month : 12/2019 62 results

The Addams Family Movie Review

The film is filled with imaginative moments like Thing (the hand with no body) watching appendage porn on his laptop and the butler Lurch (Conrad Vernon) tickling the ivories and belting out the R.E.M. song Everybody Hurts. One strange part is that most of the tidbits of clever are tailored to an audience a generation (or two) older than the current crop of youngsters.   //   The story as it is involves the art of being yourself and not following the norm and that message is ...

Dermot Kennedy 2020 Australian Tour

Having already sold out his Melbourne and Sydney dates, new shows have been added with audiences demanding a chance to see this dream boat live. Kennedy will arrive at the zenith of a dizzying build that has taken him from busking on the streets of his native Dublin to the precipice of international mega stardom. 750 million streams, a “​colossus of a voice” ​(as described by The Guardian), a huge debut EP in 2017’s ​Doves & Ravens​ and now, ​Without Fear:​ ​a​ ...

The Good Liar Movie Review

Producer/director Bill Condon has a history with McKellen with Gods & Monsters and Mr. Holmes and does little to rein in his eccentricities. Mirren gives as good as she gets and does so with a thinly veiled look of superiority. With the ad and press campaign for the film leaving little doubt that both participants have something up their sleeves, the real surprises don’t arrive until the last reel reveal.   //   The twist when it does come, will catch most by ...

Jay Som 2020 Australian Tour

Following the August release of her critically acclaimed third record ‘Anak Ko’, US singer-songwriter and rising bedroom pop act, Jay Som, today announces a run of shows in Australia and New Zealand, kicking off in February 2020. The stint downunder will see Jay Som, also known as Melina Duterte, perform in Auckland, Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne as part of her ‘Anak Ko’ World Tour.   //   Now with three celebrated albums under her belt, ‘Anak Ko’ marks ...

Watch the new trailer for Jane Austen’s Emma

Handsome, clever, and rich, Emma Woodhouse is a restless queen bee without rivals in her sleepy little town. In this glittering satire of social class and the pain of growing up, Emma must adventure through misguided matches and romantic missteps to find the love that has been there all along.   //   Emma will be released in Australian cinemas February 13! www.facebook.com/UniversalPicturesAU

Laura Marling’s 2020 Australian Tour

Deliberately taking in venues conducive to the rich details embedded carefully within her music, the tour sees Marling in the country for the first time since the release of LUMP, her critically acclaimed and highly ambitious collaboration with Mike Lindsay of band Tunng. As she takes to the stage alone, these rare dates will also give audiences the chance to hear selections from Marling’s enviable back catalogue which includes the debut record Alas, I Cannot Swim, the tenacious ...

Win double in-season tickets to The Good Liar

Career con man Roy Courtnay (Ian McKellen) sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty McLeish (Helen Mirren), worth millions. And he means to take it all. But as the two draw closer, what should have been another simple swindle takes on the ultimate stakes. Legendary actors Mirren and McKellen star together on screen for the first time in this suspenseful drama from New Line Cinema about the secrets people keep and the lies they live.   //   THE GOOD ...

The National are returning to Australia for a national tour in 2020

The tour will celebrate the release of The National’s eighth studio album I Am Easy To Find – out now via Remote Control Records / 4AD. Formed in 1999, the Ohio-raised, Brooklyn-based band consists of vocalist Matt Berninger plus two pairs of brothers: Aaron Dessner (guitar, bass, piano) and Bryce Dessner (guitar), and Scott Devendorf (bass, guitar) and Bryan Devendorf (drums). The National’s triumphant previous visit to Australia in 2018 included sold-out performances at Sydney ...

Watch the new trailer for Ken Loach’s new movie – Sorry We Missed You

An opportunity to wrestle back some independence appears with a shiny new van and the chance to run a franchise as a self-employed delivery driver. It's hard work, and his wife's job as a carer is no easier. The family unit is strong but when both are pulled in different directions everything comes to breaking point.   //   "Working again with writer Paul Laverty, Ken Loach delivers one of the best films the director has ever made" -SCREEN DAILY "And Loach has now ...

Liam Gallagher is touring Australia this Month!

Shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and will give Australian audiences a chance to revel in tracks from Gallagher’s untouchable back catalogue as well as taking in newer cuts from his more recent output. Also on offer for Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane fans will be a stoic support set from independent Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Cinnamon, in the country to spruik his debut album Erratic Cinematic. We all know the Oasis story by now: Manc lads discover the magic formula, ...