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The Artist by Ruby Solly
Exploring a verse novel for the first time on bad apple, harold coutts visits the poignant world of Ruby Solly’s ‘The Artist’.
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Is This All That You Had In Mind? — A Response
bad apple reviewer Samantha Cheong dives into absurd waters in this story of a predatory dissatisfaction demon—will she leave feeling buoyed or will dissatisfaction pull her under?
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Minnie & Judy — A Response
After reviewing their contribution to Auckland Pride 2023, Tate Fountain revisits the minds of Murdoch Keane and Peter Burman for this new, intriguing foray in the lives of two women.
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In 200 Minds — A Response
In review of Katie Shaw’s ‘In 200 Minds’ gorm hendo contemplates the idea of intention vs. interpretation and pulls out unexpected threads of art from their own life.
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Daddy Issues Have Never Looked So Good in ‘Losing Face’ — A Response
Jake Tabata gets stuck in a time loop of race, sexuality, love and fatherhood in his review of Nathan Joe’s new theatre show ‘Losing Face’.
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Henchmen — A Review
In her review of ‘Henchmen’, Samantha Cheong sneaks into the lair (mailroom) of the monolithic Evil Corporation. Find out if this theatrical foray into humdrum corporate life was truly worth the time spent, or if Samantha ended up broke.
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The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor
In review of Brandon Taylor’s latest book, ‘The Late Americans’, Josiah Morgan explores aesthetic and material reality, interchangeable characters and fleeting pleasures.
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The Queen’s Wife by Joanne Drayton
Life took an unexpected turn for Joanne Drayton when a chance meeting with another woman turned into something much deeper. ‘The Queen’s Wife’ details the real life story of Joanne and Sue, with each move of the chess game. Frequent bad apple contributor harold considers the queen and her wife in this review.
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Audition by Pip Adam
Pip Adam’s newest book, ‘Audition’ sent Casey Lucas into fervor from which she birthed a review, immediately deleted it and penned this, newer, different review. Read through to get a glimpse of exactly why she did that.
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The Most Naked — A Review
Hannah Tasker-Poland’s essay ‘A Body of Art’ published earlier this week peeled away the layers of performance to describe the the creation of ‘The Most Naked’. Now, Tate Fountain too peels away layers as she reviews the work in action at Q Theatre.
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Liv Parker’s Vampires, Werewolves and Harry Styles — A Review
In a whirlwind of nostalgia, Liv Parker transports reviewer Tate Fountain to the year 2010. Faced with a mirror reflection of her own teen years, Tate sums up the experience.
Category: review
In a dream, you saw a way to survive, and you were filled with joy.
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