Year: 2014

A Hitchcockian thriller in the country, Tom At The Farm is a grim exploration of homophobia, secrecy and family sustainability. Directed by Canadian filmmaker Xavier Dolan (I Killed  My Mother, Heartbeats), the film is based on the play of the same name by Michel Marc Bouchard. Tom – played by Dolan – is a young…

It’s easy to enjoy UK garage four-piece Catfish And The Bottlemen, and now the band are finally releasing their debut album The Balcony in September. We got to know the band while they were in Scotland for T in the Park by way of this exclusive interview with frontman Van McCann, in which he talks…

the AU review presents Rita Satch performing “Go” – Live, Exclusive and Acoustic in a park in Sydney as part of the AU sessions series. The track comes of Rita’s sophomore, self-titled EP, available now! Don’t miss Rita when she performs at the FBi Social in Sydney this Thursday (7th August) for her EP Launch….

the AU chats to Joshua Rose and Storm Roux – Defenders from the Central Coast Mariners – who will be playing as part of the A-League All Stars squad against Italian side Juventus F.C. in a special showcase match on August 10th at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium, 7:30pm. We talk about the game, who they’re looking…

This year has seen many female-driven films find huge success at the box office. Angelina Jolie, Cameron Diaz and Shailene Woodley have led Maleficent, The Other Woman and The Fault in Our Stars to becoming huge hits this year in Australia and around the world. We can now add Scarlett Johansson and Lucy to that list, as the high-concept action film took…

Love comes in many forms. It can exist as the experience of first love between a young couple, the frustrating protective love a parent has for their child or the love a couple who have been together for nearly 40 years share. In Love is Strange, we see all three, and director Ira Sachs has…

While any female with internet connection and a love of fashion and style are intimately familiar with street fashion photographer Scott Schuman from The Sartorialist, or fashion blogging powerhouse duo Tash Sefton and Elle Ferguson from They All Hate Us, not many are aware of Ari Seth Cohen’s work on fashion blog Advanced Style. Why?…

And So It Goes won’t win any points for its name. Nor will it win any prizes for originality. But this rom-com does have a bewildering amount of talent coming together to make a film that’s not great, just nice. This means it is fun and pleasant enough to watch, but it won’t change your…

Before even reaching the one minute mark of the first track on Alison Wonderland’s debut EP Calm Down you know this is the one you have been waiting for. Wonderland has packed everything that makes her live shows instant sell out’s into five incredible songs. Powerful bass, stunning vocals and exciting samples, if you’ve enjoyed…

In the final part of our interview with Matty and George from The 1975, they reflect on their weekend at Splendour in the Grass and stripping their sets back (sans the light show they’re touring around the UK with). They also look ahead to touring with the band You, who are their best friends from…

Last month, I headed to London to see Monty Python LIVE (Mostly) in action, and now this Wednesday, you’ll get a chance to as well – albeit in Cinemas. Here is my review of the performance that should give you an idea of what to expect from the show! I’ve done my best to keep…

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods will screen in theatres across Australia and New Zealand, and tickets are available now! Madman have announced the screenings will take place as a very special Reel Anime event on August 30th. Ticketholders will also receive a free A2 poster from participating cinemas on the day, subject to availability….

The Good Life (La Belle Vie) is a French drama film based on a true story. It’s a delicate, coming of age tale and portrait of paternal love set in the freewheeling countryside. It asks some big questions about love and freedom. But while it is beautiful, it fails to fill in some of the…

Lollapalooza kicked off its 10th anniversary at Chicago’s Grant Park in great form today, with thousands upon thousands of music fans streaming into the festival before the bands started at 11am. Its status as a premier festival is no doubt strong, but the calibre of Lollapalooza was loud and proud as well, with the beautiful…

In Part Two of our interview series with The 1975 (not pictured), Matty and George open up honestly about how they feel about Fame, Fandom and Success after a relentless year on the road. Matty talks about how he struggles to say no to his fans, how he was originally fascinated by the idea of…

