Category Archives: Articles

January 16

The Fantasticks – Trying to remember, and trying to forget. (Theatre Review)

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The Fantasticks 11 – 31 January The Hayes Theatre Company You can grab your tickets here. Photo credit: Marnya Rothe There are many things to love about the Helen Dallimore directed The Fantasticks currently showing at The Hayes Theatre, that oh-so-unfashionable story about two neighbouring fathers who use reverse psychology to get their children to […]

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November 15

Films released in Sydney this Week Ending 21 November.

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99 Homes Will be reviweing. I have a lot to say about this interesting film. I saw the preview last week, and it has some chilling moments. Absolutely Anything Won’t be reviewing. In a very busy end of year, I won’t be able to catch this one. Like pretty much everyone, I’m a big Monty […]

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November 08

Films released in Sydney this week ending 14 November

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He Named me Malala Will try to review. I’m not sure about this one. While it is subject matter that appeals to me, my internal radar is going off the spectrum with warnings over the trailer. Super important subject, so I’d like to check it out, and I did like An Inconvenient Truth. Could be […]

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November 01

Films relseased in Sydney this week ending 7 November.

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Tanna Will be reviewing How often do we get a chance to see something like thsi? I won’t be missing this amazing cinema expereince.     Freeheld Will be reviewing. Lets hope its better than the trailer, but still, what a fabulous subject!     Now Add Honey Won’t be reviewing. I don’t like to […]

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October 25

Films released in Sydney this week ending Saturday 31 October

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Sleeping with Other People Won’t be reviewing I have a soft spot for Leslye Headland. Any woman who decides to re-write David Mamet to classic rom-com gets a big thumbs up from me. Also, I have an indefensible like of Bachelorette, a film that reaches inside of me, despite my embarrassment at the admission. There […]

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May 31

Articles at The Essential – An analysis of the adaptation of Henry and June (book) to the Kaufman film. (Article)

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The empowered eroticism of Anaïs Nin courses through the veins of Henry & June I’ve written an analysis of the film Henry and June in comparison with its source material, Henry and June the book by Anais Nin. It’s been published over at The Essential. Film director Philip Kaufman came under some criticism for bringing […]

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April 29

The Monster Within – Australian Gothic and the terror of the familiar. (Article)

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I have written a rather long piece for The Essential on Australian Gothic Cinema, a type of film far too under explored and miss understood for my tastes. You can read the full thing at The Essential, here. White-heritage Australians have been making films that can be identified as Australian Gothic (primarily a literary style […]

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February 17

Short and Sweet Week 7, where I put it all out there and direct. (Article)

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Feather Short and Sweet Wildcards Week 7 Saturday 21 at 2.30pm, Sunday 22 at noon and Monday 23 at 7.30pm. The Fuse Box, The Factory Theatre, Marrickville. You can grab your tickets here. There are lots of interesting festivals happening in Sydney at the moment, but I have to confess my love is with Short […]

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February 05

Why I can’t wait to see 50 Shades of Grey. (article)

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Of all the reasons you will read about why not to see 50 Shades of Grey – and there will be many as everyone thinks their armchair two cents is the most valuable in this debate – the most important question to ask is why people, men and their female sympathisers in particular, hate it […]

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January 01

2014 in Theatre. The best plays I saw last year.

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I keep telling people we’re in an exciting time for Australian Theatre here in Sydney, and for the most part I’m met with incredulity, and a gentle smile at my enthusiasm for which everyone is generally grateful, even if a little dubious. For a theatre critic who deliberately doesn’t see everything, and preferences marginal, indie […]

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