Tom Arup
The Pun 2007 Reviews »
Leung has really hit on something here. It’s not that his topic is exceptionally revolutionary’most of the material is about Leung exploring what cool is’rather it is brilliantly executed.
He instills everything one wants from a creative exercise: a constant narrative, intelligent observations and a lot of himself. In fact, it is this personal element that lifts this above the usual comedy fest fare.
Leung’s humour is generally nostalgic and tends towards the personal, emphasising stories of his childhood, girls he had crushes on and his jealousy of his brother Dennis’s coolness. …
The Pun 2007 Reviews »
Courteney Hocking’s show plays in the Banner Room at Trade’s Hall, important only because the room is oppressively small.
‘God, I hope she doesn’t bomb cause there’ll be nowhere to hide,’ one member of the audience says before Hocking begins.
She doesn’t bomb, but she doesn’t excel.
It’s a little hard on Hocking to be playing this room, as it’s quite obvious, quite quickly, when a joke doesn’t work. Luckily, Hocking’s material worked often enough, avoiding too many of these moments.
Mainly focusing on Australian culture, with a slightly political edge, she covers topics …
The Pundit 2006 Articles »
In his 2004 review of comic book adaptation Catwoman, The Age’s Adrian Martin gave the film four stars. Martin was adamant that the undertones of feminism, mixed with pleasing aesthetics had constructed a ‘fine film’. He was particularly impressed that the film had serious feminist ideals while still being a huge Hollywood blockbuster.
The film was a critical and financial flop, even drawing ire from fans of the genre and character. It won several Razzie Awards, awards for the worst films of the year. Many have said that there is little …
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