The Beards always pull a big crowd and put on a great show. So when they rolled in to The Gov on Saturday night, there was no way I was going to miss it. The gig was a sell-out, and on a freezing winters night The Gov felt like a Viking mead hall, wall-to-wall with…

Marvel Studios and the Disney team had a huge amount of reputation riding on this film after setting the bar ridiculously high with their ensemble action superhero fest that was The Avengers. With a bunch of characters who are mostly unknowns unless you’re a comic fan, this film would need to pull out some wicked…

Admit it, you weren’t too confident a buddy cop, action flick could mesh with a supernatural horror film and actually work, at all. I thought the exact same thing. As such, I went into Deliver Us From Evil with unfairly low expectations and walked away feeling defeated; deflated in my ability to judge a film…

Food & Lifestyle on the AU review spends the day with Joshua Rose and Storm Roux – Defenders from the Central Coast Mariners – who will be playing as part of the A-League All Stars squad against Italian side Juventus F.C. in a special showcase match on August 10th at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium, 7:30pm. We…

Earlier this week, Beck snuck out a new Black and White video for “Heart Is a Drum”, directed by Sophie Muller. The clip sees Beck encountering figures from his past and comes from the track of his celebrated album Morning Phase. You can watch the video here: In the leadup to the clip’s release, there…

This time last week, Brisbane’s The Creases were kicking off their weekend at Splendour in the Grass, and now, for the weekend that follows, they have delivered everyone a playlist of their favourite tracks for you to enjoy… From Har Mar Superstar all the way to Mr. Blobby, this list is an eclectic mix, and…

Normally this part of an article is used to give the reader some background to the news item that the article is dealing with. It will serve as a way to get the reader intrigued by the news so that they are actively engaged by the time they read the actual news. But you don’t…

One of the entries in MIFF’s Big Scene – Small Screen program, Doll & Em is an unassuming portrait of a friendship that succeeds with a delightful mix of undeniable heart and unobtrusive style. Doll (Dolly Wells) and Em (Emily Mortimer) have been best friends since childhood. When Doll unceremoniously breaks up with her boyfriend,…

We Are The Best! (Vi är bäst!) is a loaded title but this Swedish film is all about challenging your expectations. The movie was written and directed by Lukas Moodysson, who was adapting the graphic novel that his wife, Coco, had penned about her fictionalised teenage years. The result is a feel good, coming-of-age story…

Taped is a Dutch thriller that is gripping from the very first frame to the last. Brutal and breathless, it’s not hard to see why director Diedrik Van Rooijen has been chosen to helm the remake of the Alfred Hitchcock classic The Birds. There are certainly elements of the Hitchcock style in Taped. The film…

Larry interviewed Matthew Healy and George Daniel from The 1975 in Sydney, Australia while they were in town for a Splendour in the Grass sideshow. In part one, we talk about their second visit to Australia this year – discover that they have plans to return before the year is out – and find out…

Back in June, we featured the single “Living Fiction” from a band called Glasgow called WHITE. It was a track I loved so much I gave it a 10/10 score in my single review. As we take some time to feature bands out of the city, it wouldn’t have been complete without taking a moment…

In just a couple of weeks, UK quartet The Magic Numbers will finally be delivering their long awaited fourth album Alias onto our eardrums. While I was in Scotland a couple of weeks ago covering T in the Park, I got to spend some time with the group backstage and over a beer, conducted an…

the AU review presents Tasmanian Singer/Songwriter Dewayne Everettsmith performing his latest single “Surrender”, LIVE and Acoustic in Sydney as part of our AU sessions series. Dewayne performs tonight at Bennett’s Lane in Melbourne!

A human eye expert falls for a young French woman at a party. Years later, his lab partner make a dramatic discovery which leads him to put family and career at risk, travelling to India to validate a world-changing theory. This Sundance winner weaves together the emotional and the scientific in an ambitious metaphysical drama….