For the last seven years, Holly Marie Combs has been connecting with TV viewers as Ella Montgomery on Pretty Little Liars. Mother of show lead Aria (Lucy Hale), Combs has been part of the seemingly never-ending mystery drama and its twists and turns up until only recently, when the show wrapped on filming its final season. Out in Australia…
Watch Dogs is a 2014 open world action adventure title that, despite strong sales, largely failed to meet fan expectations. Hype for the game reached a fever pitch following a series of trailers that indicated a very different experience than the one the game eventually delivered. With its sequel, Watch Dogs 2, releasing tomorrow, we thought we’d…
Based on the premise and casting alone, it’s easy to jump to conclusions with Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. Like a certain other series, it’s a modern take on a British detective and his sidekick solving the seemingly unsolvable. With the similarities even extending to the former-Hobbit filling that role of assistant, it’s easy to think you’ve…
To say that I was not a fan of Watch Dogs would be a bit of an understatement. Despite its fantastic concept and an E3 showing that blew the doors off the show in 2013, the finished game was a dreary, by-the-numbers open world shooter that sold quite well but ultimately failed to engage. Ubisoft have…
It almost seems uncanny that Netflix‘s new royal drama, The Crown, would be released the same time that the drama in the US had been at its peak – and it has absolutely paid off. As I’m sure for many viewers, this series came as a well-received break from the real life drama unfolding on our…
Miss Saigon is an acclaimed stage musical that follows the epic love story of young, orphaned Kim and America GI Chris, whose lives are torn apart by the fall of Saigon. It recently celebrated its 25th anniversary with a performance featured appearances by original cast members Jonathan Pryce and Lea Salongo. They filmed the event…
What if the only way to battle our demons is to surrender to them? This is the question asked in the darkest and most thrilling season of Penny Dreadful yet, as explorer Sir Malcolm Murray (Timothy Dalton), American gunslinger Ethan Chandler (Josh Hartnett), scientist Victor Frankenstein (Harry Treadaway) and medium Vanessa Ives (Eva Green) unite…
Australia has an abundance to offer when it comes to natural beauty and unique experiences for tourists. This became justified last night when the Kakadu National Park took home top prize in the Major Tourist Attraction category at the Brolga Awards. Kakadu is one of Australia’s most popular natural beauty’s that spreads just under 20,000…
The final show for The Production Company‘s 2016 season ended with a dazzling reincarnation of Dusty The Musical. The look, the legend and the music. Three attributes that describe this show in all its glory with an outstanding leading lady in Amy Lehpamer. Over the years we have seen Lehpamer grow into the performer she is…
Speed The Plow is a somewhat calm and controlled satirical stab at the American movie business, at relationships and convenience, and at wanting to be a good person and yet always having to succumb in the end at the hands of money, money, money. As Bobby says in defeat: “I wanted to be good, but I became…
Nijinsky is a ballet about the life of a ballet dancer- the eccentric Vaslav Nijinsky, whose popularity was such that girls even stole his underwear. But underneath his virtuosity and glittering characters was a man fighting with his mental instability- and all this is beautifully represented in this production by The Australian Ballet. The ballet…
The Walkley Book Award forms part of Australia’s most prestigious journalism accolades, the Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism. Now in their 61st year, the Awards celebrate the best in Australian journalism, photo-journalism, and documentaries. The 2016 judging panel narrowed down a nine strong longlist to just three contenders for the main prize, which will…
Infamous Facebook group Fatties Burger Appreciaton Society, or simply FBAS, has this year grown to 72,000 members making it the biggest burger community in the world and giving what is now an institution enough clout to start throwing their considerable weight around. And seeing as Sydney is perhaps the biggest focus of all the user-generated…
Parramatta has been enjoying a tighter focus this year, the beginnings of large cultural sweep that promises to completely reinvigorate the Western Sydney city. We’ve already seen the likes of street-focused festival Parramatta Lanes become a yearly staple, and now locals and visitors can look towards a huge boost to the area’s night-time economy with…
Canberra is getting a big street food festival before the year’s end, a 10 day summer celebration helped along by some of the country’s fines as Commonwealth Park is turned into an oasis of food trucks, artisan chefs, craft brewers and custom art. The Commons Street Feast will run from 9th to 18th December, giving…
