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King Richard – movie review

A pushy tennis dad or a man on a mission? Or both? You can be the judge with Reinaldo Marcus Green’s…

The Last Woman in the World (Inga Simpson) – book review

The rush to write apocalyptic narratives doesn’t seem to be slowing. Inga Simpson channels her experiences in the recent Australian…

I’m Wanita – movie review

What a woman! As the saying goes, they broke the mould when they created her, as shown in Matthew Walker’s…

Oracle – theatre review

Zodiac mythology binds together 12 acts that are a fusion of circus, burlesque and dance in Oracle. It is the work…

Red Rocket – movie review

A washed-up porn actor falls on hard times in Sean Baker’s new film, Red Rocket. It is 2016. Mikey (Simon…

The King’s Man – movie review

After Kingsman: The Secret Service and Kingsman: The Golden Circle, director Matthew Vaughn delivers a prequel. The King’s Man is…

Canticle Creek (Adrian Hyland) – book review

Back in 2007, Adrian Hyland won the Ned Kelly Award for best debut crime novel for his Northern Territory set…

Tinkerbell and the Dream Fairies (The Australian Shakespeare Company) – theatre review

Littlies (several wearing angel wings) danced and clapped. They cheered and waved their arms about. Truth be told, so did…

Being the Ricardos – movie review

Nicole Kidman’s star turn as Lucille Ball in Being the Ricardos is an acting masterclass. She gives an awe-inspiring, nuanced…

Ghostbusters: Afterlife – movie review

The term “fan service” is getting a lot of play right now. The idea is that filmmakers and movie studios…