Inherent Vice – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
March 5, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
Based on the novel by Thomas Pynchon, Inherent Vice has the lot – sex, drugs and a great rock soundtrack – tied up in a classic detective noir.
Sydney Theatre Company’s Suddenly Last Summer – a theatre review by Deb Meyer
March 1, 2015 by Deb Meyer
In Suddenly Last Summer, Tennessee Williams poses the search for truth in a world half real and half surreal. Read more
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
February 23, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
There are expectations that come with the follow-up to a successful movie. Read more
Eastern Boys – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
February 22, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
At Paris’s Gare du Nord station, a group of boys – some teenagers, some younger – are hanging around, constantly moving and regrouping. There are at least dozen, fluidly crisscrossing the station. Who are they? What are they up to? What language are they speaking? It’s certainly not French. Read more
Mendelssohn’s violin concerto sent them wild
February 12, 2015 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Explosive violinist, Christian Tetzlaff, ran away with the show in the first of this year’s Sydney Symphony APT Master Series concerts last night, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more
Thread – a play about Israel and Palestine
February 11, 2015 by J-Wire Staff
J-Wire interviews award-winning international actress Mischa Ipp, who stars in playwright Elena Zuckers world premiere of Thread in Western Australia. Read more
The Credeaux Canvas – a theatre review from Deb Meyer
February 5, 2015 by Deb Meyer
Sitting in the front row of an intimate theatre when there are warnings of nudity in the production (I was allocated the tickets), can make for an interesting night out. Read more
My mother and other catastrophes
January 26, 2015 by Geoff Sirmai
An all-star cast features in a new Australian black comedy about four generations of formidable Jewish women. Read more
Deb Filler in Melbourne
January 18, 2015 by Geoff Sirmai
Hilarious Antipodean comedienne and actress Deb Filler returns to Australia with her latest sparkling tour-de-force: I LOST IT IN KIEV – in two shows only on Saturday 28 February at Melbourne’s Theatre Works playhouse in St Kilda. Read more
80-yr-old to star in a play about his own fabled coffee shop
January 18, 2015 by Geoff Sirmai
What do a street girl, a nun and a taxi driver have in common? They all drink coffee at the Piccolo Bar in Sydney’s Kings Cross! Read more
Wild – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
January 16, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
A road movie with blisters? As someone who likes her outdoors neatly packaged, I wondered if Wild would hold my interest. There are indeed plenty of sores and blisters but as the miles are chalked up, it becomes so much more. Read more
Tabac Rouge – Sydney Festival Opening Night…a theatre review by Deb Meyer
January 9, 2015 by Deb Meyer
I can’t profess to understanding everything I saw and experienced in this latest production from James Thierree’s Compagnie du Hanneton, but with Tabac Rouge (Red Tobacco) I was blown away nonetheless! Read more
Taken3…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
January 7, 2015 by Roz Tarszisz
I did wonder if it mattered that I had not seen Taken or Taken2. But since it’s an action thriller, I decided Taken3 can be viewed as on its own merits. Read more
Penguins of Madagascar…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
December 29, 2014 by Roz Tarszisz
Taking a small child to the movies is about so much more than just what’s on the screen; it’s an outing, and the movie can easily end up the least of it. Read more
The Imitation Game…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
December 16, 2014 by Roz Tarszisz
In an ideal world you would come fresh to this knowing little about the British code breakers of World War II as it is a fascinating piece of history. Read more
A night to please
December 4, 2014 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Take a British beginning and end, put Sibelius in the middle, and everybody goes home feeling good – but only if the musicians can deliver, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more
Exodus, Gods and Kings…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
December 3, 2014 by Roz Tarszisz
Do we really need yet another swords and sandals cutlery saga? Why rehash ancient history? What could we expect from Director Ridley Scott? Read more
David Williamson’s “Rupert” – reviewed by Deb Meyer
December 1, 2014 by Deb Meyer
Sitting down to write this review, a strange sweet craving came over me. Read more
Bronfman returns and brings Mahler with him
November 28, 2014 by Fraser Beath McEwing
He saw him rehearse the Brahms Piano Concerto No 1 with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra…now Fraser Beath McEwing reviews the concert itself. Read more
Yefim Bronfman, pianistic force, in two acts
November 26, 2014 by Fraser Beath McEwing
J-Wire took its music reviewer Fraser Beath McEwing to watch one of the world’s top pianists Yefim Bronfman rehearse Brahms powerful Piano Concerto No1 with the Sydney Symphony orchestra followed by a private interview with the maestro…read his report. Read more
Folies Bergere…a film review by Roz Tarszisz
November 26, 2014 by Roz Tarszisz
Judging by the recent spate of mature-age romances, coming of age stories are a trifle old hat. From writer and director Marc Fitoussi, this is a delightful coming of second age (or possibly third) tale. Read more
Don Pasquale…an opera review by Michelle Coleman
November 21, 2014 by Michelle Coleman
Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, in the tradition of opera buffa, is a comic masterpiece that is brought to life with wit and charm in Opera Australia’s 2014 Spring season. Read more
Favourite bookends and a bone-shaking middle
November 20, 2014 by Fraser Beath McEwing
The grandeur and familiarity of Beethoven and Brahms sat either side of a pyrotechnic exhibition in sound at the SSO APT Master Series in the Sydney Opera House last night, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more
Very much a live performance from Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
November 19, 2014 by Fraser Beath McEwing
The difference between a careful, note-perfect recording and a caution-to-the-winds live performance was graphically demonstrated by French pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet last night, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more
Self Made…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
August 25, 2014 by Roz Tarszisz
A modern fairytale with deep political messages, Self Made demands that the viewer suspend critical analysis and tag along for the ride. Read more
Next to Her…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
August 17, 2014 by Roz Tarszisz
Chelli (Liron Ben-Shlush), an attractive young woman, is a school security guard in Haifa. Read more
Sculthorpe remembered
August 15, 2014 by Bill Brooks
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra paid its respects to the distinguished Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe who recently passed away by including an unscheduled performance of his Memento Mori in its ATP series concert thus week. Read more
The Selfish Giant…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
July 28, 2014 by Roz Tarszisz
Grim and gritty does work well in the North of England. Read more
Still Life…a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
July 19, 2014 by Roz Tarszisz
Funerals are meant for the living. Still Life opens intriguingly with the same solitary figure at a series of burial services. Read more
Venus in Fur…a film review by Roz Tarszisz
July 13, 2014 by Roz Tarszisz
Venus in Fur – a play within a play. Based on David Ives’ Tony Award winning play “Venus in Fur”, this two hander directed by Roman Polanksi opens innocuously enough in a small rundown theatre in Paris.