The iconic Glenfiddich showcased classic heritage alongside innovation as they launched two new whiskies in their Glenfiddich Experimental Series, bringing the exciting release platform to Australia through a recent launch in Sydney. Here’s what went down. The C.U.B. Suite of the Old Clare Hotel in Chippendale, Sydney was our location for the night. This 160…
Woollahra’s Bistro Moncur has long been a dining institution, a highly regarded, chef-hatted destination for some of the best French inspired dishes in the area. It then comes as very welcome news that the concept has now extended to Mosman as part of the recent $8 refurbishment for The Buena, the latest in a series…
I’ve followed Illy since his earliest releases. I remember first getting into him in high school when he reworked Pixies’ “Where Is My Mind?”. Next I smashed his second album, The Chase, on my train rides to and from my first year of uni. When touring his fourth album Cinematic, I saw him play on an…
Do yourself a favor and immerse yourself in the incredibly smooth, slinky sounds of Melbourne duo Slum Sociable. “Name Call” is the first cut from their highly-anticipated debut album due early 2017, and it’s drenched in soul and swagger punctuated with a reoccurring whistle that lingers in and out of jazzy guitars and a bluesy beat. “Name…
Since their inception in 1990, melodic death metal gods In Flames have shaped the sound of heavy music, thrashing us with an ever-evolving sound that remains distinctly their own. On the verge of releasing their twelfth full-length album, we caught up with guitarist Niclas Engelin to discuss the immensity and inspiration of their impending release,…
The recently opened Knuckles BBQ and Sandwich Bar was only the beginning for Fancy Hanks as they push their American-style slow-cooked chops around Melbourne. The much loved, former Victoria Market staple has officially settled into a permanent location on Bourke Street, bringing hungry BBQ lovers a dedicated art-deco diner that’s bolstered by a forthcoming rooftop…
The 8th annual Paris to Provence Melbourne French Festival is returning later to South Yarra later this month, bringing with it a comprehensive and diverse slice of Parisian culture to help transport Australians to France through sight, sound, taste, and aroma. The pop-up French village will be located at Como House and Garden from Friday…
Joey Dela Victoria’s enviable portfolio is an impressive flurry of hats and stars, all which have come to shape his career as he has worked in the likes of Balzac (when it had two chef hats) and Quay (when it had three chef hats), London’s famous Maze Restaurant, and two Michelin starred The Ledbury. The…
Cruise dining has taken an interesting turn in the past few years; similarly to the more in-touch hotels across the globe, the trend is moving away from the notoriously average quality of mass production and all-you-can-eat buffets (although the rare buffet can totally hit the spot) for the sake of higher quality, more targeted experiences….
Johnnie Walker’s commitment to ongoing change regularly has given Whisky enthusiasts a few classics over the years to build upon their core range. Never a brand to rest on their laurels, the number 1 Scotch Whisky in the world has this year introduced a new limited edition series which should be rolling out a number…
Instead of pushing back against the inevitable Pokemon comparisons that have been buzzing about ever since the first entry, Yo-kai Watch 2 seems to be welcoming the parallels, particularly by splitting up the sequel into two “same but slightly different” games: Fleshy Souls and Bony Spirits. Like the constant Pokemon RPGs, developers Level-5 Watch maintain…
In the bustling streets and back alleys of Jakarta, a parallel world of bloodthirsty creatures from Indonesian mythology has lived alongside humans for generations. Taking on the appearance of humans themselves, the true identity of these “Demit” has been carefully concealed for centuries by a powerful family of mortals. The arrival of a mysterious supernatural…
Mel Gibson’s new directorial effort Hacksaw Ridge is by far one of his most ambitious and surprising efforts in years. Not even his previous war film We Were Soldiers could reach the same heights as this; maybe because the subject matter is something more of a celebration of the true heroes of war, the Medics…
In an ever-changing entertainment landscape, Aussie sisters and co-producers Sophie and Dominique Mathisen have taken production and distribution of their Australian feature film, Drama, into their own hands. Creation of this indie film was possible through a crowdfunding campaign, and they are releasing through a film biz model known as “day and date”, whereby content…
Loading Human is a PlayStation VR title. A sci-fi exploration experience, it tasks you with saving a mission gone awry.
