“Full Dome Experience” Very afternoon children’s television vibe. I was sleepy during and after https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/star-dreaming-full-dome-experience-af2025
“Australia’s Other Great Reef” Watching presentations on ecological systems now always makes me feel a bit sad due to how they are all being destroyed. Content aside, this “full dome” planetary movie seemed a bit dated and low resolution. I also don’t think it took advantage of the immersive medium. https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/ningaloo-australia-s-other-great-reef-full-dome-experience-af2025
I have a prejudice about graphic novels in that they feel both too short and too long at the same time. The artwork often seems to take up too much space and the plot happens either too quickly or too slowly as a result. This graphic novel by Nick Drnaso is a masterful reversal of […]
A great example of how offering an experience (dining in a hyper realised, authentic Mexican eatery) in addition to a good meal can elevate and justify eating out. Would 100% visit again Location 174 Smith St, Collingwood VIC 3066
I struggled with this exhibition. It is actually hard to say anything more than that
Sonically, a return to Gaga’s original pop sound with occasional Prince, Blondie and 70s disco detours. Visually, Hellraiser crossed with a Nazi pride rally. There were some days when I woke up with a track in my head Tracks on repeat
Do exhibitions matter now unless you can take a good selfie in it or turn it into social media content? The elitist part of me enjoyed what happened to art after it became detached from mastery over physical media. It gave art the scope to become purely about intellect, concept and story. Of course this […]
Beautiful pastries in Melbourne without the ridiculous queues Location Shop 49A Royal Arcade, 3000 CBD, 335 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3004
A pretty expensive ($60) Fringe show of trans (?) Thai women lip syncing and dancing to various songs in some pretty amazing outfits. It was fun and spectacular but not something I would pick myself, especially at this price point because I’m such a tight ass. At the very start of the show, a voice […]
Max and a small ensemble performed the albums “In A Landcsape” and “The Blue Notebooks”. The first was nice, but featureless and I fell asleep several times. The second was okay but felt like a inferior experience to my memory of the album, sounding in part like it had been very cheaply produced
Staged at the Queens Theatre, this was an immersive and powerful adaptation of the movie. It was very sparely produced with no set or costume changes, but was still engaging nevertheless. The actor who played Hedwig was incredible and carried the majority of the production
The perfect sushi train. The quality of the food here is so good and at an incredibly fair price that makes you wonder why you’d even consider take away sushi at those places that either use the wrong rice or cook it wrong and make it gluggy. Service is speedy and faultless. Restaurant fit out […]
This movie was terrifying to me as a kid but as an adult, I can now appreciate what was being attempted
Compelling page turner but but strangely empty for me Sally Hepworth’s novel “Darling Girls” is an extremely easy-to-read thriller, that investigates the discovery of human remains at the childhood foster home of three adult women. The book’s blurb has a quote from the New York Times that perfectly describes the book: “A blueprint for how […]
An incredibly beautiful and touching animated movie about a black cat in a rapidly flooding world devoid of humans. Perfect
The trailers made this anime look a lot more interesting and charming than I actually found it. Rob liked this movie simply because the cat was oafish, drinking beer and pissing like a drunk man against neighbourhood trees
A very strange hallucinatory novel. I wish I could have liked it but I really struggled to finish it. Analysed through the lens of the author’s heroin addiction, this novel makes a lot more sense, but no less difficult to read
Possibly have not given this album enough time to grow on me, but a slight disappointment when considered against the title single
Catchy and raw lyrics with some standout singles
In contrast to Sonic, this short movie felt surprisingly long. Predictable with the visuals unfortunately unable to overcome the very silent and boring story
Surprisingly entertaining – did not feel as long as I thought it would
I had a really great burger at this modest eatery in the suburbs. Chips were great too. What really makes this place shine however, is the incredible service. You can really tell they are doing their best to cater to customers and take great pride in everything they put out Location 567 Grange Road, Grange […]
This place is great. Tasty food, for very fair prices, in an amazing quirkily designed restaurant that is worth going to alone for that. I don’t know what food mafia they’ve upset to receive the bad reviews they have. My experience was not negative at all and I’ll look forward to coming back. Location Churchill […]
