Animated Iranian film draws starkly realist depiction of modern-day Tehran. Director Ali Soozandeh has made a film that he knows won’t be shown on television or in cinemas in his home country, where the film is set. For a film…
Forget boring workouts. Bodhi & Ride is notorious for their unique spin class popups at unexpected locations around Melbourne. The latest popup was at Kingpin Bowling in the laser tag room, and it was nothing short of exhilarating. Envision a…
Captivating physical theatre entertained with humour and skill on a winter’s night as part of Stonnington’s 2017 Glow Winter Arts Festival in If These Walls Could Talk. The work is set in an apartment within which a vibrant set of…
It’s August, and that part of this City of Literature’s calendar given over to enlightening speakers, fervent debate, and general conviviality known as The Melbourne Writers Festival. Headquartered at Federation Square, using ACMI,Deakin Edge and the forecourt, this ideas fest…
Deft physical manoeuvres and a minute examination of the codes of movement are elegantly displayed in Stephanie Lake Company’s Pile Of Bones. A contemporary-era tour de force on ritualism and humanity, with a hypnotic electronic soundtrack, and elemental set and…
A triumph of American independent filmmaking. Sometimes at a film festival, your biggest takeaway from a screening is, ‘I need to see that again.’ This was mine after seeing Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s The Endless, a film the duo…
Meet Hightail, your newest CBD watering hole. It’s a modern eatery featuring the likes of Mr. Burger, Belle’s Hot Chicken, and Super Taco with a side of jungle flair! We got to check the whole thing out at Hightail’s Launch…
There are those who like the bleak, philosophical plays of mid-twentieth century Irishman, Samuel Beckett, and those who would rather swallow poison. On offer for us, in the subtle darkness of La Mama’s old theatre, were two short plays brought…
Australia’s most famous contemporary playwright, David Williamson returns to his theatre roots and renders a heroine for the times in Credentials, premiering for La Mama Theatre’s 50th anniversary. Invited by Artistic Director Liz Jones to present a commemorative work, Williamson…
An essential documentary that rewrites history to show the truth. For many Australian audiences (myself included), the name ‘James Baldwin’ won’t have the same ring to it that Martin Luther King’s does, or Malcolm X’s But hopefully, after seeing Raoul…