The Man from U.N.C.L.E Guy Ritchie 8 Movie

So much style and cool. Very fun to watch and very well put together

Red Moon in Venus Kali Uchis 7 Music

So smooth. So sexy. Kiss kiss

Memories Katsuhiro Otomo 6 Movie

An interesting enough anime that would have been spectacular at the time of its release. However I have no nostalgia attached to this and subsequently, the movie has diminished impact on me

Cracker Island Gorillaz 8 Music

Probably the first Gorillaz album I’ve enjoyed in a while. First two thirds is great, the last third not so much

Airplay Christina Gelsone, Seth Bloom 7 Show

Cute and great to watch with the earnest reactions of the mostly young audience. However I’m glad I didn’t pay for this

The Last of Us Craig Mazin 7 Television

I think the only good episode in this series was the gay one. Also the ending – while true to the game – sucked

Cornucopia Björk 8 Show

A great show; suitably quirky and spectacular. Even songs I didn’t really like were enjoyable live

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Kip Williams 4 Show

Every element of this play was excellently executed but in excess. If the production and story could have been simplified it would have been a lot more enjoyable. Instead this felt like being pelted with bricks for two hours

Under The Skin Jonathan Glazer 9 Movie

Watched when Pepper escaped from the yard, adding to the harrowing feeling. Like a modern relentless suburban and personal take on 2001 Space Odyssey

Work.txt Electric Dreams 7 Show

An inventive and fun interactive play with strangers contributing to the majority of the show’s execution https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/electric-dreams-work-txt-af2023

Hans and Gret Lally Katz 8 Show

Very modern funky and innovative staging. A predictable but still enjoyable young adult theatre experience

Hard Quiz Live Tom Gleeson 8 Show

Enjoyable and aggressively ruddy show. Great translation of the live show with some very good contestants https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/hard-quiz-live-hosted-by-tom-gleeson-af2023

The Teaches of Peaches Anniversary Tour Peaches 10 Show

Exhausting authoritative bombastic show with 10,000% energy. A two hour show with multiple costume changes, burlesque shows, incredible music and audience participation. Left feeling spent

Tiny White Lies Fiona Palmer 6 Book

A plainly written, colourless romance novel Published: 2020 Completed: 2023/02/28 Pages: 371 A very straight forward and easy to read novel about two women – Ashley and Nikki – and their relationships with each other, their children and respective partners. Despite a plot that was obvious from the very beginning, there is some enjoyment in […]

Andrew Hansen is Cheap Andrew Hansen 8 Show

Enjoyable and intimate show with some genuinely funny moments. Only bad thing was that it was probably over rehearsed and had zero audience interaction https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/andrew-hansen-is-cheap-af2023

Social Distortion, Bad Religion and Clowns Bad Religion 7 Show

Good set by Bad Religion, but found support and headliners a bit samey

Tár Todd Field 9 Movie

Really enjoyed this movie. At times it felt like a very conscious oblique intellectual exercise but after the first half an hour, opened into an intriguing multi dimensional world that allowed for lots of interesting analytical possibilities. Still mulling over it a few days after

Serpentina Banks 6 Music

Enjoyable and relatable but kinda background music. Possibly because I was work stressing

Stray Koola and Viv 9 Game

I don’t play many games, but this was so beautiful in its visual design. I loved the premise of playing as a cat and felt invested in the world that was built

The Jack In The Box Lawrence Fowler 3 Movie

Technically well shot, acted and produced. Unfortunately the story itself was predictable drivel

The Voices Marjane Satrapi 6 Movie

I am tired of depictions of violence against women. As well produced as this movie is, I didn’t see the point. Not sure it sheds any new light on mental illness or that there was any character development during the course of the movie

The Swallows Of Kabul Zabou Breitman 9 Movie

Beautiful animated movie of the tragedy affecting Afghanistan.

