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A Chorus Line (theatrical) – musical theatre review

The vicissitudes of show business are brought into sharp focus in theatrical’s production of A Chorus Line. Under the keen…

GRIMM (Shake & Stir Theatre) – theatre review

If there’s one takeaway to be had from this review of Shake & Stir’s GRIMM, it’s this: parents, leave the…

Murder on the Nile (Genesian Theatre) – theatre review

On an Egyptian paddle steamer in the 1950s, heiress Kay Mostyn boards with her new husband Simon. Stalked by Simon’s…

Thelma – movie review

Where have all the indies gone? The days when the likes of Steven Soderbergh or Hal Hartley were delivering idiosyncratic…

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice – movie review

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is so much riotous fun – a zany hoot. The 36-year wait for the sequel to the beloved…

Mother (Arts Centre Melbourne) – theatre review

Noni Hazlehurst delivers an inspired performance in the slice of life piece Mother. Homeless and shoeless, she plays the character…

Motel Cable (Ex Pilots) – music review

Ex Pilots began as Ethan Oliva’s solo project in 2015 with the release of Findlay, a compilation of demos from…

Last Summer – movie review

We seem to have been getting more European - specifically French - films in Australian cinemas recently. That might be…

The Sleepwalkers (Scarlett Thomas) – book review

Epistolary novels are always a bit of a tightrope. How do you explain, particularly in this day and age, why…

ST. ALi Italian Film Festival 2024 – a preview

The full programme for the 2024 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival has been announced, with this year’s event featuring a…