Where: Freemason’s Great HallWhen: until 17 March Tickets: here You may have seen the Sphere, Las Vegas’ ostentatious LED dome, a new live entertainment space that kicked off its program with a live concert by U2. You can have your own taste of this on our very own North Terrace, within the hallowed halls of our very own Freemason’s. This one is not all LED, … Continue reading Adelaide Fringe review: XYZZY: Full Dome Experience
Where: Holden Street TheatresWhen: until 3 MarchTickets: here Safari Street Creative are back this year with Demagogue, a fast-paced and dialogue-heavy foray into politics, privilege, and relationships at the Holden Street Theatres. A modern power couple, Adelaide locals Spencer Scholz and Sam Riley, are called into their daughter’s school for a vague act of vandalism. They’re both too busy to waste their time waiting, an … Continue reading Adelaide Fringe review: Demagogue
“She genuinely believed that you could save someone with music”. This summation of singer-songwriter Judee Sill by Russ Giguere, former vocalist of The Association, encapsulates one of the core themes of this documentary. While Judee Sill tried to save others with her music (an eclectic but beautiful mix of classical, country, folk, and baroque pop), her struggles with addiction, stints in jail for armed robbery … Continue reading Adelaide Film Festival 2023 – Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill
1981 New Zealand was a time of unrest with violent protesting rising alongside the tensions of Apartheid in South Africa. Julian Dennison is taking a step away from the usual child actor comic relief sidekick that he has been typecast as, as he steps into the lead role in this coming-of-age film. Losing his father as a child, Josh is learning what it means to … Continue reading Adelaide Film Festival 2023: Uproar
Vera and André are a young entrepreneurial couple who are gearing up to announce their women’s health app. Together they attend a conference to workshop their pitch, before putting it in front of investors. Ahead of their attendance, Vera sees a hypnotherapist in order to cure her smoking, but the hypnotherapist picks up that her fault lies less in her vice but more in her … Continue reading Adelaide Film Festival 2023: The Hypnosis
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
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
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
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
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
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