Road Trip movies have so much potential for comedy gold. You only have to imagine your own family in a four hour car ride to imagine everything that could go wrong but would be absolutely hilarious to watch on the big screen, especially when exaggerated for comic effect. The most common characters are families or…
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
It’s been five years since we last saw our favourite web-slinger on the big screen. Add the trajectory of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the semi-cliffhanger of Spider-Man: No Way Home and Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the most highly anticipated chapter of the franchise. So is it worth the wait? It’s a resounding…
WASO At The Movies: How to Train Your Dragon
I have to admit, even though I regularly attend and review movies and theatrical productions, unless something is earmarked as a musical, I am not usually focused on the music. Perhaps it is because so many movies nowadays rely on commercial tunes that it doesn’t register in my head when an instrumental pieces comes up…
The Birthday Trip
The synopsis for The Birthday Trip promises an “an unflinchingly funny drama that follows three millennial couples whose relationships are thrown into disarray when they descend on a luxury Southern Highlands farm stay for a birthday weekend they’ll never forget”. Based on this description, I went in looking for a plot that would take me through high…
Steel Magnolias
Hold on to your curlers, it’s time for a blast from the past. Steel Magnolias has arrived in Perth for a limited season bringing with it bouffant hair, juicy neighbourhood gossip and heartfelt emotion. You would think that a play that originated from the 1980s might come across outdated. Steel Magnolias manages to navigate this…
Tenor: My Name is Pati
There are two things I know for sure about Samoa: its rugby prowess and its unshakeable commitment to family values. In fact, they love family so much that they will absorb anyone into their circle. I should know – I have been adopted by a dear Samoan friend and now all the kids refer to…
Rules of Summer by Spart Parts Puppet Theatre
Rules of Summer is based on the picture book of the same name by Shaun Tan. The book is a compendium of life rules that are accompanied by detailed, surreal illustrations. They lean heavily on warm palettes with contrasting dark tones which make the drawings seem otherworldly and in some instances, dramatic with an almost…
Minions & Monsters
The minions are back! And this time they are bringing mayhem and monsters to Hollywood in Minions & Monsters. As with all Minions movies, it starts with the minions on a quest to find the most villainous boss to serve. In this instalment, we are introduced to James, Henry and Eric. James is a creative…
Glenrothan
Scottish thespian, Brian Cox, has nearly six decades of experience across stage and screen. Highly regarded for his work in HBO’s Succession, Cox has an enviable collection of BAFTAs, Emmys, Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild Awards and Olivier Awards. His contributions to drama led to an appointment as a Commander of the Order of the…
HSBC Spanish and Latin American Film Festival – La Salsa Vive
Many moons ago, I was a hardcore Salsa addict. I was dancing so much Salsa that I had the metabolism of a teenage boy. I could eat burgers and nuggets at midnight and still magically lose weight. So when I heard that there was going to be a Salsa movie at this year’s Spanish and…