Up until now little information for the highly anticipated second series of True Detective has been available aside from a few cast names. But HBO have released a synopsis and the first teaser trailer has dropped and in true TD style it’s left us with lots of questions and very few answers. “A bizarre murder…

Power is a fickle thing in Westeros. As we’ve seen time and time again, the strongest families fall the hardest, or, in the case of a certain Stark, get their heads chopped off. We’ve seen the fall of the Targaryens, Baratheons and Starks, and season four demonstrated that even the golden Lannisters can find themselves…

Before we start, there are three things you need to know about this film: 1. This is based on a Nicholas Sparks book 2. There are three stars here, Britt Robertson as goody-two-shoes Sophia, Scott Eastwood as Hunky Cowboy Luke and Scott Eastwood’s blue blue eyes 3. The two lead characters look really good together…

With Foxtel securing the rights to air Game of Thrones at exactly the same time as it airs in the U.S, it’s only fitting that a big celebration is in order. Following the premiere, which will land 11am AEST on Foxtel Monday 13th April, Foxtel will host a premiere party at Sydney Opera House in…

OK so it’s finally here, the streaming service Netflix landed a couple of weeks ago in Australia, and we’ve taken a look at what’s on offer. When you initially register for Netflix, you have to go through this slightly tedious (but worthwhile) process of selecting a variety of films or TV shows that you’ve watched…

Ahead of his appearance at the Melbourne branch of The School of Life to give a talk on the history and philosophy of disco we caught up with ARIA award winning author, broadcaster and radio producer Craig Schuftan to get a crash course on all things Disco; and to find out why the much mocked…

Let’s make no bones about this: EA’s reboot of Dungeon Keeper on mobile devices was a straight up sham. After the furore that that freemium title created, a lot of players were left with the realisation that they’d really like a new, actual, proper game in the series (that obviously didn’t nickel and dime them…

In an extremely bizarre twist of fate, two of From Software’s latest titles have found themselves up against one another in the same release window. The current-gen remaster Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin arrived on shelves a mere week after From’s PS4 exclusive Bloodborne exploded onto the market with a lot of…

Out today on Blu-Ray and DVD in Australia, Director/Writer/Producer Christopher Nolan, Writer Jonathan Nolan and Producer Emma Thomas sat down to talk about their epic space film Interstellar, following our chat last week with the cast. Interstellar is a big space adventure, but a substantive portion of the film is a very intimate family drama,…

Some of the most celebrated films are returning to the big screen at Event Cinemas George St, with their In The HouseProgram! Hosted by Channel 7’s Jason ‘Jabba’ Davis, and Quinny from Supanova Pop Culture Expo, the program features a line up that includes Mad Max 2 and The Fifth Element. A host of activities…

Gone are the days when zombie flicks are easily digested as brainless (lame pun intended) gore-fests; the now established horror trope has been adapted to provide actors with some really meaty content; there’s something about the threat of slowly transforming into a walking flesh-eater that makes room for some really great, intimate character-focused storylines (as…

In our 36th installment of “Stumbled Upon”, we meet Parisians Likewolf and chat about their upcoming EP Classic Ideals, learn how the band got started and find out how we can get our hands on their music… Band Name: Likewolf Website / Social Media: www.likewolf.com Facebook / Soundcloud / Twitter Genre: Rock Blues Electronica Soundtrack…

Perth based artist Ruby Boots performs her single “Wrap Me in a Fever” in a park in Sydney as part of the AU sessions series: Live, exclusive and acoustic. The track comes from her new record Solitude, which comes out on April 24th.

Poor Kit Harrington; Game of Thrones has put him and his Jon Snow through so much over the show’s past four seasons that he seems to be forever doomed to a life of social inappropriateness and awkward New York dinner conversations. When funny man Seth Meyers invites Snow over for dinner in the below sketch,…

  Predictably, Furious 7  has run rough-shot on the box office, drawing in over $14 million this week. The James Wan helmed action flick has done what the previous 6 effortlessly did and attracted audiences nation wide. Whether its a promising new director,  the inclusion of Jason Statham or the intrigue of seeing Paul Walker’s departure following…