Ascendant Antaine Furlong 2 Movie

Actually terrible. There probably was a good movie in there somewhere, at some point, but what made it to the screen was drawn out and unfinished. Full of plot holes and annoyingly dumb. Unfortunately Australian

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Steven Spielberg 9 Movie

An incredible movie that still holds up after all this time – possibly strong nostalgia effect

The Silent Wife Karin Slaughter 7 Book

Absolutely not the sort of novel I would normally read. It was gruesomely violent but very suspenseful and exceedingly well paced. Let down by stereotypical characterisations Published: 2020 Completed: 2023/01/04 Pages: 482 Absolutely not the sort of book I would normally read. Having said that, it was exceedingly well constructed with superb pacing and plot. […]

Wreck Ryan J. Brown 6 Television

Mildly amusing TV series that is essentially a variation on Squid Game but suffers the same issues of over staying its welcome

City Of Lost Children Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro 6 Movie

Fantastic and hugely influential production design and aesthetic but poor pacing that let it all down

Spell Brendan Walter 8 Movie

Predictable, but well produced, shot, acted, soundtracked and ultimately enjoyable movie. The drab Icelandic scenery was a bit disappointing – this is not a tourism piece – but the overall aura was compelling. Achievable on what should be a modest team and budget?

What’s Wrong With This Picture? John McCaffrey 8 Book

Very short book of short stories. Enjoyable, succinct and at its best, reminiscent of Roald Dahl’s shorts

John Dies At The End Don Coscarelli 5 Movie

Interesting concept, with what appears to be an intentionally bad fx aesthetic. Seems like it was produced for incels

How To Speak Cat Aline Newman, Gary Weitzman 6 Book

Interesting non fiction facts about cats. Was a bit repetitive after a while

Blindness José Saramago 7 Book

Really interesting doomsday premise: rapid devolving of human society into fetid and base animals. Unfortunately like a lot of media in this genre, I was left wanting regarding an explanation of cause

Violent Night Tommy Wirkola 9 Movie

Suspenseful but charming Christmas movie with a hunky David Harbour killing bad guys. Delivers on exactly what it promises

Dawn FM Weeknd 6 Music

Some stand out tracks, but the after taste for me was boredom despite the very obvious Oneohtrix Point Never production signatures

And In The Darkness Hearts Aglow Weyes Blood 8 Music

Loving the slow tempo and depressing lyrics about life after the pandemic

Share or Die Joseph Mazzaferro 5 Movie

A simple and enjoyable budget horror / comedy that doesn’t overstay its welcome

Elvis Baz Luhrmann 7 Movie

Visually spectacular movie, with a very convincing Austin Butler as Elvis. Great typography and art direction as always

Utopia Björk 5 Music

Probably the closest I’ve come to enjoying a Bjork album since Vespertine. Lyrically interesting, but again the arrangement is too intentionally oblique

Vulnicura Björk 6 Music

Very raw, very personal album that was able to let go of some of the intense music theory in service of some more typical melodies

Who Done Did It The Finest Filth 9 Show

I REALLY enjoyed this. Wacky, tacky and dumb, but acted with 2000% conviction. Love the line “Does this look like the labia majora of a serial killer to you?”

Biophilia Björk 3 Music

Was interesting but not enjoyable to listen to

SMITHEREENS Joji 8 Music

Deep bass, thick and mellow vibes. Makes me sleepy but in a good way

Slow Rush Tour Tame Impala 9 Show

Set started off very distorted, with songs I could barely recognise. However, incredibly spectacular stage production. Like being abducted by raver 70s aliens. All the great Tame Impala tracks. 200% would see again as he gets more ambitious every time

Bros Nicholas Stoller 3 Movie

Poorly constructed movie that was hard to watch due to the very annoying central character that does not develop at all through the movie

Dirt Femme Tove Lo 6 Music

An uneven album that gets worse on repeated listens. Some very good singles, but also some really cringy songs

Hello Dankness Sodajerk 6 Movie

Not as cohesive as previous works. It also annoyed me how obvious most of the work was? Very left, very predictable in its appraisal of the Trump presidency

Lightyear Angus MacLane 6 Movie

Lightyear and his cat Sox were great, but the supporting characters were so annoying that it dragged down the whole movie

A Normal Heart Larry Kramer 8 Show

Production design was perfect. Two very strong leads, and some average supporting cast. However was very effective in appealing to the audience’s emotions. First half was better than the second which became too “shouty”

Passenger (supported by Hollow Coves) Passenger 8 Show

Accomplished, expected and entertaining acoustic set

Turning Red Domee Shi 9 Movie

Highly polished, intensely beautiful movie with great characters and accompanying soundtrack. Ending was a bit soft though