Adelaide Film Festival 2023: Saltburn
Opening in the halls of Oxford in the class of ‘06, Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) is embarking on his first year amongst the privileged young elite. A bumbling, socially awkward scholarship student, Oliver becomes infatuated with heartthrob of the elite, Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi). Sidling up to charismatic Felix with stories of Oliver’s troubled youth, he is invited to the Catton’s family estate, Saltburn, for … Continue reading Adelaide Film Festival 2023: Saltburn
Adelaide Film Festival 2023: The Sweet East
Next session: No more, but streaming on MubiProgram: here Shot on grain soaked 16mm film, director Sean Price Williams (cinematographer for the Safdie brothers) makes his feature directorial debut with The Sweet East. Lillian (Tahlia Ryder) is a high school senior from South Carolina on a class trip to Washington DC. Restless and bored of her schoolmates, she decides to up and leave, sending her on a … Continue reading Adelaide Film Festival 2023: The Sweet East
Adelaide Film Festival 2023: I Used to be Funny
Next session: No more, but streaming on MubiProgram: here Content warning: sexual assault Shiva Baby was one of the best movies I’ve seen at AFF over recent years, so I was Ready to see one of Rachel Sennott’s newest films, I Used to be Funny. Sam Cowell is a stand up comic who, to put it lightly, is not doing well. She’s still dealing with the repercussions of sexual assault … Continue reading Adelaide Film Festival 2023: I Used to be Funny
Adelaide Film Festival 2023: After Work
Next showing: Saturday 28 October 4:00pm at PiccadillyTickets: hereProgram: here I have an issue when people tell me how busy they are. We’re all busy! You’re not special, I’m sorry! This is where After Work begins, grappling with the impact of work on our lives. Director Erik Gandini takes the viewer on a journey around the world exploring a number of individuals’ experiences with work. Gandini does quite … Continue reading Adelaide Film Festival 2023: After Work
Adelaide Film Festival 2023: Earth Mama
Next showing: Thursday 26 October 6:30pm at PiccadillyTickets: hereProgram: here Earth Mama follows Gia (Tia Nomore) at the tail end of her pregnancy. Her two children are in foster care as she recovers from addiction and she is told firmly by her case worker that she is at risk of losing her new baby too. We follow Gia over a period of weeks and watch her attempt to … Continue reading Adelaide Film Festival 2023: Earth Mama
Adelaide Film Festival 2023: Monster
Next showing: Thurs 26 October 8:15pm at PiccadillyTickets: hereProgram: here Opening on a fiery inferno in a sleepy Japanese town, Minato watches upon the blaze with his single mother from their neighbouring apartment complex. Monster begins with a confession from Minato to his mother that his teacher, Mr Hori, had been bullying him, both verbally and physically, leading to his mother into a series of vexatious meetings … Continue reading Adelaide Film Festival 2023: Monster
Adelaide Film Festival 2023: Club Zero
Next showing: Sunday 29 October 5:00pm at Palace Nova EximaxTickets: hereProgram: here Content warning: eating disorders I was on Tumblr in the pro-ana days, when users would post inspo images that – subtly or blatantly – encouraged eating disorders, something that we have started to see on TikTok today. Jessica Hausen’s Club Zero is intended to be a satire almost exactly of this and the … Continue reading Adelaide Film Festival 2023: Club Zero
State Theatre Company Review: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill
When: August 30th – September 9th Where: Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Theatre How much: $49 (under 30) – $85 In the annals of jazz history the impact of Lady Day is still felt today. More widely known as Billie Holiday, her legacy lives within crackling records, a powerful voice with a hauntingly beautiful quality. Emerson’s Bar and Grill welcomes the lamp-lit audience into it’s confines … Continue reading State Theatre Company Review: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill
State Theatre Company SA 2023: Every Brilliant Thing
Who: Written by Duncan MacMillan with Jonny Donahoe, starring Jimi Bani What: Interactive theatre When: Until 13 May 2023 Where: Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Central Tickets and more information can be found on the State Theatre Company website. If you’re lucky, your first taste of Every Brilliant Thing comes before you even enter the theatre. My date and I were approached by the infectiously sweet … Continue reading State Theatre Company SA 2023: Every Brilliant Thing
Adelaide Fringe 2023: Tom Cashman | Graphs
Where: Drama Llama at Rhino RoomWhen: until Sunday 19 MarchTickets: sold here I first heard about Tom Cashman about a year ago, when I started seeing him pop up in my TikTok For You page with his landlord reference saga. I thought it was very funny. He disappeared from my radar once it all cooled down, but then much to my surprise the Australian Taskmaster … Continue reading Adelaide Fringe 2023: Tom Cashman | Graphs
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