Month: October 2025

Appropriately pitched as a “stripped-back, rough-and-ready reimagining”, Calamity Jane at the Sydney Opera House is a rowdy and rambunctious tale of the well-known American frontierswoman. Known as a sharpshooter and avid storyteller, there have been many reprising’s of this infamous character – Doris Day in the 1953 film, Robin Weigert in the 2004 series Deadwood…

On Saturday night, Brisbanites poured into the Brisbane Entertainment Centre as the season’s first summer storm rolled overhead. The forecourt descended into semi-chaos as hundreds of fans battled the pelting rain at the open-air entrances. However, not even the rain could dampen the excitement for American phenom Teddy Swims. The musician’s meteoric rise has been…

Thanks to Paramount Pictures Australia and Superdream, we have 5 double in-season passes (Admit 2) to the new romance Regretting You, based on the best-selling novel from Colleen Hoover (It Ends With Us), starring Mason Thames, Mckenna Grace, Dave Franco, Allison Williams, Willa Fitzgerald and Scott Eastwood. Based on the bestselling book, REGRETTING YOU introduces…

Royel Otis opened their national tour with a sold-out Melbourne show at Margaret Court Arena, marking a huge moment for the Australian duo as one of their biggest shows yet. Fresh off the release of LP Hickey, they moved through favourites like “i hate this tune”, “Sofa King”, and “Murder on the Dancefloor” to a…

Alt-rock trailblazers Garbage will return to Australia this December for a run of exclusive headline theatre shows, marking their first visit since 2016. The tour will see the band perform in Melbourne, Adelaide and at the iconic Sydney Opera House. Led by the inimitable Shirley Manson, Garbage have spent nearly three decades redefining alternative rock…

Watching You follows thrill-seeking paramedic Lina (Aisha Dee), who, despite being happily engaged, has an impulsive one-night stand with a mysterious stranger. Their dalliance is secretly filmed and used to blackmail her. As her life spirals and paranoia grows, Lina sets out to expose the voyeur – only to discover the true threat is far…

In 2015, The AU Review’s John Goodridge interviewed Kiss founder Paul Daniel “Ace” Frehley after the release of his 2014 solo album Space Invader. We stumbled upon it while thumbing through our extensive archives and are now publishing it in tribute to the pioneering musician, who sadly passed away on 16th October 2025, aged 74. Read…

These days, remakes and remasters are often seen as a way to play it safe. They can delight fans with welcomed nostalgia, but they can also signal an unwillingness to take creative risks. A year on from the remake of Silent Hill 2 and with the Silent Hill 1 remake already announced, Silent Hill f…

All Time Low return with their tenth studio album, Everyone’s Talking, out today. The title alone feels loaded in all the right ways, coming after a few turbulent years that saw the band face some scrutiny- this record marks a reset and reclamation in their journey. The colourful album cover features the band in bright…

With a title that can’t be misconstrued in all its obviousness, it makes sense as to why Held Hostage in My House adheres to a melodramatic, campy temperament. Despite the cheapness of proceedings, you have to hand it to writer/director Anna Elizabeth James (who seemingly has a penchant for blatantly titled thrillers, with Sinister Sorority…

I’ve always been a fan of the Battlefield franchise and appreciate its more grounded approach compared to recent Call of Duty titles. But I unfortunately must admit that Battlefield 2042 didn’t hold my attention for very long. As a result of that game’s lacklustre critical and commercial success, the team at Battlefield Studios have decided…

Jehnny Beth has always thrived on duality- ferocity and tenderness, precision and chaos, control and release. With You Heartbreaker, You, her latest album released on August 29, those contradictions find their balance. Recorded with longtime collaborator and creative partner Johnny Hostile at their studio in France, this record has been described as ‘cathartic’- but for…

Sony made a strong first impression at PAX Australia 2025, with INZONE attending the event for the very first time — and they didn’t come quietly. Taking over a dedicated booth on the show floor, Sony was there to prove that INZONE is more than just a side-brand for PlayStation accessories. This was a full-scale…

As we hit the mid-point of October, this week we have added ten new tracks to our Discovery Playlist, on both Apple Music and Spotify, including two songs we premiered earlier in the week. Our track of the week is “Stay In Your Lane” from the fabulous Courtney Barnett. This new track signals the start…

Little more than 18 months after their breakout debut album, The Last Dinner Party return with another instant classic, the soaring rock-opera From the Pyre. After initially coming out of nowhere with the singles from Prelude to Ecstasy (including “Sinner”, “Nothing Matters” and “My Lady of Mercy”), the majority British act wowed crowds and critics…

