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Nosferatu (Malthouse Theatre) – theatre review

The play starts with a heartfelt warning from one of the characters that only tragedy puts you on the map. A…

Locked Ward (Anne Buist) – book review

Anne Buist continues to put the psychology, and particularly the psychology of women and mothers, in the centre with what…

The Honeymoon – movie review

The cringeworthy and unfunny comedy The Honeymoon is an Italian/British co-production and it’s received some of the worst reviews of…

Prima Facie (MTC) – theatre review

Tessa Ensler (Sheridan Harbridge) is a successful barrister. She knows the tricks of the trade and defends her clients – many…

Coming Out (Chapel Off Chapel) – theatre review

Showmanship, humour, pathos, anger, overt messaging and song are part of this well-meaning but noticeably stretched offering. At its core is…

A Broadcast Coup (Ensemble) – theatre review

A fly-on-the-wall expose of the world of talk-back radio is the basis of Melanie Tait’s outstanding new play A Broadcast…

Things I Know to be True (Brisbane Arts Theatre) – theatre review

‘What are the things I know to be true?’, a naïve and broken-hearted 19-year-old Rosie Price (Eleni Koutsoukis) wonders after…

Spoiler Alert – movie review

As the title suggests, the outcome of Spoiler Alert is obvious at the start of the film. The film charts…

tick, tick … BOOM! (Comedy Theatre) – musical theatre review

Jonathan Larson wrote the smash hit Broadway musical Rent. How he got there involved pain and persistence. That’s the subject…

This Wild Wild Country (Inga Vesper) – book review

Inga Vesper’s debut novel The Long, Long Afternoon was a crime novel set in a perfect Los Angeles suburb in…