Crapping over their audience, but in a good way… kind of
It can look pretty easy for a drag queen or tranny to get up and perform in a dingy nightclub where the semi-drunken crowds, music, smoke…
‘Dallas Buyers Club’ challenges convention and comes up trumps
A couple of decades ago I watched a film about a guy going through HIV diagnosis, ‘Longtime Companion’, which left me so depressed I had to…
Matthew Mitcham scores well on a totally new and different platform
It was impressive enough seeing Matthew Mitcham – more renowned as an Olympic diver than a performing artist – on stage on Saturday night, singing, twisting…
Fringeworld 2014 packed with hundreds of shows – from the frivolous to the sexy
Since its inception in 2011 – practically set up as a more affordable sideline to the more expansive (and often more expensive) Perth International Arts Festival…
‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ throws political correctness right out the proverbial window
The first thing people will tell you after they’ve seen ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ is that it is about an hour too long. The second…
The Best Albums Of 2013
Here they are: Cream’s Top 20 Albums of 2013. You’ll find no Gaga, Miley or Bieber amongst this lot – we decided to leave wanky ‘artpop’…
A little extra comfort while you sleep…
What is this kookily-shaped thing, pictured? Is it a cocoon of some exotic life form? Is it a small body wrapped in fabric and doing some…
Carrie kills it in the postmodern horror stakes
When classic horror films get the remake treatment, they often fall short of one simple thing: a certain nonchalance of the original bordered on naivete. Take…
‘I Spit On Your Grave 2’ aims for high shock-horror
We at Cream do appreciate a good horror flick, and we love it when a classic gets the rehash treatment – simply to see if the…
Ja’mie breaks online viewing record; releases debut single
She’s the bitchiest school girl on Australian television – scrap that, international television – and it seems we just can’t get enough of her quips. Actually,…
Finally, a sequel to Stephen King’s ‘The Shining’
It’s been hotly anticipated for decades: the follow-up to Stephen King’s The Shining – a book that was translated into a film by famed director Stanley…
Evil Dead – a horror remake we’ve been dying to see
Capturing the isolation, horror and gore that made the original a cult hit, Evil Dead (the 2013 version) is a complete gore-fest, drenched with blood…
Killzone: Mercenary takes on the big guns
Since it kicked off in 2004, Killzone has taken the gaming market by storm. The shooter franchise recently unleashed its fifth instalment – and second only…