Freak Slug made her Melbourne debut at The Night Cat as part of her first Australian tour, following the release of her breakout album I Blow Out Big Candles. The Manchester artist brought her bedroom-pop energy to an intimate, packed room, moving through tracks like Sexy Lemon and Radio with warmth and chaotic charm. Eloise…

A loud ticking clock accompanies the opening minutes of After the Hunt, Luca Guadagnino‘s topical #MeToo drama that presents the mundane actions of its central focus, Professor Alma Imhoff (Julia Roberts), as she goes about her day at Yale.  It feels as if perhaps the ticking is leading to something substantial – a revelation –…

Both rising forces in the film and television industry, expressing their passions for emotional, captivating storytelling, director Spencer King and actor Hunter Doohan have joined for the survivalist drama The Wilderness. Detailing a group of troubled teenage boys who are kidnapped from their homes and taken deep into the unforgiving Utah desert, where they are…

The countdown to the debut album continues for Brisbane’s alt-rock singer/songwriter John Drake, with “Descending Love” as the next single to be released. We’re pumped today to be premiering this gorgeous new song, driven by a dream that love was just around the corner, ahead of its release on Friday. John Drake’s ‘Descending Love’ is…

Nickelodeon hasn’t released a true crossover game in over a decade, and the return of the Nicktoons brand could have easily been a lazy nostalgia play. Instead, Nicktoons & The Dice of Destiny arrives as a surprisingly well-crafted action RPG, trading platforming roots for a top-down, Diablo-style combat format that’s far deeper and more engaging…

Anyone who has visited the Sphere in Las Vegas will tell you that it’s one of the most impressive places on the planet to see a live concert. Indeed, with a 270 degree screen on the inside, and a landscape-altering 360 degree screen on the outside, there is no place like it. The venue opened…

The Adelaide Film Festival opened the 2025 season in style with a pink carpet outside the Capri Cinema in Goodwood. Gilbert Street was closed off between the Capri and the Good Gilbert bar, giving a sophisticated European chic. There was an expectant buzz about the Australian debut of Jimpa, a film about an Adelaide filmmaker…

The Black Phone rightfully terrified audiences when it was released across theatres in 2022.  And now, just in time for the Halloween season, director Scott Derrickson is bringing the nightmarish void of his supernatural world back to the masses with Black Phone 2, where true evil transcends death…and the phone is ringing once more. As…

The Black Phone rightfully terrified audiences when it was released across theatres in 2022.  And now, just in time for the Halloween season, director Scott Derrickson is bringing the nightmarish void of his supernatural world back to the masses with Black Phone 2, where true evil transcends death…and the phone is ringing once more. As…

It’s not too far into the 95 minutes of David Moreau‘s Other that it becomes eerily evident that everyone aside from lead Olga Kurylenko has their appearance intentionally hidden or distorted from view.  Moreau himself stated that it was a visual additive that played into the loneliness and confinement of Kurylenko’s Alice, who spends the…

Melbourne-based R&B singer-songwriter Laura Adeline continues to impress with her silky-smooth delivery and bountiful feel-good vibes. She has mastered the art of finding strength from the most vulnerable of times. Laura has taken grief and betrayal and turned them into a gorgeous, breezy, uplifting salve—the irresistible “As I See”—which will be released this Friday. We are…

2025 has been an amazing year for book releases, and the final Tuesday in September saw booksellers dealing with a perfect storm of huge releases (including new releases from Trent Dalton, Richard Osman, Philippa Gregory, Benjamin Stevenson and Craig Silvey) all arriving and needing to be unpacked for eager readers in one day. To all…

It’s not often a power bank genuinely impresses me. Most are either too small to be useful or too bulky to be practical. But after putting Zyron’s new Powastellar 27,000mAh 140W PD3.1 Power Bank through its paces at PAX Aus 2025, I can confidently say this is the best power bank I’ve ever used —…

LEGO Party! is one of those games you expect to pick up for a quick session and suddenly realise you’ve sunk hours into. Taking the unmistakable structure of Mario Party — board traversal, mini-game mayhem and star collecting — it adds Lego’s signature charm and, more importantly, its precision. Where Nintendo leans into chaos and…

Since hitting the scene as a fresh faced teenager, RUEL has continued to kick goals. He’s on the cusp of releasing his sophomore album,  Kicking My Feet, due out on October 17th. To mark the occasion he’s released a new single “Wild Guess” which has the tonal textures and influences of LA, to where he’s…