New ‘Lego’ movie builds on the pop cultural pillaging of the first
Like two little plastic bricks clicking into place, The Lego Movie 2 kicks off where the first one ends, seamlessly continuing the story with all the…
Game on: The Nostalgia Box is a modern museum covering the gamut of gaming history
The evolution of gaming is a phenomenal subject, even when summarised in one sentence. The astonishing metamorphosis from board games of the ’70s, to physical video…
Trey Parker and Matt Stone of ‘South Park’ fame send their radical ‘Book of Mormon’ to Perth
Money, politics and religion. Those were the three things you weren’t supposed to talk about in public. Now it seems they’re the only subjects that matter…
Captain Marvel zaps them right between the eyes
After a slew of Marvel Comics adaptations hitting the big screen, including the epic Avengers Infinity War, the “endgame” was literally beginning to play on the…
‘Gatz’ is as good as ‘The Great Gatsby’ gets
Eight hours. An epic duration. That’s how long the Perth Festival production of Gatz went for. Sure, it included three intervals but even the most ardent…
Aussie soul supergroup the Soul Movers release new LP
The Soul Movers are an Aussie supergroup of sorts featuring soul singer Lizzie Mack on lead vocals, ex-Red Wiggle Murray Cook on lead guitar, Andy Newman…
If you’re mad about modern Japanese, you’ll love Mad Sparrow, Bali
Fusion food is nothing new but if you insist on mixing up your cultures when it comes to culinary adventure, there are few places that do…
‘Gremlins’ to get a reboot… as an animated TV series!
We’ve seen a lot of ’80s references in TV series of late, from the retro-fab The Goldbergs (that does for the ’80s what That 70s Show…
A lot of noise about ‘Alita: Battle Angel’; how the cyberpunk super-heroine is kicking ass
Comic books and their filmic adaptations have traditionally been the domain of geeky young men but a major turnaround has occurred in the past few years…
Bryan Ferry enjoying the same old scene, slightly less energetically
The first time I saw Bryan Ferry perform live was in the late 1980s. I’d met the man backstage at the Perth Entertainment Centre, having wagged…
Experimental theatre production ‘Our Town’ is an immediate sell-out
It is fitting that the backdrop for Black State Swan Theatre Company’s Our Town is the actual city of Perth itself. While the narrative of the…
Bananarama impress with the singing but lack lustre in the action department
“She reminds me of comedienne Jennifer Saunders,” says my friend Chay, about the taller, blonder half of Bananarama, Sara Dallin, while we witness she and brunette…
Latest WA Ballet offering puts classic moves on the backburner
The world premiere of In-Synch presented by the West Australian Ballet is a celebration of dance under the stars in the stunning surrounds of the Quarry…
