Day: 23 June 2026

Pretty LIttles

The Pretty Littles bring Mulga Wire to life at The Lion Arts Factory

The Pretty Littles returned to Adelaide on Friday night, headlining The Lion Arts Factory to celebrate their latest album, Mulga Wire. Opening the concert and warming up the crowd was local Adelaide band Jon Ann. Self-described as “loud and angry”, the pub punk band rocked out. Ripping away at heavy head-banging groove riffs, the band’s…

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Interview: Colin Farrell on pushing John Sugar beyond observation in Sugar Season 2

When Apple TV+’s Sugar premiered last year, much of the conversation centred on its audacious mid-season twist. The neo-noir detective drama, starring Colin Farrell as private investigator John Sugar, revealed that its seemingly hard-boiled detective was, in fact, an alien observer living among humanity. But according to Farrell, that revelation was never the true heart…

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Interview: Director Daniel Nettheim and The Killings at Parrish Station series creator Ben Jenkins on grounding cosmic horror in emotional reality

A remote massacre. A decades-spanning mystery. A signal from somewhere beyond understanding. On the surface, The Killings at Parrish Station has all the hallmarks of a gripping cosmic horror thriller. But beneath the murders, the occult intrigue and the lingering questions of what happened at the isolated Parrish Research Station lies something far more human….

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Book Review: Meet Maud Tarkington, the off-beat heart of This Is Where We Say Goodbye

Howard McKenzie-Murray‘s debut novel – shortlisted for the 2024 Hungerford Award novel – has something of a dreamlike quality to it. The kind of dream where you are trying to get somewhere important, but increasingly bizarre obstacles keep getting thrown in your path. This is what happens to Maud Tarkington, the twenty-one year old protagonist…

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Interview: Brian Cox on his directorial debut Glenrothan and the great exports of Scotland; “(Our) sense of identity runs very deep.”

For a film centred on whisky, Glenrothan is ultimately far more interested in what people inherit than what they produce. Set against the striking backdrop of the Scottish Highlands, Brian Cox‘s directorial debut follows two estranged brothers forced to confront decades of resentment, family history and the pull of a homeland neither can truly escape….

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Sstefanie Passione

Exclusive Video Premiere: Stefanie Passione “If you want it” (2026)

Sizzling. Sensual. Effortlessly confident. Stefanie Passione‘s new single “If you want it” arrives with all three turned up to the max, a dancefloor-ready charmer that knows exactly the power it holds. We are thrilled today to be premiering its official music video, ahead of its general release this Wednesday, 24th June. Directed and produced by…

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Interview: Steve Toussaint on the latest season of House of the Dragon and reflecting on the cost of his character’s ambition

For all its dragons, battles and political intrigue, House of the Dragon has always been fascinated by something far more human: the gap between achievement and fulfilment. No character embodies that tension more than Corlys Velaryon. By the time audiences meet him, he has already accomplished what most people in Westeros could only dream of….

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Jenna Ortega is you new artificial best friend in first trailer for Taika Waititi’s Klara and the Sun

The first trailer for Klara and the Sun has arrived, offering audiences a moving first look at Academy Award winner Taika Waititi‘s adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro‘s acclaimed novel. Led by Jenna Ortega, the film centres on Klara, an Artificial Friend designed to provide companionship, who longs for nothing more than to find a place where…

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