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, […]
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, […]
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 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. […]
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 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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]