Deadpool
Deadpool Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, Brianna Hildebrand Directed By: Tim Miller Written By: Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [rating: 3.5/5] Deadpool was starting […]
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The Hateful Eight/Kurt Russell
Kurt Russell is back on the big screen as the star of the new Quentin Tarantino film, The Hateful Eight. Russell’s professional life is full of highs from being Disney’s biggest
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Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs Starring: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Jeff Daniels and Seth Rogen Directed by: Danny Boyle Written by: Aaron Sorkin Reviewed by: Joshua Ochoa [rating: 5/5] The biopic genre really
The Hateful Eight
The Hateful Eight Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins Written & Directed By: Quentin Tarantino Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [rating: 4/5] Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful
The Danish Girl
The Danish Girl Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander Directed By: Tom Hooper Written By: Lucinda Coxon Reviewed by Joshua Ochoa [rating: 3/5] The Danish Girl is the latest film from
Carol
Carol Starring: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara Directed By: Todd Haynes Written By: Phyllis Nagy Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [rating: 4.5/5] In the wrong hands, a film like Carol could have
David Bowie
In 2004 David Bowie toured Australia for the last time. Sean Sennett interviewed him for the Sydney Morning Herald. Here is the original story. Two years ago David Bowie felt he
The Revenant
The Revenant Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domnhall Gleeson, Will Poulter Directed By: Alejandro Iñárritu Written By: Mark L. Smith, Alejandro Iñárritu Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [rating: 4/5] For Alejandro
Suffragette
Suffragette Starring: Carey Mulligan, Anne-Marie Duff, Helena Bonham-Carter, Meryl Streep Directed By: Sarah Gavron Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [Rating: 2.5/5] Already seen Star Wars five times? Not really in an
Michael Caton
The 5th Annual AACTA Awards have come and gone, celebrating the best that the Australian Film Industry has to offer. TOM’s Brendan Dousi was lucky enough to sit down with
ELTON JOHN
ELTON JOHN BEC 08.12.2015 By his own recollection, this is Elton John’s seventeenth tour to Australia. He’s been coming here ever since he made it big in the 1970’s. Back
Taylor Swift
TAYLOR SWIFT Suncorp Stadium 05.12.2015 Taylor Swift is the undisputed global Queen of Pop. Tonight she played to 50 000 paying customers at Suncorp Stadium. The last time she played
Creed
Creed Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Phylicia Rashad, Tessa Thompson Directed By: Ryan Coogler Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [rating: 4/5] I have a confession to make. I was one
AC/DC
AC/DC QSAC 12.11.2015 AC/DC are back on their Rock or Bust Tour and, again, they’re playing to big numbers all over the country. Tonight, the first of two show at
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac Brisbane Entertainment Centre 10.11.2015 Wow – the expectation that hung in the air of the Brisbane Entertainment Centre was palpable. Sure, Fleetwood Mac have played Australia in semi-recent
Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond BEC 03.11.15 There’s no doubting Neil Diamond’s stature at the upper echelon of great songwriters and performers. This writer has been watching Diamond bring his mix of top
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS This year, They Might Be Giants set themselves an unenviable task. For the entire calendar year, they would write, record and release one brand new song
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Crimson Peak
Crimson Peak Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, Charlie Hunnam Directed By: Guillermo Del Toro Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [rating: 3.5/5] The end of October proves an interesting time
Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams Brisbane Entertainment Centre September 17. We live in an age when the word “brilliant” tends to be so overused that it loses any cache or true meaning. 41-year-old
William Shatner
William Shatner 11.09.2015 QPAC William Shatner began his current Australian tour playing to a full house in Brisbane. Dubbed Shatner’s World … We Just Live In It, the show sees
The Martian
The Martian Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Michael Pena Directed By: Ridley Scott Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [rating: 4/5] Well, that was convenient timing, wasn’t it? NASA announces a breakthrough
A State of Grace
A State of Grace: The Music of Tim and Jeff Buckley QPAC 25.09.2015 You’d have to have balls of steel to produce a concert these days. Let’s face it, there’s
Maze Runner: Scorch Trials
Thanks to our good friends at 20th Century Fox we have 10 double passes to give away to a preview screening of Maze Runner: Scorch Trials this Wednesday night! Date: Wed 9
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We Are Your Friends
We Are Your Friends Starring: Zac Efron, Emily Ratajkowski, Wes Bentley Directed By: Max Joseph Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [rating: 2/5] A new genre is emerging. Whether you like it
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Holding the Man
Holding the Man Starring: Ryan Corr, Craig Stott, Sarah Snook, Guy Pearce Directed By: Neil Armfield Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [rating: 4.5/5] I don’t know about you, but I feel
Straight Outta Compton
Straight Outta Compton Starring: Corey Hawkins, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Jason Mitchell, Paul Giamatti Directed By: F. Gary Gray Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [rating: 4/5] Biopics are an interesting beast. Depending
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Vacation
Vacation Starring: Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Skyler Gisondo, Steele Stebbins Directed By: Jonathan M. Goldstein & John Francis Daley Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [rating: 2.5/5] All aboard the ‘Nostalgia Train’,
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Starring: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, Hugh Grant Directed By: Guy Ritchie Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [rating: 3.5/5] I don’t know about anyone
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Lovs é Blur
FRESH from a delightfully cathartic bout of agoraphobia, I began to venture, mouse-like, into the Brisbane indie scene somewhere around Expo ’88. Three memories stand out, like mountainous peaks… One.
Grounded
Two years ago Libby Munro set QTC alight with her part in David Ives’ Venus In Fur. ‘Set alight’ isn’t some naff metaphor. Literally, if the actress had turned it
Trainwreck
Trainwreck Starring: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, Tilda Swinton, LeBron James Directed By: Judd Apatow Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [rating:3.5/5] We’re over the half-way point in the year now,
Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation
Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation Starring: Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Alec Baldwin, Simon Pegg, Jeremy Renner, Ving Rhames Directed By: Christopher McQuarrie Reviewed by Brendan Dousi [rating: 3.5/5] Tom Cruise cops
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