PWF Review: The Romanovs Pelican20 February 2016 Montefiore began with a frame of reference that would be recognisable to most – 'Game of Thrones'. Yet the families of Westeros are quite benign and pale in comparison next to the Romanovs. Literature and Creative Writing0 Comments10 views
Fringe World Review: Stuart Bowden – Wilting in Reverse Pelican11 February 2016 Like Bowden's previous creations, 'Wilting in Reverse' throbs with lonely-hearted dream textures, aches over love and loss, and is obsessed with the silly yet sublime fragility of the earth and its silly yet sublime inhabitants. Kate Prendergast reviews. Uncategorised0 Comments23 views
Fringe World Review: Australia, It’s Time to Clean Your Room Pelican5 February 2016 It runs on a roundabout argument/counter-argument counterpoint, but it’s missing interlocking sections, call-backs, dramatic peaks. What should be a series of poignant sketches sometimes feels like a string of comments on a Guardian article. Zoe Kilbourn reviews. Uncategorised0 Comments16 views
Fringe World Review: Purgatorio Pelican26 January 2016 Superficially, this play is about a lover scorned; about murder, and suicide, and irrational behaviours. These are explored after the fact – or, more specifically, after life itself. Uncategorised0 Comments29 views
Review: Loaded Pelican18 January 2016 Rather than feeling like the work of young writers auditioning for space on the main stage, the works swelled with daring, collective artistry and creativity, striving to engender the most important discussion you’ll have that night, that week, this month. Uncategorised0 Comments111 views
4 Review: The Revenant Pelican22 December 2015 It’s a relentless, exhausting story of revenge and survival, elevated beyond mere tropes by the expert cinematography and editing of Emmanuel Lubezki and Stephen Mirrione (both of whom worked on Birdman) respectively. No one is delivering cinematic visions like these three in tandem right now. Film and Production0 Comments9 views
4.5 Review: Carol Pelican16 December 2015 Director: Todd Haynes Starring: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara Watching Carol is like falling in love. An intoxicating, all-consuming, forbidden love that sm... Film and Production1 Comment33 views
2.5 Southpaw Pelican24 August 2015 Director: Antoine Fuqua Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, 50 Cent, Forest Whittaker Admittedly, I was excited for Southpaw. Jake Gyllenhaal transf... Film and Production0 Comments14 views
6.5 Mac Demarco – Another One (Captured Tracks) Pelican12 August 2015 For all the ways Another One is a simple, polished little edible derived straight from countless artists before him, Mac Demarco’s whole thing as a popstar wh... Music0 Comments14 views
6 Tame Impala – Currents (Interscope) Pelican3 August 2015 I saw Kevin Parker the other day. It was a Thursday, he was drinking with his girlfriend at the Norfolk, doing his best to be remain anonymous in the mixed week... Music2 Comments22 views
