Category: Reviews
El 47 – Film Review
Spanish Film Festival is on in Melbourne, and this beautifully crafted true-life drama about a bus driver from the outskirts of Barcelona was a good pick.
MSO: A Reflection in Time @ Hamer Hall
Another wonderful night with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, featuring the ultimate tearjerker, a local violin wunderkind, and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5.
The Martian by Andy Weir – Book Review
“The movie was better than the book” is not something I say often, but to my surprise that’s how I felt about Weir’s red planet bestseller.
Love and Louis XIV by Antonia Fraser – Book Review
I felt like revisiting one of my favourite historical biographies, exploring the relationships between the greatest monarch of his age and the women in his life.
Beth Gibbons @ Hamer Hall
I’m glad I had a chance to see the elusive Portishead lead singer live, but I wish I found the concert more emotionally engaging.
12 Angry Men (1957) – Film Review
This blistering courtroom drama from director Sidney Lumet held me in such thrall from start to finish I didn’t dare pause it once.
Challengers – Film Review
This Zendaya-starring, sweat-drenched tennis drama is stylish and luscious, but it didn’t quite hit the mark for me.
Born Yesterday – Film Review
This 1950 comedy-drama doesn’t quite overcome its stage origins, and its political satire may feel tame by today’s standards, but it’s elevated by Judy Holiday’s irresistible performance as a smart dumb blonde.
Rodrigo y Gabriela @ Northcote Theatre
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