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Review: The Heart’s Invisible Furies
John Boyne’s The Heart’s Invisible Furies opens in 1945 in the small, conservative village of Goleen in west Cork, Ireland. Instead of a nostalgic introduction to Boyne’s homeland of sweeping cliffs and vibrant greenery, the novel begins inside a church where Father James Monroe denounces pregnant 16-year-old Catherine Goggin as a whore, before banishing her […]
Review: Borsa Pasta Cucina
Borsta Pasta Cucina, located on Grenfell Street, is an Italian bistro tucked away in Adelaide’s bustling business sector. It’s traditional: there’s dark wood and low-lighting, fresh pasta airing in the kitchen, etched glassware, and fine white china mixed in with plates reminiscent of Nonna’s house. Something about it feels very 1970s Italian dining. The kind […]
Recommendation: The Politician
I’ll admit, I am an absolute sucker for re-watching TV shows where I already know the story-line and can easily quote a line from each episode. Parks and Recreation is this show for me. I think I’ve watched the series at least twice a year since it ended 2015. While it will never get old, […]
Book Review: Dune
I recently decided to tackle the 1965 novel Dune by Frank Herbert, one of the most famous science fiction novels of all time. It is a novel I have picked up and put down countless times before, daunted by its length. This time I was determined to read all 464 pages.
Review: The Farewell
Rarely does a movie evoke such pathos as Lulu Wang’s The Farewell, a delightful exercise in cross-cultural, award-baiting, indie-charm cinema.
Review: Ad Astra
The pitch for Ad Astra, the latest film from writer-director James Gray, is a simple one: in the near future, man ventures into space in search of a lost expedition. The result is much less Interstellar and more Apocalypse Now, as astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) must go to Neptune alone to locate international hero […]
Review: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Joan Didion once wrote that the 60s ended on August 9,1969, when five people were brutally murdered at Sharon Tate’s house by members of “the Family”, Charles Manson’s cult. In many ways, Quentin Tarantino’s most recent film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, is a meditation on the events of that fateful night, the effects […]
Review: Fleabag
Whenever I recommend Fleabag to someone, I do so almost forcefully, because it is that good. Created by and starring the formidable Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the series tells the story of a protagonist known only as ‘Fleabag’ as she grapples with the death of her best friend, endures her splintered and bizarre family, and struggles with […]
Review: The Book of Mormon
It’s no secret that I love musicals, so when I heard that The Book Of Mormon was finally coming to Adelaide after touring around Australia for the past three years, I jumped online to buy tickets. The infamous show has been running on Broadway for the past eight years, during which it has garnered many […]
Review: Est Ovest
Est Ovest, located on Angas St in the CBD, is making dreams come true: unlimited pizza every Wednesday for just $25 per person. Yes, that’s right, unlimited pizza.
