Book Review: The master of the spy genre takes aim at Brexit and Trump in a classy entertainment about political ideals and deception John le Carré’s novels contain flurries of physical activity – moodily described surveillance, dead-letter drops, the very occasional shooting – but the real action is always two […]
The soulful singer’s third LP is timeless and contemporary at the same time, with shades of everything from What’s Going On to Screamadelica By Dave Simpson Michael Kiwanuka’s first two albums established him as a folksy symphonic soul man akin to Bill Withers and Terry Callier, and set the bar […]
Robert Eggers’ follow-up to The Witch is an arresting assembly of aesthetics By Joe Lipsett The Pitch: A pair of men — young and athletic Ephraim Winslow (Robert Pattinson) alongside old and experienced Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe) — bond, fight, and go mad while managing a remote, isolated lighthouse over […]
Vince Gilligan’s series has always had cinematic storytelling in its DNA by Ian Butcher Whatever happened to Jesse Pinkman? Finally, after all these years, we find out with El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. To celebrate, Consequence of Sound is publishing several articles straight outta New Mexico. Today, Ian Butcher […]
Since opening to an eight-minute standing ovation at the Venice film festival in August, where it scooped the top prize, Todd Phillips’s origins picture about the birth of Batman’s cackling nemesis has become the focus of a moral backlash, with critics using words such as “toxic”, “cynical” and “irresponsible” to […]
Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci deliver award-ready performances For a while there, The Irishman seemed like it was a dream that would never come true. By Brett Arnold Back in mid-2016, it was reported that the film, pitched as a legendary reunion between Martin Scorsese, Robert De […]
A new feature-length documentary about the life and work of Johnny Cash will air on Youtube on November 11. The Gift: The Journey Of Johnny Cash has been directed by Thom Zimny, who collaborated with Bruce Springsteen on Springsteen On Broadway and his new Western Stars film. Watch a trailer […]
As Abbey Road turns 50, we rate the Fab Four’s 22 UK singles, which dominated the charts in the 1960s – and changed pop for ever By Alexis Petridis 22. The Ballad of John and Yoko (1969) John Lennon once convened a meeting of the Beatles to inform them that […]
Business and Professional Women (BPW) Coffs Harbour is excited to host an exclusive access screening of the ‘soon to be released movie Ride like a Girl in recognition of this year’s Equal Pay Day. Ride like a Girl is the story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne […]
A large crowd attended the announcement of the winner of the 2019 STILL Award last Friday evening , including Mayor Denise Knight, with Friends of The Gallery President, Heather McKinnon. Also in attendance was Cr. Michael Addendorf, Cr.George Cecato and Council General Manager Steve McGrath. By Bob South STILL is […]