Movie Review: Madame
What a tiptop cast writer-director Amanda Sthers has assembled for this French comedy. Ana (Toni Collette), the Madame of the house, is Harry's (Harvey Kietel's) second wife and they're hosting an important dinner party....
OTT Movie Review: Hotel Coolgardie
If, as Paul Keating once said, Australia is the "arse-end of the world", its sphincter would be Coolgardie.
It's a mining town just west of Kalgoorlie, WA and the middle of nowhere. The local pub,...
On The Screen Review: National Theatre Live – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Con's Score: 4 Flying Fairies
In this latest National Theatre Live productions, we’re taken into the pit of ‘the round’ of the Bridge Theatre for one of Shakespeare’s funniest plays. And director Nicholas Hytner has...
Theatre Now Review – On The Screen: Venom 4D
Con's Score:Â 4 Slimy smiling beasties
Event Cinema has installed one of two 4D Cinemas in Australia and are using Venom to launch. This isn’t just vibrating seats; this is Sensaround on steroids.
When you first walk...
Theatre Now Review: On The Screen – King Lear [National Theatre Live]
Con's Score:Â 4.5 Alaks
Alak! The brilliant Sir Ian McKellen treads the boards again and chose to have another crack at Lear in a more ‘intimate way’ in this National London Theatre production. So they chose...
On The Screen Review: A Stitch In Time
"You can feel Hadden’s enthusiasm and love for Lieber shine through. The script could have been tighter and less obvious, but it does punch well above its weight and touches a few heart strings."...
On The Screen: Last Flag Flying
We’ve had plenty of ‘war is hell’ movies, so it’s good in this post-Iraq age we start to see the effects of the aftermath before we rush into any more ill advised conflicts. And...
On The Screen Review: The Whale
"this film will move you and haunt you"
"You don’t need explosions to create power. Just powerful characters and the excellence of actors who can deliver them."Con Nats 4 slices of Dominos
Charlie is a...
On The Screen Review: Much Ado Abut Nothing
"This is a fun production, where the darkness of the plot seemed to be an irritation." Con Nats 3.5 /5 Beards
If you’re going to do another Shakespeare in this day and age, you...
On The Screen Review: Tar
"Blanchett’s performance is ... brilliant. She is able to convey the many dimensions of her character, luring us in with her intelligence, before making us recoil from her cruelty."
"The trouble is, for most...