by Dave Bradley | Sep 18, 2018 | Film, Reviews
3.5 stars (out of 5) American Jesse Peretz directs this filming of Englishman Nick Hornby’s 2009 novel, complete with his sister Evgenia as one of the co-script-adaptors and Judd Apatow amongst the producers, and the result is one of the wryest, funniest films in...
by Dave Bradley | Sep 18, 2018 | Film, Reviews
2.5 stars (out of 5) A spin-off from and prequel to The Conjuring 2, this plodding horror is the origin story of the nasty phantom nun that appeared in that film and Annabelle: Creation (the other Conjuring spin-off/prequel), and please note that she was apparently a...
by Dave Bradley | Sep 4, 2018 | Film, Movies, Reviews
Rated M Sibling co-writers/co-directors Jonathan and Josh Baker expand and yet diminish their short film Bag Man with this messy and oddly pretentious sci-fi actioner that offers a glimmer of the forgotten Laserblast (1978), a lot of awkward moral messaging about...
by Clayton Werner | Sep 3, 2018 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
Nexus Arts, Lions Arts Center, Sat 1 Sep. Saúde, evidently a Portuguese reference equivalent to cheers or a toast – was a gig in two parts. The first part of the show was presented by the very fun local outfit Abraska (formerly Conchillia). While this started firmly...
by Michael Coghlan | Sep 1, 2018 | Reviews, Theatre
Dunstan Playhouse, Fri 31 Aug. That Eye, The Sky is based on Tim Winton’s 1968 novel of the same name. The original adaptation was developed by acclaimed actor Richard Roxburgh (Rake, Moulin Rouge) and writer Justin Monjo (Cloudstreet). This version is brought to the...
by Bián Hickman | Aug 28, 2018 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Sun 19 Aug. For the first time in twenty-nine years, Southern Californian Christian metal group Stryper rocked the halls of Adelaide’s Governor Hindmarsh Hotel as part of the 2018 God Damn Evil Australian Tour. Having lost guitarist Oz Fox to...