Monster is one to catch if you love a thriller or if you’re looking for a masterclass in intricate character relationships.
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FILM REVIEW: Oscar-nominated "The Zone of Interest" is an inspired, harrowing must-see
The Zone of Interest can restore your faith in the large-budget film, and maybe your belief in humanity’s capacity to endure any tyranny
FILM REVIEW: "The Taste of Things" is a wholly unique, slightly bloated dessert
Watch hungry to maximise the effect of this film’s tantalising main attraction – the food.
FILM REVIEW: "Fallen Leaves" finds a creative balance between love and reality
Fallen Leaves is a contemporary achievement that succeeds in making you both think and feel at the same time, because it’s clear that so much thought and feeling has gone into its craft.
FILM REVIEW: "May December" is a dark and twisted triumph for director Todd Haynes
May December is excellently unnerving, a dark tour through a long-living nightmare.
Perth Festival kicks off an exciting film season with stirring documentary "Copa 71"
Copa 71 will intrigue soccer fans old and new with its story of this infamous event.
FILM REVIEW: French drama “Other People’s Children” is a bittersweet exploration of the joys and hazards in the bonds we make
Other People’s Children is a sweet and heartfelt look at the relationships and connections you form and lose throughout life.
Perth Festival Review: Hecate
A classic tale retold in the language and culture so close to home, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company’s Hecate (in collaboration with Bell Shakespeare) is a theatrical masterpiece. Distinctive stage design, the beauty of visual cues and the smooth confidence with which the cast delivered their parts, Hecate was an immersive and evocative experience.
PERTH FESTIVAL REVIEW: DADA MASILO'S GISELLE IS AN UNCONVENTIONAL TAKE ON THE SLAVIC CLASSIC
Dada Masilo’s African reimagining of ‘Giselle’ was a dazzling, blood-racing dance to the death at His Majesty’s Theatre.
PERTH FESTIVAL REVIEW: RHYE & LUCY PEACH AT CHEVRON GARDENS
Canadian R&B god Rhye had the Chevron Gardens’ crowd swooning on Sunday night. Read our review here.
PERTH FESTIVAL REVIEW: KEEGAN-DOLAN'S CONTEMPORARY SWAN LAKE WILL DIVIDE AND SHAKE AUDIENCES
Swan Lake is a raw, confrontational performance that will challenge audiences to face their inner darkness. Showing at the Heath Ledger Theatre until Sunday 17 February.
Perth Festival Review: "You Know We Belong Together" is a welcome breath of fresh air
You Know We Belong Together is a wholesome, boundary-destroying show. It radiates with the pure pleasure of existing and performing to a real audience of real people.
Film Review: "Borg McEnroe" - To Live & Die On The Tennis Court
Unlike many sports dramas movies, Borg McEnroe doesn't manoeuvre world-class tennis pros Bjorn (Sverrir Gudnason) and John (Shia LeBeouf) into a conflict in which something more than a Wimbledon victory - love, honour, some other cliched thing – is on the line.
The Palace Society unveils their eagerly-awaited program for FRINGE WORLD 2018
THE PALACE SOCIETY will deliver a summer of laughter, tears, awe and more laughter with the announcement of their FRINGE WORLD line-up.
A very international PIAF 2017: OMAR SOSA QUARTETO AFROCUBANO
PIAF brought the goods this year with OMAR SOSA & his QUARTETO AFROCUBANO. Read our review here.
Fringe Review: 'talk dirty to me' is Utterly Entertaining
talk dirty to me shines the spotlight on how we live and increasingly how we love. The show strikes that perfect balance of making you laugh, and making you think. You won’t be disappointed.
Sharon Van Etten & Tiny Ruins at Festival Gardens
Out on the open Festival Gardens stage, Sharon van Etten and her flawless band moved between intimate sounds and immense, synth-driven crescendos. Early in the evening the band broke into the fun and airy ‘Taking Chances’, followed by the acknowledgement of van Etten’s birthday, prompting a reflection on her disorganised Pisces nature.
The Budos Band - Chevron Festival Gardens
I'll be the first to admit that I attend far less live music than I should. It's fun, it's social and most of all, it's a memory, an experience far superior to sitting on my couch soaking up some tunes. When I was given the chance to see 'The Budos Band' live it didn't take me long to rearrange the plans I already had that night to slot them in.
I Might As Well Do My Dad Here: Martin Amis Speaks in Perth
Seeing Martin Amis speak, you get the sense of a tailored repetition, that behind the work of a hedge-trimming public relations team a sizeable amount of human quality wriggles.