Yes! A blog!!
Sky Hulk has risen once again to contain my hitherto unfulfilled intention to establish and maintain a blogging habit. May this time last forever.
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Don't Thank Me, Spank Me! at the Curtin Hotel
23 May 2026 in Melbourne, supported by Pollyman and Snake Thighs. We return to the Curtin, the site of many a good show. I've been intrigued by Don't Thank Me, Spank Me! (DTMSM) for a while now, not only for their unrelentingly silly band name. Their
Extreme cinema-going
Fantastic Film Festival Australia, 23 April to 15 May. Film festival mode is now complete having been to Lido to see another 30 movies since Hokum. I keep the film reviews and reflections to my Letterboxd account so I won't be repeating all that here. Instead, a few
Pink chalk circle
We are back in film festival mode! Indeed, one of the best times of the year. We have been Fantastic Film Festival Australia superfans for a while now, and in 2025 we took time off work and bought VIP passes. It was so good we're doing it again
Kate Dehnert at Theory Bar
11 April 2026 in Melbourne, part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF). Back in 2015 we saw Kate Dehnert's show Pony Yell at MICF and it was brilliant. Surreal, magical and very, very silly. Since then I have been keeping an eye out for her shows but