Archive

Trauma

Posted 11:34pm Monday 22nd August 2011 by Toby Hills

Platforms: OSX, PC, LINUX There's a looming sense of effort in Trauma. Not the good kind. The strained kind: “Come on guys. We've got to be evocative. We've just got to. Otherwise what will happen? I don't know. Jeez guys. Jeez.” It's not appealing when a game shamelessly begs for Read more...

Chicken Tonight?

Posted 11:31pm Monday 22nd August 2011 by Susie Krieble

You may have noticed that the vast majority of recipes this year in Critic have been vegetarian. This is for two reasons: 1) meat is expensive and we are povo and 2) the food editor and 90% of the contributors live meat-free and vege-plenty. However, we understand that not everyone is this way Read more...

Cafe Review - Everyday Gourmet

Posted 11:28pm Monday 22nd August 2011 by Pippa Schaffler

466 George Street, down the road from Rob Roy. 5 Stars. Prices: Flat White: $4.20, Long Black: $3.20, Mocha: $4.70 Why I came here: A friend and I felt the need for a coffee to get through our Friday morning lectures and decided to venture towards George St Atmosphere: Cute, Read more...

Director Profile: David Cronenberg

Posted 11:17pm Monday 22nd August 2011 by Theo Kay

David Cronenberg is a Canadian-born director who began a career in film in 1969. His early years were marked by a series of low-budget sci-fi horrors which jolted his name into the public mind. Cronenberg's work continues to seamlessly mutate and fill the gaps in our subconscious. His pictures Read more...

Glee: The 3D Concert Movie

Posted 11:16pm Monday 22nd August 2011 by Phoebe Harrop

Directed by Kevin Tancharoen, (5/5). Glee: The 3D Concert Movie was possibly the best 90 minutes of my life. As its somewhat unimaginative title suggests, the movie was not actually a feature-length Glee episode (glepisode?), but was in fact a 3D film version of the Glee stage show which Read more...

Larry Crowne

Posted 11:14pm Monday 22nd August 2011 by Julia Sandston

Directed by Tom Hanks, (3.5/5). Larry Crowne is Tom Hank’s sophomore attempt at writing and directing a film. Sitting a little uncomfortably between drama and comedy, it isn’t entirely sure of itself, but it is otherwise enjoyable and relatively easy viewing.   Larry Read more...

Gantz

Posted 11:12pm Monday 22nd August 2011 by Sam McChesney

Directed by Shinsuke Sato, (1.5/5). Allegedly, you will either love Gantz or hate it. My experience of the film was certainly consistent with this principle. And hint: I didn’t love it.   Let me make one thing clear: I am not opposed to films based on comic books. Scott Read more...

Miss Representation

Posted 11:10pm Monday 22nd August 2011 by Sarah Baillie

Directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, (5/5). Before you stop reading because you think this film looks like it’s only for crazy feminists, wait! It’s not. Miss Representation is a film that every person in the world should watch. An exploration of the impact of the negative portrayal Read more...

Lauren Kate

Posted 10:33pm Monday 22nd August 2011 by Sarah Maessen

The New Stephanie Meyer? I met Lauren Kate with low expectations. A quick google and perusal of Wikipedia produced multiple parallels between her work and Twilight, the vampire series that has inexplicably reached demigod status in the world of teenage literature. Kate is from Texas, the Read more...

ART & MUSIC

Posted 10:31pm Monday 22nd August 2011 by Hana Aoake

The Dowling Street Project, a two-day exhibition August 13 & 14 Group show: Anya Sinclair, Craig Freeborn, Dominique Papoutsou, Emma Johansson, Flynn Morris-Clarke, Mishca Rhys-Hill, Sally Hill and Sally Shephard   The recent two-day exhibition at the Dowling Street Project featured Read more...