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Everything Everywhere All at Once Movie Review

The story is built around the life and times of Evelyn Wang played by Michelle Yeoh. She is carrying some scar tissue from an unaccepting father and a difficult life in a new country. She is also having trouble relating to her husband and daughter.   //   The well-played-out drama is used as a launching pad for an inventive dive through parallel universes. Evelyn’s travels help her secure the skills needed to keep the connection to her daughter and husband intact. This ...

Watch the first trailer for Minions: Rise of Gru!

In the heart of the 1970s, amid a flurry of feathered hair and flared jeans, Gru (Oscar nominee Steve Carell) is growing up in the suburbs. A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them. Luckily, he gets some mayhem-making backup from his loyal followers, the Minions. Together, Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and Otto—a new Minion sporting braces and a desperate need to please—deploy their skills as they and Gru build their ...

Watch the New Featurette from The Lost City – in Aussie cinemas April 14!

While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta is kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire (Daniel Radcliffe) who hopes that she can lead him to the ancient lost city’s treasure from her latest story.   //   Wanting to prove that he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages of her books, Alan sets off to rescue her. Thrust into an epic jungle adventure, the unlikely pair will need to work together to survive the elements and find the ancient treasure ...

The Duke Movie Review

The film starts when his protest against the TV levee that the government inflicted back in the sixties lands him in jail where he does time. Broadbent is perfectly cast as the heart of gold Bunton as is the always impeccable Helen Mirren as his long-suffering wife Dorothy. His activities escalate until he is accused of stealing a portrait of the Duke of Wellington by the Spanish painter Goya.   //   Bunton is so unassuming and eccentric that even with a country-wide ...

Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Movie Review

This sequel ramps things up considerably and loses sight of what made the first edition so charming. It was always going to be silly and that’s not necessarily a deterrent to having fun. It just now feels bloated and trying too hard to be entertaining.   //   There are some amusing gags and enjoyable homages to classic films like Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Raiders of the Lost Ark but it never comfortably finds its comic groove. The visuals have been elevated at the ...

Watch the trailer for The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent!

Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalised version of Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a super fan (Pascal).   //   When things take a wildly dangerous turn, Cage is forced to live up to his own legend, channelling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters in order to save himself and his loved ones. With a career built for this very moment, the Academy Award® winning iconic actor must take on the role of a ...

Garry Starr’s Greece Lightning is coming to the Brisbane Comedy Festival!

Never before has Medusa been looser, Achilles more sillies, or Uranus so heinous. Having single handedly saved the performing arts in 2018 with his multi-award-winning debut show, comic wunderkind Garry Starr returns with another anarchic masterclass not to be mythed. Damien Warren-Smith grew up in the sleepy snowy mountains town of Cooma before studying at Actors Centre Australia. Upon graduation he moved to London where he spent more than a decade working as a theatre actor as ...

Watch the final trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – in Aussie cinemas from March 31!

But, no sooner are they gone, when Dr. Robotnik comes back, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search for an emerald that has the power to both build and destroy civilisations.   //   Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails, and together they embark on a journey to find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 stars James Marsden, Ben Schwartz, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, Shemar Moore, Colleen O'Shaughnessey ...

Check out the new featurette for The Lost City – in Aussie cinemas from April 14!

While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta is kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire (Daniel Radcliffe) who hopes that she can lead him to the ancient lost city’s treasure from her latest story. Wanting to prove that he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages of her books, Alan sets off to rescue her.   //   Thrust into an epic jungle adventure, the unlikely pair will need to work together to survive the elements and find the ancient treasure ...

Nat’s What I Reckon is coming to the Brisbane Powerhouse this May!

With hilarious commentary on everything from rosemary foraging to conspiracy theories about tissue-boxes in Camrys consistently clocking up views well into the millions, Nat is beloved for so much more than his sweary cooking clips.   //   His dedicated audience of 2.5m+ champions are here for Nat’s love of taking the playful piss while never losing his message of kindness and inclusivity. Strap in legends for another epic live multimedia piss-taking extravaganza ...