review

Avatar: the Last Airbender

If you are anything like me, then you will have eagerly awaited the live action version of Avatar: The Last Airbender. The cartoon series was amazing, and surprisingly mature for an American cartoon film targeted towards children. But, does Avatar live up to its cartoon series predecessor,  or does it fall into the trap of [...]

Music NT sampler – 3 New Darwin Albums and why they rock

Music NT lent GRIND three new albums from territory musicians to have a listen to. Here’s the off the cuff first impressions from our go-to music guru Tony Cullen

The UMBILICAL BROTHERS – Heaven By Storm

The lights dimmed, the stage filled with dry ice smoke, the atmosphere was altogether sparking with the anticipation of the entire DEC Playhouse full of people.

Darwin Festival Review: The Cook, the Queen and the Kelly

With the festival well under way, there has been many a show that grinders have attended. One of these is the locally produced and written play, the Cook, the Queen and the Kelly. Ausdance Australia really put on a great show, with a combination of new and old dance styles and drama. The play starts [...]

The Arctic Monkeys – Humbug

The Arctic Monkeys are back with a new album and a whole new direction.

Black Market Rhythm Co.

New band, Black Market Rhythm Co. are coming up for Darwin Youth week. They have a nice bluesy feel, with a heavy bass line and captivating guitar riffs.

Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas

“We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold.”

These are the first lines in Terry Gilliam’s adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson’s gonzo piece, ‘Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas’.

Zombieland

Everything needed for a fun film was there; witty humour, streets of blood, realistic makeup and a brilliant cherry-on-top cameo from Bill Murray.

SAWA

As long as we won’t throw out our hope, we’ll never get lost. I’ll declare here today, that Sawa won’t give up until our dream comes true. I hope you can tell us the same

Where the Wild Things Are

Based on the Maurice Sendak’s children’s book of the same name, Spike Jonze directs a fascinating, captivating and touching; yet also a depressing and unstructured film.