In Review
Welcome to In Review! Check out the latest reviews across film, TV, theatre and so much more…
Film Review - Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
What are you expecting from a Sony rendition of a decades old kid’s cartoon strip about a singing crocodile, adapted for the big screens for 2022 with Shawn Mendes taking the lead as the titular Lyle, the crocodile?
Film Review - The Lost King
The Lost King can pretend like it’s focusing on Richard, but the truth is they could change the title to The Lost Queen, and nobody would bat an eye.
Film Review - Moja Vesna
Moja Vesna rewards those with the patience to dig into the details.
Film Review - NT Live: Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing, unlike the name suggests, actually packages up quite a few happenings before recounting them in a kaleidoscopic stage that seems to have a dozen or two aces tucked up its sleeve.
Book Review - Men I Trust
The distinct art style eventually grows on you and the symbolism of its features begins to stand out as colours fade from characters and stencils begin to fill the room.
Live Performance Review - Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical
Once upon a time in Hawkins, Indiana, there lived a people chuffed with cliché. Their lives were a hit and their town never missed, what an unpleasant mess they’ve now found themselves in.
Film Review - Everything in Between
Everything in Between is a meditation on death and our lack of control over it.
Live Performance Review - How Long is a Piece of String?
Before I knew it, I’d had a golden string tied around my wrist and I was sitting in a lecture, discerning the physics behind string theory. ‘Ah, a comedy science show’, I thought, ‘how quaint.’
Film Review - Entergalactic
While the plot is largely predictable, following the tropes and clichés of dozens of films before it, Cudi’s presence firmly sells this product as something of his own.
Film Review - THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH
A policeman’s life is not for me. The frustration and tedium bleed through in The Night of the 12th and I’m convinced it’s not all it’s cracked up to be.
Life Performance Review - Juniper Rising
She rose, she slayed, she conquered, but most importantly, she girlbossed.
Film Review - A Taste of Hunger
A Taste of Hunger’s respect to the fine art of good grub is exquisite.
ST. ALi Italian Film Festival 2022 Film Review - The Shadow of the Day
What does it mean to be a patriot? Would you betray your country in favour of the human race?
Film Review - McCurry: The Pursuit of Colour
Following along within his shadow as the legend discerns locations, chiselling angles and painstakingly slugging through the aftermath of war and the archives of his rent-a-shed, reproduce a well-lived life on the road.
ST. ALi Italian Film Festival 2022 Film Review - The Inner Cage
Screening at the 2022 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival which runs 13th September to 16th October.
Live Performance Review - Girls with Altitude by Flying Fruit Fly Circus
The Melbourne Arts Centre hosted an evening of delight as a 17-strong troop of up-and-coming starlets cracked wise and levitated before our eyes in spectacular fashion in Girls With Attitude.
Music Review - One Horrible Day in America by Civ Pierre
For all the influence Pierre brazenly pins to his sleeve for his debut album, it’s undeniable that this project is entirely his own and his presence can be felt on every square inch as a result.
Film Review - NT Live: Straight Line Crazy
Straight Line Crazy was rotten, in a thoroughly enjoyable way.