Equal parts sorrow and joy, Kauwboy is a treat.

A refreshingly honest and candid look into the pink elephant in the room

This action fantasy plays very fast and loose with history, but takes itself far too seriously to be really enjoyable.

A Scandinavian take on the comedy crime genre best typified by Quentin Tarantino.

Based on a true story and adapted from the stage play, The Sapphires is an over-the-top comedy/musical/drama that'll have you laughing, crying and celebrating the achievement of these four amazing aboriginal women.

This fun, joyful film is filled with great soul music and some delightful performances.

It's a hard transition to attempt to extend a well known trilogy by replacing its lead character, and writer/director Tony Gilroy almost pulls it off with The Bourne Legacy

Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones put the love (and sex) back into marriage in this touching dramedy.

A lacklustre tale of empty nester marriage dissatisfaction - but with a stellar cast!

Stallone and his crew of aging macho stars return for another lumbering, if somewhat entertaining, exercise in heavy action and disposable one-liners.

At the centre of this lyrical, deeply tragic film are the children, beautifully played by Elin Kolev as Abrasha Brodsky, the most gifted of all, Imogen Burrell as Larissa Brodsky and Mathilda Adamik as Hanna Reich, the middle class German girl who stands the best chance of survival. Above all Wunderkinder is a furious, terrifying thriller, where the chases must all have the deadliest of consequences.

The foxy hornbags get tizzy with a big screen adventure that's filled with noice jokes but a stew-pid storyline.

Look at moiye! Kath and Kim are back!

Every frame of this magical, dreaming movie is detailed and suffused with a moonlight glow.

The laughs are few in this noisy and silly attempt to combine adult comedy with an alien invasion.

The Watch is a poor example of the gross-out blokey comedy genre that is only worsened by the addition of aliens to the plot.

This exquisite little film is almost like a thriller in its grip on the viewer as well as a heart rending investigation into the human soul and the formation of the adult living in every child.

This fun and energetic visit to Dracula's castle pays tribute to some great movie monsters while creating some laughs of its own.

A twisted romantic fantasy from a beginner writer get s a "must try harder" from this reviewer.

Beasts of the Southern Wild, shot as if in a dream, creating as it does a fully detailed other life that has so many connections to imaginary and real worlds we all know, is something rare in movies; a poetic work that also convinces you utterly...

A sci-fi mind bender featuring a criminal underworld, time travel and telekinesis, helmed by Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt

The man who gave us "you're terrible Muriel" returns with another colourful, chaotic and edgy visit to Aussie suburbia.

This is a beautifully conceived and wildly playful movie based on a thin but lovely premise and acted out by so many fine young actors that its whole is so much greater than the sum of its parts.

This production is inspired by the illustrated books of Stephen Michael King.

Eugene Gilfedder and Jennifer Flowers shine in this fast-paced piece of absurdist theatre.

'The Clean House' is a funny and enjoyable play, despite its serious subject matter: death, infidelity and the search for meaning.

Neil LaBute is one of those contemporary playwrights whose work is both compelling and disturbing. This American, and former Mormon, is blessed with an uncanny talent for cutting right to the core of what it is to be alive in contemporary Western culture. He specialises in bringing to life seemingly ordinary characters who, as the narrative unfolds, become increasingly uncomfortable to watch and to listen to. This is not done, however, simply for the shock value, but rather for the purpose of holding up a mirror for his audiences to see just how dark, disturbing and often downright repulsive we all can be.

Always a fan of opera, reviewer Nigel Munro-Wallis finds there's plenty to like about Opera Queensland's prodoction of 'The Merry Widow'.

This very good and rather disturbing one-man play showcases the talent of star Leon Cain.

We fear the unfulfilled life.

Intimacy is a word we usually use as a euphemism for, ahem, sex. But in Ranters Theatre's production of the same name, you experience an intimacy of an entirely different kind.

Three hour, one man show? Fear not, it's awesome.

'Stockholm' is beautiful and disturbing, and one of the 'best written, directed and performed pieces you will see this year', according to theatre reviewer Nigel Munro-Wallis.

Last night, Waltzing the Wilarra inspired that same elation, that slight prism shift. This show is funny, poignant and unerringly confident, enlivened by a suite of superb ballads by the play's writer-composer David Milroy.

I came out of this concert wanting to reach for my mobile phone and text 'OMG' to everyone I knew. Not being a text fan or the kind of person to use the OMG (Oh My God) moniker, I was surprised by my own reaction! So what was it about the sight and sound of 43 turbanned musicians from northern India, sitting in velvet-lined, curtained boxes stacked up on the stage of Perth Concert Hall?

'Donka: A Letter to Chekhov' is a dreamy, visually stunning homage to Russian playwright Anton Chekhov and his tender and incisive prose.

ABC North Coast resident arts reviewer, Jeanti St Clair - her thoughts on Cafe Rebetika.

ABC North Coast resident arts reviewer, Jeanti St Clair looks at the Northern Rivers Portrait Prize.

If this one-man show at The Blue Room is anything to go by, it would be appalling behaviour indeed if the rest of the Blue Room Season "Close Up" was not well attended. I'm not one for one-man shows generally, or for that matter one-woman shows. They can often be hard to sustain especially when the subject matter is not comedic.

A cold, rainy day in Strahan was the perfect back drop to see Icelandic theatre production Djupid.

You've got to love experimental theatre don't you? Even when they choose a subject that would challenge most theatre goers. I went to see 'Wish' at the Blue Room last week. The second production in their 'Up Close' season of eight productions. And I haven't stopped thinking about it.

Do cooking shows work in a theatre setting?

Throughout a two hour culinary journey Rick will bring his travels to life, working with his guest chef to prepare an array of dishes, from fishy favourites in Cornwall, to vibrant and colourful Mediterranean cuisine, onwards to the light spicy flavours of South East Asia and culminating in a unique Australian dish. Audiences will also be captivated along the way with stories and footage from his TV series.

A thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance, Riverdance has tapped its way onto the world stage since its inception in 1994, has thrilled more than 22 million people in over 300 venues worldwide throughout 32 countries across 4 continents, and has grossed over US$1.6 billion worldwide.

You've probably seen a few versions of Midsummer Night's Dream, if you like going to the theatre. Shakespeare's popular comedy has been played around with by every director under the sun - I've seen a version set in 1950s America, another in rural Korea, where Bottom the Weaver was turned into a grumbling old woman and the role of Puck, the mischievous fairy, split into twins!

Like four buzzing bees to the honey pot, my husband, son, his teenage friend and I all flew into the city centre ready for a treat. None of us had any idea what the festival opening was about. I had merely glanced at the festival email as it hit my inbox and was instantly drawn in by the images of acrobats a top spinning things and fire and light filling the sky - a theatrical cacophony.

Find out what our winners - the 'home reviewers' thought of one of the most talked about acrobatic acts in the world.

The ghost of Jandamarra has returned to the warrior's Kimberley heartland in a spectacular production, says 720's cultural reviewer Victoria Laurie.

He wrote the award winning film 'Lantana' and co-wrote the original screenplay for Baz Luhrmann's 'Strictly Ballroom'. Now Kalgoorlie-born writer Andrew Bovell brings you a poignant story of guilt, hope and truth in 'When the Rain Stops Falling'.

720 ABC Perth put the call out for eight young bright things (aged 8 - 12) to become our ABC Bright Young Arts Reviewers for the 2011 AWESOME Festival.