In celebration of the release of John Wick in Australia today – which many are calling Keanu Reeves’ “return to form” – we’re taking a look back at our 8 favourite Keanu Reeves performances from all over the years. So here we proudly present, the many faces of Keanu Reeves: 8. Officer Jack Traven in Speed (1994)…
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In a world dominated by sensationalist news, Kill The Messenger is part biopic part political thriller part ethically charged drama, that follows the story of investigative journalist Gary Webb and his attempts at uncovering the US Government and CIA’s involvement with Nicaraguan drug cartels. Adapted from the book of the same name by Nick Schou…
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Nicholas Sparks’ books – just like the film adaptions of his novels – are really only for hopeless romantics. They often require a suspension of disbelief and cynicism. But if the viewer can set these things aside then they’ll often find a pleasant yet predictable romantic drama and tearjerker. The Best Of Me is the…
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Overexposed the latest work from director-performer Danielle Micich and writer Suzie Miller is a timely piece and a thought-provoking one. With our everyday lives apparently threatened by the possibility of attacks both domestic and international, security and surveillance have become media buzzwords in recent weeks and months. It was quite fitting then, that on entering…
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John Barrett of Bass Drum of Death clues the AU in on the band’s new album Rip This, as well as reflecting n the experience of making the album with a new creative process and approach in mind. If you’re a fan of the music, there’s some good Australian news in the works as well!…
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Sampology‘s single “Shine a Light” has been making waves around the country, featuring the one and only Daniel Merriweather. While he was at BIGSOUND last month we caught up with Sam to talk about the single – which merges Brazilian music, gospel choir music and soul – looks ahead to his Australian tour and talks…
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Ahead of her appearance on Wednesday night as part of the Country and Inner Western night at Goodgod in Sydney, we catch up with Ruby Boots to talk about how she got started as a musician, who inspires her, the genre of Americana and we find out what is coming next from the Perth based…
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Earlier this month, the classic KB Hotel on Foveaux Street in Surry Hills – which had become run down to say the least, Sydney institution or not – re-opened as the “Keg & Brew”. Though heritage pieces of the pub remain, the warm, homely feel has certainly re-energised the venue, with cowhide, brown leather and…
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Can you believe we’re already at the point where we’re now staring down the barrel at Peter Capaldi’s first season finale of Doctor Who? “In the Forest of the Night” is your quintessential filler episode before the final pieces of the season-long puzzle fall together. Not to say it was completely forgettable – I quite enjoyed Maebh (Abigail…
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Terri Hooley is a radical, rebel and music-lover in 1970s Belfast, when the bloody conflict known as the Troubles shuts down his city. As all his friends take sides and take up arms, Terri opens a record shop on the most bombed half-mile in Europe and calls it Good Vibrations. Through it he discovers a…
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According to Variety Magazine, the yet-to-be-titled third installment of Captain America may see the billionaire Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) play a key role in bringing the Civil War storyline from Marvel’s comics to the big screen. The actor is reported to be “in final negotiations” to join Chris Evans in Captain America 3, slated…
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The Blurst of Times Festival concluded its East Coast run on Saturday night in Sydney, with three stages blursting with incredible music from around the country. Larry and Oliver Heath were there for some of the day and brings you these photos to relive the little memories you probably have of the day. There was…
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Hong Kong’s “defacto” International carrier Cathay Pacific this week unveiled the first re-design of its logo and branding in some twenty years, calling it “The Next Chapter” of the airline, and launching a new website detailing the new brand identity, which they call “cleaner, crisper and more contemporary”. The site goes on to detail some…
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the AU review’s Larry Heath sits down with Sydney band Village Echoes to talk about their brand new single “You Are Mine” and look ahead to their first ever East Coast Australian tour, which kicks off in November. TOUR DATES Saturday 8th November 2014 Hermann’s Bar, Sydney – NSW Wednesday, 12th November 2014 Brass Monkey,…
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Last week, Larry Heath sat down with Melbourne based Lanie Lane to talk about her brand new album Night Shade (which was released on Friday), the long awaited follow up to her breakthrough album To The Horses. Night Shades is out now. Lanie kicks off her tour this week! Dates below:
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Ahead of his appearance on Wednesday night as part of the Country and Inner Western night at Goodgod in Sydney, we catch up with Shane Nicholson to talk about how he got started as a musician, who inspires him, the genre of Americana and we find out what is coming next from the Australian Roots/Country/Folk…
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the AU review interviews US stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan where we chat about laziness, his memoir Dad Is Fat and latest book Food: A Love Story detailing his obsession, inspiration and chronicles of food… as well as the challenge of appealing to a foreign audience. This is the third and final part of our interview…
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Sunset Overdrive is Californian developer Insomniac Games (noted for PlayStation exclusives like Ratchet & Clank and Resistance) first Xbox One exclusive, a frantic, idiosyncratic, open-world third-person shooter that pulls elements from a number of different games and combines them, with a twisted sense of humour, to create something that feels quite fresh and different.
