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New music round-up (for w/e 10 June 2022)

Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 10 June 2022. Bluegrass…

The Invisible Opera (Federation Square) – theatre review

The Invisible Opera literally gives you a grandstand seat to the comings and goings in Melbourne’s CBD. With seven rows of…

Benediction – movie review

Benediction is a complex but ultimately moving biopic about the revered Siegfried Sassoon, one of Britain’s great war time poets.…

Jurassic World Dominion – movie review

With a life span approaching that of many a dinosaur (30 years), the Jurassic saga comes to an end with…

A Hero -movie review

Asghar Farhadi (A Separation – which won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2012) is an Iranian filmmaker…

Blue Skies (Dehd) – music review

Dehd have grown with each album they have released since their self-titled debut came out in 2016. The band really…

The Picture of Dorian Gray (Arts Centre Melbourne) – theatre review

The Picture of Dorian Gray is an extraordinary triumph of talent and theatricality. It is the very finest of entertainment involving…

The Torrent (Dinuka McKenzie) – book review

With major flooding in Northern New South Wales and Southern Queensland fresh in the minds of Australians, Dinuka McKenzie’s debut…

Hatching – movie review

A creepy, well-made horror movie, Hatching bites. Young gymnastics student Tinja appears to have the perfect Finnish family. At least…

Mothering Sunday – movie review

Mothering Sunday is a period drama about doomed love which comes across like an edgier variation on Upstairs Downstairs. The…