  Altruman, the warm-hearted tale of an everyday superhero who begins to question his entire life after learning that he has cancer, has left an indelible mark at various web festivals this year. The brain-child of Robin Geradts-Gill, Hannah Moon and Stephen Sholl was featured at the Miami, Seattle, Rome and Buenes Aries Web Fests as well as the…

Not content with the amount of advertisers, retailers and manufactures it has enraged on a weekly basis, The Checkout will make its comeback on April 9th on ABC. Serving as somewhat of a spiritual successor to the networks Chaser (even starring a couple of its members), The Checkout light heartedly mocks corporate Australia with investigative…

The 10th Indonesian Film Festival (IFF) will be held from 9th to 18th April at ACMI in Melbourne. The team from Hello Asia showcases the ten (plus one educational) Indonesian films that will be showing at IFF 2015. Opening Night Film – 3 Nafas Likas (Likas’ 3 Breaths) 7pm – Thursday 9th April, 2015 Set…

Back in 1990, filmmaker David Lynch changed the shape of the American television landscape forever with the premiere of Twin Peaks. Fans were immediately pulled into the world of FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan), as he sought to solve the mystery of who killed the irresistible homecoming queen Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee). The…

This year marks 100 years since one of the defining moments in Australian history- the Gallipoli landings. To commemorate this momentous occasion, the ABC will broadcast an extensive range of programming which will celebrate the heroic feats of our Anzac soldiers. We got the scoop on just a few of the many highlights of Australia…

Adelaide is officially the #1 travel destination in Australia today, with the news that Oz Comic-Con are set to screen the Star Wars: The Force Awakens panel in its entirety, only hours after it happens at the Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, California. The latest chapter in the Star Wars franchise hits cinema screens December…

The illegitimate child of an alcoholic mother and an absent father preoccupied with his pre-existing family, youngster Stet (Garrett Wareing) spends most of his time in detention, acting out. However, he has tremendous musical talent, in which Ms. Steel (Debra Winger) recognises, and organises for him to audition for the ‘Boychoir’, fronted by the great…

With a short film premiere at Cannes already under her belt for Happy Melancholy, Melbourne filmmaker Diorella Mirasol talks what’s next for her career. Is Happy Melancholy your first short film? I was always off with the fairies at a young age and had an extremely imaginative mind. Writing became a therapeutic medium for me…

There’s something about the way Ronny Chieng yells at you that’s so endearing. The multi-award winning comedian has a knack for picking on the flaws of a generation who don’t know what they’re talking about, in a way that makes you feel both guilty and amused. His stage persona of a faux egotistical comic is…

Much loved Australian musician Nick Cave and his Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds collaborator Warren Ellis have once again taken their musical talents to the screen with their latest motion picture score for upcoming film Loin des Hommes, starring Viggo Mortensen. This is the twelfth motion picture collaboration for the pair, who together have…

Palace Cinemas in Sydney and Melbourne are commemorating the centenary anniversary of the Gallipoli landing and recognising ANZAC Day with two days of screenings of the iconic Australian film Gallipoli, directed by Peter Weir and starring Mel Gibson. The 1981 film is about the brutality of the Gallipoli campaign, and stars Gibson as a young Western Australian boy, who…

It’s often been said that we know less about what goes on under water than what happens in space, and it’s this sense of unknowing, unfamiliarity and foreboding that director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland, Touching the Void) runs with in The Black Sea. Robinson (Jude Law) has just been let go from his job as…

Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) is back and we’re quite a few years on from the previous two films. He’s in charge of the “night program” and about to put on a big show of all the museum displays to a large group of rich supporters and benefactors when suddenly all of the displays start acting…

As part of our On The Rocks feature, the AU review’s Alex Houle caught up with Max Kerman, frontman of award-winning Canadian rock band, Arkells. Kerman shared with us his insightful opinion on the “death of Rock and Roll,” chatted about his musical influences and latest album, High Noon, and explained why he might never…

The Comedy Zone is made up of five of Australia most promising comedians each coming from different parts of the country to deliver a varied palette of humour. Matt Ford (QLD), Jacob Lingard (QLD), Ciaran Lyons (WA), Nina Oyama (NSW) and Matt Stewart (VIC) are a collective of young comedians who has already started to…