Honestly the best Viet bread rolls in the area. Rolls are very distinctively saucy (hoisin), but this is a perfectly valid and authentic take. They are also the perfect level of crispness, and full of fillings. Service is friendly and great as well. Their spring rolls are pretty ordinary though, as is the dining in […]
A spare but efficient supernatural thriller. I really enjoyed it
Interesting topic, but falls prey to the same voyeurism it implicitly criticises. Also, it did not need to be as long as what it was
A short autobiography that felt like a very long boring rant “One Hundred Years of Dirt” by Rick Morton is an auto biographical novel about Morton’s largely fatherless, poor and difficult life to date. It is only a short book but felt like a really long and unenjoyable rant. The dry writing style, characteristic of […]
Desolate and bleak novel about a group of women inexplicably imprisoned in a featureless prison who then escape to an earth like barren wilderness. The novel promises no answers from the very beginning but in doing so, asks what is our purpose for living
If I have a craving for yiros, this is where I go. Filling, flavourful and fast. The yiros here is about the size of your bicep and full of tender meat – and not the processed kind – grilled on a giant spit over charcoal behind the counter. The kid sized, small yiros is about […]
A promising story about a group of three women with supernatural powers tasked with avenging the rape and murders of girls. Unfortunately ended up being very predictable and misandrist. “The Change” by Kirsten Miller tells the story of three women (Harriet, Jo and Nessa) with super natural powers, inexplicably drawn together to avenge the rape […]
It is a testament to the strong narrative that a subtitled, foreign film that is essentially a black and white photo slide show should be so engaging. Amazing – this is exactly what film festivals are about
I’m not sure what I just watched and without the knowledge that it was potentially an allegory for the trans experience, I would have got even less than what I did out of it
A unique black and white movie with people in mascot outfits enacting Looney Tunes plot lines. I didn’t expect it to be as funny as what it was but the movie was too long in the end
Feels like a graphic designer produced this movie. Wes Anderson, David Cronenberg, Patricia Piccinini, Eric Prydz
It was hard to watch the unlikable and antisocial main characters to begin with but over the course of the movie they became endearing despite their flaws – a transition that I think is a hallmark of a good movie
Stunning cinematography with a very straightforward plot. Constant tension from the possibility of horrible things happening
I have no idea what I just watched but wow was it powerful
Epic and sprawling novel about a flawed gay man Published: 2017 Completed: 09/08/2024 Pages: 588 So…I am finding it very hard to write a review about this epic and sprawling novel, “The Heart’s Invisible Furies” by John Boyne. There is just so much going on that it’s a bit intimidating to find an angle to […]
Had low expectations going in and somehow the movie still managed to disappoint me
Considering how short their only album is, they did a really good job of turning out a full set. Abigail the lead singer is so magnetic. Fully imagined a life together and a break up all in the one show
Highly challenging and extremely long movie that is typical of Lanthimos’ work. While the surreal story is intriguing, it ultimately felt too long and I was frustrated by my inability to decipher the symmetry in the movie
Visually spectacular movie that displays the artist directors signature style. Light on plot, but still emotionally very impactful
Cleverly structured movie designed for short attention spans
A really dumb book about premature ejaculation Published: 2007 Completed: 28/06/2024 Pages: 166 I feel quite conflicted about this short novella about a couple’s first night together following their wedding. Essentially due to them both being virgins, their first sexual encounter is a disaster, with the man prematurely ejaculating and the woman revolted by the […]
A brave and incredible personal story of the author’s experience of dating a fraud Published: 2019 Completed: 15/06/2024 Pages: 325 This incredibly brave and personal book by Stephanie Wood goes through the author’s experience of dating a fraud, and her attempts to understand and come to peace with the ordeal once it ended. This novel […]
Fascinating imagining of life on an alien planet. Lovely animation but irregular in parts where it felt like they ran out of money or struggled with quality control
Spectacular and original show that was somehow better than the recorded music. While at times it felt like a listening party, something about being literally to feel the music in your body was incredible