David Lowery’s Mother Mary wants to be an exorcism of pop stardom. Sometimes it feels like a fever dream stitched together from celebrity mythology, couture spectacle, psychological collapse, and gothic horror imagery. Other times, it feels like a film so entranced by its own symbolism that it forgets to give its characters enough humanity to…
Death, grief, loneliness, goblin demons, and a “crusty old” bio-exorcist in black-and-white stripes are probably not the ingredients you’d expect for one of musical theatre’s most unexpectedly heartfelt shows. Yet that strange emotional cocktail is exactly why Beetlejuice the Musical has developed such a fiercely devoted following around the world. Beneath the chaos, the absurdity,…
Off Campus understands exactly what it is selling within the first ten minutes. Beautiful people. Hockey players with tragic backstories and perfect jawlines. College hookups shot like perfume ads. Emotional vulnerability wrapped in towels (and sometimes not) and locker-room lighting. It knows the “girls, gays, and theys” audience it is chasing, and it goes after…
After four successful seasons on Prime Video, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War marks the franchise’s leap from streaming series to full-scale feature-length thriller. Directed by Andrew Bernstein, the film finds Jack Ryan (John Krasinski) reluctantly pulled back into the world of espionage when a covert international mission spirals into a deadly conspiracy involving a…
Few legacy metalcore bands are as consistently good as California’s legendary Of Mice & Men. The beloved quartet have just wrapped up their five-date Australian tour with Japan’s Crystal Lake, and we were there at The Triffid in Brisbane on Sunday night to catch the big sendoff. It was a tight set full of new…
Delta Goodrem has never really fit into a single lane. Across more than two decades, she has moved seamlessly between chart-topping pop star, songwriter, actress, author, television personality, and entrepreneur, building one of the most enduring careers in Australian entertainment along the way. Now, with a new label partnership, a major international spotlight, and a…
For Melbourne-based artist Callum Padgham, music has always been a constant — whether he was mashing up punk in a touring band or commanding dancefloors as DJ Be Kind to Other People. But with his latest single, “When I Was a Little Boy”, he steps forward in a way that feels markedly different: unguarded, introspective…
In 2005, when Tammin Sursok released Whatever Will Be, the pop landscape was in a fascinating state of transition. The glossy, hyper-produced dance-pop that had defined the late ’90s was still dominant – championed by figures like fellow soap-turned-pop players Kylie Minogue and Holly Valance – but there was a parallel wave surging forward. Artists…
The easiest thing Basement could have done after eight years away was make another Colourmeinkindness. Instead of chasing nostalgia and recreating their past sound, they’ve come back with WIRED, their first studio album since 2018. It definitely still sounds like Basement, but entirely different at the same time- it’s sharper, more self-assured and serves as…
2026 has us all feeling a little nostalgic, and there’s something particularly surreal about realising that a significant album is now ten years old. For Luca Brasi, that album is If This Is All We’re Going To Be, their beloved 2016 record that still holds up today. A decade on, Luca Brasi are heading out…
Katy Steele brought the banter along with reworked versions of her solo songs, beloved Little Birdy hits, and covers from her latest album Undressed to an intimate setting at Lefty’s Music Hall in Brisbane on 7th May. The show started with local solo artist Mou. He managed to keep the audience quiet while he played…
What better way to celebrate the State Opera of South Australia’s 50th anniversary (Golden Jubilee), than with a special presentation of Rossini’s classic and joyful story of Cinderella (La Cenerentola). Artistic Director Dane Lam and Executive Director Mark Taylor have hit the nail on the head by choosing this beautifully simple story of an innocent…
The Other Side of Me at the Sydney Opera House is a heartbreaking story of loss and identity. Based on actual events, the dance duet tells the story of a young Aboriginal man in the Northern Territory who is adopted, along with his brother, by a white English couple in the 1960s. The adoption process…
Got yourself a case of the sweet tooth? Treat yourself to a slice of happiness with the hit Broadway musical, Waitress, where there’s a bun in the oven… and certainly a pie. Picture entering Her Majesty’s Theatre and the room being filled with the intoxicating scent of fresh apple pie. And no, it’s not artificial;…
Endurance stories are often framed around the finish line – the record broken, the impossible conquered. But In Pieces Together reframes that idea entirely. What begins as Blake Johnston’s attempt to break the world record for the longest continuous surf – a gruelling 40-hour effort – quickly reveals itself to be something far more profound….
