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Driving Madeleine – movie review

It would be easy to dismiss this charming crowd-pleasing little film as a Gallic variation of the Oscar winning Driving…

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One – movie review

The high-octane ride that is Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is again directed by Christopher McQuarrie. He wrote…

Idomeneo (Victorian Opera and Opera Australia) – opera review

Superb staging is a hallmark of Mozart’s dramatic opera Idomeneo, set on the island of Crete shortly after the Trojan…

Just a Boy, Standing in Front of a Girl (fortyfivedownstairs) – theatre review

With five in the cast on a catwalk-like stage, this is a modern, generally slapstick and cartoonish interpretation of Euripides’…

Yellowface (Rebecca F Kuang) – book review

Rebecca F Kuang is better known as fantasy author RF Kuang, responsible for the Asian-inspired Poppy Wars series and the…

Mary Coustas: This is Personal (Arts Centre Melbourne) – theatre review

Comedian and actor Mary Coustas is an emotional powerhouse, whose hour-long show endears her anew to a devoted fan base. She…

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – movie review

If Indiana Jones was a rock star instead of a movie character, the Dial of Destiny - the latest and…

Jewels (The Australian Ballet) – ballet review

With music by Gabriel Faure, Igor Stravinsky and Piotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky and choreography by George Balanchine, Jewels – by name…

Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Wonder (touring) – theatre review

Disney on Ice is always wonderful family entertainment, but 100 Years of Wonder is the best yet. What a fabulous, engaging…

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts – movie review

Toy company Hasbro created their line of giant shape changing robots known as Transformers way back in 1984. Then came…