]
Coheed and Cambria: live review
COHEED AND CAMBRIA The Cambridge Hotel Monday, May 9, 2016 When lyrics are screamed at rawk shows, vaulting a sea of raised fists, they tend to share a common trait. […]
ALBUM REVIEW: MELODY POOL – Deep Dark Savage Heart
MELODY POOL Deep Dark Savage Heart 4.5/5 Melody Pool’s impressive debut album, released three years ago, was forged in the flames of heartbreak. The pain-laced lyrics were those of a young woman […]
The Revenant: film review
THE REVENANT Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu 4/5 The comfort of a home cooked meal and a long hot shower is essential after enduring 156 minutes of The Revenant. Writer-director Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s follow-up […]
Sicario: film review
SICARIO 4.5/5 “This is a land of wolves now… and you’re not a wolf,” warns Benicio del Toro’s menacing anti-hero to Emily Blunt’s heroine. He’s not joking. There are wolves aplenty in […]
Album review: Silversun Pickups – Better Nature
SILVERSUN PICKUPS Better Nature 3.5/5 It’s been almost 10 years since Silversun Pickups appeared with debut record Carnavas, drawing quick comparisons to buzzsaw-guitar ’90s bands like Smashing Pumpkins. But across […]
Top 20 albums of 2014
As I started piecing together my favourite 20 records of 2014 list, I thought I had most of my choices locked in by about July. Beautiful and forward-thinking albums, in a […]
10 vinyl albums that changed my life
Until the age of about 16 my musical tastes were rooted almost entirely in records released in the 1970s. The losers in my year at high school teased me for […]
Dungog Festival film reviews
DUNGOG FESTIVAL Last weekend I ventured back to sleepy Dungog for the inaugural Dungog Festival. Similar events have been held in the rural town in previous years, like the Dungog […]
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