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All the Lovers in the Night (Mieko Kawakami) – book review

Mieko Kawakami is probably best known for her second novel in translation – Breasts and Eggs. Her third novel to…

Caligula (Theatre Works) – theatre review

There will be blood. That expression well sums up the tyrannical reign of Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, better known as…

The Gray Man – movie review

This generic globe-trotting action thriller comes across like James Bond on steroids. The Gray Man is based on the 2009…

Stir-fried Science (The Butterfly Club) – theatre review

First up, a confession – I didn’t study science at school and I believe I am worse off because of…

The Sunshine Club (Queensland Theatre) – theatre review

The Sunshine Club opens in the summer of 1946. Ambitious Aboriginal solider, former boxing champion Frank Doyle (Marcus Corowa) has…

Shawry (Chapel Off Chapel) – theatre review

For the VFL/AFL club that has finished runner up more than any other, the continued pain of losing Grand Finals…

The Villa – movie review

This star-studded French comedy, which was a hit at the recent Alliance Francaise French Film Festival, is largely set within…

Lightscape (Royal Botanic Gardens) – theatre review

The expression “many hands make light work” immediately springs to mind when describing the specially created “night trail” through the…

The Phantom of the Open – movie review

I tend to agree with Mark Twain when he (supposedly) described golf as “a good walk ruined”. While the quote…

9 to 5: The Musical (Arts Centre Melbourne) – theatre review

9 to 5: The Musical is energetic, sassy and colourful. What isn’t lost in this bright and breezy production though is…