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First Casualty (Queensland Theatre) – theatre review

The stakes are high from the outset of Queensland Theatre’s blockbuster season closer First Casualty. This is not just because…

Strange World – movie review

The artistic merger of Pixar and Disney is just about complete. While the business merger was done long ago, both…

Bones and All – movie review

Luca Guadagnino is a singular filmmaker. After three intimate dramas in I am Love (2009), A Bigger Splash (2015) and…

And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow (Weyes Blood) – music review

Singer/songwriter Natalie Mering performs under the moniker Weyes Blood, a name derived from her original stage name Wise Blood, taken…

The Mentor (Theatre Works) – theatre review

Vulnerability and how to make it as an actor. That is what The Mentor is all about. Amanda Redfern (Amanda Muggleton)…

The Menu – movie review

American cinema isn’t really noted for its absurdist films. They tends to linger around the edges of an industry dominated…

The Passenger (Cormac McCarthy) – book review

After a break of 16 years (since 2006’s Pulitzer Prize winning The Road), award winning author Cormac McCarthy returns with…

Caress/Ache (The MC Showroom) – theatre review

The sense of touch is put under the microscope in the Victorian premiere of Suzie Miller’s searing drama Caress/Ache. Five actors…

On the Line – movie review

The career of Mel Gibson, a former A-lister, has faltered due to off-screen indiscretions. He now seems to appear in…

New music round-up (for w/e 18 November 2022)

Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 18 November 2022. Adrian…