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Frozen (QPAC) – theatre review

Adapting work from screen to stage can be tricky, even more so when it is a beloved animated feature. Thankfully,…

Drive My Car – movie review

From little things, big things grow. Director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi transforms a short story by Haruki Murakami into a 3-hour paean…

Death on the Nile – movie review

Elegant production design, a big name cast and twists aplenty characterise Death on the Nile, a new take on the…

I’m Yours, Maddy (MC Showroom) – theatre review

Maddy Pratt loves sex … she loves, loves, loves sex. So, it only makes sense that she would pen an ode…

Fun Home (MTC) – theatre review

A poignant and amusing slice of life musical, it is not hard to see why Fun Home received five Tony…

Marry Me – movie review

Marry Me is a slick but enjoyable rom-com starring Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson.Kat Valdez (JLo) and Bastian (Maluma) are…

Private Prosecution (Lisa Ellery) – book review

Lisa Ellery takes a risk in her debut crime novel Private Prosecution. That is to have a main character who,…

The Wedding Singer: The Musical Comedy (Arts Centre Melbourne) – theatre review

What a thoroughly entertaining showpiece! I last saw The Wedding Singer when it played at the Athenaeum Theatre last May. Now,…

Grace (Red Stitch Theatre) – theatre review

A family secret is the elephant in the room when three generations of women share luxury hotel accommodation in Copenhagen…

Belfast – movie review

Hindsight, they say, is 20-20. But the rose-tinted glasses of nostalgia can distort the lens. In Belfast, director Kenneth Branagh…