Tag: Review
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La Belle Époque Review: Whimsical and Witty Exploration of Romance Over Time
By Angela Higginbottom La Belle Époque, meaning ‘The Good Times’, is one of the most riveting and touching films I have ever seen. Part of the 31st annual Alliance Francaise French Film Festival, this charming and charismatic film explores how romance grows and changes in old age. The film tells the story of a married […]
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Reviewing: Asgeir @ Enmore Theatre
By Abby Butler No matter how many times I see a performer at the Enmore Theatre, I constantly marvel at the sheer grandeur that has been squeezed into this humble little Newtown corner. Perhaps it’s because Iceland’s Ásgeir hails from a town populated by just 40 people, but somehow the folktronica poster boy’s ephemeral, […]
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Reviewing Cork and Chroma, Sydney’s Paint and Sip Studio
By Brittney Rigby, Managing Editor It was a cold Sunday afternoon in Surry Hills when we made our way into Cork & Chroma’s Holt Street studio, ready for an afternoon of tipsy creativity. Wine + painting = a yes from me. The “paint and sip” studio offers three-hour painting classes, BYO your favourite bottle – […]
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Utopia
Film Review by Lucia Watson Ahhhh, O-Week. A chance to kill off a few brain cells before the readings pile up, right? Not necessarily. On the last night of O-Week, Nura Gili hosted a screening of John Pilger’s new documentary Utopia, which was a welcome change from the usual drinking and society events. The film […]
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Sphero 2.0 Review
On the outside, Sphero is a small, durable, Bluetooth-enabled ball made of plastic that can light itself up and roll itself around. On the inside, there’s a soft, creamy centre… er, I mean, there’s a bunch of accelerometers inside, so it knows where it is and which way it’s pointing – the same stuff that […]
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Devonshire Street Objects
Art review by Dylan Chalwell One of the most exciting developments in modern art is the emergence of provocative, unauthorised pieces in inner-city enclaves. In Surry Hills and Darlinghurst, for example, the only thing more pleasantly surprising than finding a wall that has been graffitied by local artist Lister, is finding one that hasn’t.