the reviews are in

Thursday, March 26, 2009
Music

It Seems The British Aren’t Too Keen On Drag Queen Musicals

3:02PM Jess McGuire | The stage musical Priscilla: Queen Of The Desert was a huge hit here in Australia. I didn’t get to see it so I can’t tell you whether or not it was made of 100% entertainment awesomeness or just 100% cheap gags about dudes in dresses. When I was in New Zealand last year, I got chatting to Mal (owner of Wellington’s only gay bar S&M’s on Cuba Street) and he assured me that as a “theatre queen”, he could thoroughly recommend the New Zealand version of the production. So that’s something, right? More »
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Saturday, October 18, 2008

‘Strangely Shrill’ Katie Holmes Hijacks Broadway

2:40AM STV | The Katie Holmes Road Show and Protester Revival landed last night near Times Square, where the star made her Broadway debut amid a devoted crowd of tourists, family and Scientology nemeses flanking 45th Street. The reviews — and the heartfelt pleas for calm — are in after the jump. More »
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Thursday, October 9, 2008

It’s Official: American Critics Loathe The NBC Version Of Kath & Kim

10:28AM Jess McGuire | We weren’t expecting Australian viewers to find anything lovable about the American remake of beloved ABC-turned-Channel Seven comedy Kath & Kim, but the big question always remained – would NBC viewers actually dig a revamped and relocated version of the show? If the latest reviews are anything to go by, our American cousins are yelling “DO NOT WANT” quite loudly at their television screens. The American Kath and Kim has been savaged by critics as an embarrassment worthy of an apology to Australia. Saucer of milk, table two! Let’s take a look at the cutting commentary regarding the program, eh? More »
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Saturday, October 4, 2008

45 Percent of Critics Can’t Be Wrong About ‘Beverly Hills Chihuahua’

5:35AM STV | We said it once, but it bears repeating in streets and valleys far and wide: It’s opening day for Beverly Hills Chihuahua! ZOMG, right? At least we thought so, but despite our all-consuming anticipation and lobbying on its behalf, Defamer’s fevered attempts to break down the Disney wall for an early viewing were met with repeated, unappreciative radio silence. And because the world’s first review — a rave, natch — seemed suspiciously exempt from the studio’s embargo, it’s only now that we can reliably study the critical spectrum. And just as we thought: It’s almost half-good! Or, more realistically, the reviews catalogued at Rotten Tomatoes are just about split, but that can’t deter our optimism — even the slags after the jump have us clamoring for quitting time: More »
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