Arts & Entertainment Reviews
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Inherent Vice
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Inherent Vice is, just like its source material, absolutely hilarious, with a script full of quotable one-liners delivered flawlessly by a superb cast. -
Purity Ring: Another Eternity
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On their second record it seems like in attempting to change their sound, Purity Ring are no longer setting trends but following them instead. -
Jiro Dreams Of Sushi
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“I love sushi” our conversation began when Jiro Dreams of Sushi was released in 2011. US film maker and director, David Gelb grew up on sushi as child on his father’s business trips to Japan. His mother is both a chef and food writer, so per… -
Perfume Genius + Aldous Harding
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This is what live music is about - atmosphere, incredible songs and performers who take your breath away. -
Gaybies
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Gaybies is running at Darlinghurst's Eternity Playhouse until the 8th of March, as part of the 2015 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras program. -
Rosewater
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There is an amateurish quality to Rosewater, but its goals to shed light on those in Bahari's situation are very admirable. -
Father John Misty: I Love You, Honeybear
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The sound is a throwback, but it's hard to accuse Father John Misty of being a throwback project when the results are this startlingly fresh and original. -
Belle & Sebastian: Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance
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If you've heard Belle & Sebastian before, you know that sound - you know that familiar sound of jangling guitars and you know the tender, boyish lilt of Stuart Murdoch's voice. What is likely to be unusual to you is the gentle neo-disco pulse … -
What We Did on Our Holiday
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The McLeod clan has been torn apart. However, they travel to the Scottish highlands for Gordy's 75th birthday. -
Sleater-Kinney: No Cities to Love
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No Cities to Love, the first album released by Sleater-Kinney since The Woods in 2005, is business as usual and, it just so happens, business is booming. -
Viet Cong
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One thing to be certain of is that Viet Cong is one of the most intriguing and original records in the so-called "post-punk revival" since the triumphant debut of Interpol. -
Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper
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Domino Record Co., 2015 Imagine The Beach Boys floating on an endless ocean. They haven't seen the shore in days, they know they're going to die, but they just keep singing anyway. You've just imagined a pretty close approximation… -
St. Vincent
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In St. Vincent, Bill Murray turns in possibly his most effective performance since Lost in Translation. -
Birdman
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Birdman is one of the most original, confidently made comedy films in years. Scott Wallace reviews for Sydney Scoop. -
Mr. Turner
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Leigh's screenplay - covering only the last twenty-five years of the painter's life - direction and casting make the film a surprisingly gritty and artful one. -
The Dark Horse
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Lauded as one of the best films that New Zealand has ever produced, The Dark Horse is a truly inspiring story of promise and faith, sensitively told. -
Azealia Banks: Broke With Expensive Taste
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On November 7, Banks self-released the album in collaboration with production company Prospect Park, a move that was met with huge excitement all around the world. -
Kill The Messenger
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Kill the Messenger is the kind of movie that Jeremy Renner has been waiting for. -
The Glass Menagerie
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It’s perhaps, for Belvoir, the perfect choice for Sydney at this time. -
Jessie Ware: Tough Love
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With all that being said, Ware can't really be criticised for this move toward more mainstream sounds as the record doesn't feel like an intentional act of "selling out."