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Eponine Films have partnered with HOYTS Group to release Love Is Now nationally on the 4th December 2014, a debut Australian film written and directed by Jim Lounsbury, producing partner Behren Schulz and Line Producer David Lightfoot (Wolf Creek, Rouge). Starring Eamon Farren (Chained, Red Dog, Carlotta), Claire Van Der Boom (The Square, Red Hill,…
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Maggie stating to Father Gabriel that the church isn’t a house of lord but “just four walls and a roof” while numerous, chopped up bodies lay at her feet is a nice comment on the post-apocalypse. Because that’s all anything such as a house or a church is now in this world. Iconoclasm or not,…
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In the future, governments and economies across the globe have collapsed, food is scarce, NASA is no more, and the 20th Century is to blame. A mysterious rip in spacetime opens and it’s up to whatever is left of NASA to explore and offer up hope for mankind. Mainly based on the scientific theories and…
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The Church launched their new album Further / Deeper with an intimate performance at the Oxford Art Factory in Sydney last night. Pete Dovgan brings us these photos from the show:
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The Kin, comprised of Australian-raised brothers Isaac and Thorald Koren, and the US born Shakerleg, are captivating Australian audiences on their Thick As Thieves Australian. I caught up with the trio in Sydney last week to talk about the tour and the last time they were in Australia, performing with Coldplay and Kylie Minogue! THE…
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Returning to Australia this week for their first tour here since 2012 (where they were supported by Bombay Bicycle Club), Manchurians Elbow filled up the Sydney Opera House last night for the first of two shows at the venue which even Guy Garvey couldn’t help but admit was “iconic”. But as the show went on,…
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Today on American Horror Story we’re learning about Edward Mordrake – Ssh quiet down children. Now with the third installment of Freak Show, American Horror Story has brought us a two part Halloween treat with episodes three and four. Episode three tells the tale of Edward Mordrake; a man with two faces. AHS is keeping…
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By Kimberley Veart Monday The Full Monty, One, 9:30 pm AEST Brace yourself for British humour at its best with the 1997 comedy classic about a group of unemployed steelworkers in the industrial city of Sheffield, who decide they have nothing left to lose and perform together in a male strip tease troupe. Tuesday Dancing…
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With the fallout from the action-packed “No Sanctuary” it was to be expected that the pace would slow down just a little bit in order for our group – who really just reunited a day ago, seeing as Season 5 picked up right where Season 4 left off – to make sure they were all…
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They are one of Australia’s most loved and lauded live acts and sadly, they are calling it quits. Those crazy cats from Bluejuice have decided it’s time to hang up the ridiculous home-made costumes and move on to new projects and lives. In the span of 13 years of touring, if you hadn’t seen them play at…
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It seems like the I OH YOU family are adopting all the right people these days, and Montgomery is no exception. Coolly sitting at the other end of the scale to the likes of Violent Soho, Montgomery’s debut EP brings some tender stylings to the label and lives up to the hype in such an…
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