BLUNT could be the most Fremantle film ever made – it was shot in the port city, most of the cast and crew are locals, and it was partly funded by a gig with Freo bands. In fact, a lot of the scenes were filmed around the corner from the Chook’s office at The Bistrot…

AS the world looks on, astonished at the theatrics being played out on the stage of the White House, Perth has an opportunity to observe August: Osage County.  It’s a stunner of a play that uses the metaphor of the collapse of an American family to interrogate the internal contradictions that have slowly rotted the…

CONCLAVE peels back the ornate curtain of the Vatican to reveal a drama brimming with ambition, secrecy, and humanity’s frailties. Described as a political thriller, I found it more of drama with a twist. Unlike political elections played out in public, this is centred on the sacred yet politically charged process of electing a new…

MARIA CALLAS, the quintessential diva of 20th-century opera, might not sing to everyone’s taste, but her life—filled with glamour, heartbreak, and relentless pressure—transcends the operatic stage.  In Maria, Angelina Jolie delivers a compelling performance as Callas during the final weeks of her life, capturing the fragility and fire of a woman who lived in the…

BABYGIRL, staring Nicole Kidman and Antonio Banderas, is a deeply unsettling psychological drama that revels in ambiguity and alienates more than it intrigues.  The story tries to push boundaries and light a shock fire but instead is a slow burner, leaving you wonder why??? What is the point?  Nicole portrays Romy, a high-powered CEO of…