Living in the suburbs has numerous advantages. It’s quiet, rent is (still heartbreakingly extortionate but a little) cheaper than in the city, meaning you can afford somewhere that fits all your stuff in it and still… Read More
Directed by by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, this American comedy-drama screened at the Sydney Film Festival at the weekend. Here’s why it was our favourite movie from the entire programme: If you weren’t a fan of… Read More
We attended the World Premiere of director Gillian Armstrong’s documentary about the life of Australian costume designer and three-time Oscar winner, Orry-Kelly. Here’s our review and photos: You probably haven’t heard of Orry-Kelly. He… Read More
Just as he did with the frankly magnificent Senna, British filmmaker/director Asif Kapadia takes a story of which everyone knows the conclusion, and still manages to make it utterly engaging. The generally accepted persona… Read More
Director/writer John Maclean’s story is set at the end of the 19th Century and follows the journey of sixteen year old Jay Cavendish (Kodi Smit-McPhee), who has made his way from Scotland and is travelling solo across… Read More
Woman In Gold tells the incredible true story of an Austria-born, America-based, elderly Jewish woman and her battle to reclaim her heritage. Starring the always-engaging Helen Mirren as Maria Altmann, the film revolves around… Read More
Los-Angeles based, Boston-bred folk-punk troubadour Bryan McPherson is about to release his third album. We asked him to tell us about himself. Here he is, in his own words: My name is Bryan… Read More
Recently, I happened to be at Sydney’s ever-iconic Opera House at the same time The Ginger Prince, that young scallywag Harry, visited. I mention this only because his royal lordship wasn’t the most impressive thing… Read More
Juliette Binoche and Kristen Stewart team up in the latest, slow-burning offering from writer/director Olivier Assayas: Clouds of Sils Maria is a film which looks at death, youth, age, self-image and change. It… Read More
True story. I once went to the pub with a mate of mine called Robin, who’s the lead-singer of an up-n-coming indie band. We purchased beverages and located the table at which our group of… Read More
Melbourne-based New Zealand musician Marlon Williams has just released his first solo LP, which was recorded in his hometown of Lyttelton. We asked him to tell us a bit about himself: I am Marlon Williams, Maori Welshman,… Read More
So, last month I was invited to see Australia-based brother/sister two-piece Angus & Julia Stone perform in a church in Sydney. The event related to something called Milk Music. At the time, I had no idea what Milk Music… Read More