There’s a moment in In Pieces Together where the scale of what Blake Johnston is attempting stops feeling physical and starts feeling deeply emotional. On paper, surfing continuously for 40 hours to break a world record sounds almost impossible. But beneath the exhaustion, saltwater and spectacle lies something far more personal: a son trying to honour…
Fifteen years on, Bridesmaids doesn’t simply just hold up – it looms. What once arrived as a risky studio gamble now feels like a cultural reset, a film that didn’t merely succeed within its moment but permanently altered the parameters of what mainstream comedy could look like, who it could center, and how honestly it…
We’ve all been there. Late-night doom scrolling, wondering where that TikTok feed will end so you’ll finally get some sleep. Or at work, taking a quick break and refreshing your Instagram feed for the latest updates. Smartphones get plenty of use throughout the day, and if you’re like me, probably more use than you…
This week, we’ve added 10 new tracks to our New Music Discoveries playlist on Apple Music and Spotify, including one track we were lucky enough to premiere earlier in the week. Our Track of the Week is “Karaoke Bar”, the warm and wistful new single from sibling duo Angus & Julia Stone. The track marks…
Frenzal Rhomb are bringing back their Australian punk anthems for a huge Australian tour to celebrate 23 years since the release of their album Sans Souci. The sixth album from Frenzal Rhomb brought iconic tracks like “Bucket Bong”, “Looking Good”, and “Punisher” to the ears of punk lovers all over Australia and the world…
The Gold Coast turned into Earthrealm this week as fans, gamers and cosplayers packed out the Official Australian Preview of Mortal Kombat II at Event Cinemas Pacific Fair on Tuesday night, welcoming the stars of the blood-soaked blockbuster back to the place where much of the film was brought to life. The event marked something…
Following his high-flying appearance in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Fox McCloud is officially back in the cockpit. During today’s surprise Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo announced that Star Fox—a visually stunning, ground-up reimagining of the Nintendo 64 classic Lylat Wars, is coming exclusively to the Nintendo Switch 2 on June 25th. Promising a cinematic take…
Microsoft Flight Simulator might already be one of the most realistic and diverse video game experiences, and it’s crazy to think that it’s only getting bigger. In Update 21: Australia, we’re getting a massive look at the sunburnt country, with an absolute laundry list of new features: 30+ Hand-Crafted Points of Interest (POIs): Explore iconic landmarks…
Before she conquered Harvard in pink stilettos, Elle Woods was just trying to survive high school. Prime Video has unveiled the first teaser trailer for Elle, the upcoming prequel series to the beloved Legally Blonde franchise, ahead of Amazon’s annual upfront presentation in New York on May 11th. The series will premiere July 1st on…
Heavy metal has always carried a certain mythology around it, but few bands have embodied that larger-than-life aura quite like Iron Maiden. With their undead mascot Eddie, operatic stage shows, and literary-infused lyrics about war, history and mortality, the British legends have spent five decades building a legacy that stretches far beyond music. Iron Maiden:…
If you have memories of gaming on the original Nintendo 64 like me, then you might feel a certain way about that controller. And I must be honest; while there’s no denying its unique design, I never really fell in love with that original controller. Sure, there were aspects that I liked, including that sweet…
New Zealand-born and based artist Aldous Harding is set to release her fifth album, Train On The Island, on May 8. The 10-track album comes in collaboration with producer John Parish. The two have worked together across much of Harding’s musical career, on previous albums including Party (2017), Designer (2019) and Warm Chris (2022). The…
As Earthrealm prepares for its most brutal battle yet in Mortal Kombat II, director Simon McQuoid returns with a sequel determined to go bigger, bloodier and far more ambitious than its predecessor. Bringing the long-awaited tournament to the screen, the film introduces Karl Urban’s swaggering Johnny Cage into a sprawling war against Shao Kahn, while…
In Mortal Kombat II, Earthrealm’s champions return for a bloodier, louder and far more chaotic showdown against the forces of Shao Kahn – this time with Karl Urban’s swaggering Johnny Cage entering the arena. Leaning fully into the outrageous spirit of the iconic video game franchise, the sequel embraces brutal fatalities, self-aware humour and the…
Mortal Kombat II understands exactly what fans wanted more of after the 2021 film: brutal fights, outrageous fatalities, fan-favourite characters, and a stronger sense of the video game’s gleefully excessive identity. While Simon McQuoid’s first film may have been the more technically controlled entry, the sequel is easily the more entertaining one, operating with the…
