Hightail Bar Launch
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…
Tag: The Plus Ones
Film review: ‘The Wound’ at MIFF
The Wound is the directorial debut from filmmaker John Trengove that has been receiving some hot debate about its controversial look at the clash of tradition and modernity in South Africa. On a chilly Melbourne evening we made our way…
Melbourne Opera’s ‘Lohengrin’: a visual feast
Melbourne Opera delights audiences once again with its second Wagnerian opera, Lohengrin, a visual feast that’s well-cast and beautifully sung. This next chapter maintains the high standard set by its acclaimed predecessor, Tannhäuser. Director Suzanne Chaundy delivers once again with…
Samuel Beckett’s ‘Not I’ and ‘Eh, Joe’ at La Mama Theatre
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…
Film review: ‘The Ornithologist’ at MIFF
Homoerotic, kinky bondage, and Catholic parables do not usually fit within the same sentence, that’s why we were so intrigued to see one of this year’s most unconventional films at MIFF – The Ornithologist. This Portuguese film from 2016 stars…
Neil Degrasse Tyson live in Melbourne
“We are a part of this universe; we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts, is that the universe is in us.” Neil DeGrasse Tyson. There aren’t many celebrity astrophysicists these days, but Neil…
Hot Chocolate Festival at the Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie
The Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie is staging their first Hot Chocolate Festival. This event has become very popular at the Yarra Valley branch of the chocolaterie but this is the first year it is being held at the Great Ocean…
David Williamson’s ‘Credentials’ come good
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 Insta-Worthy Restaurant: Two Fat Monks
Two Fat Monks has been around for a little while, located just opposite Fairfield station. Their previous focus was on breakfast and brunch, but they have recently expanded their menu to include a dedicated lunch section. The Plus Ones were…
2017 Melbourne International Film Festival review: ‘I Am Not Your Negro’
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…