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The Wind in the Willows (The Australian Shakespeare Company) – theatre review

Hijinks abound in The Australian Shakespeare Company’s fun-filled treat The Wind in the Willows at the Royal Botanic Gardens. Populated by…

The Matrix Resurrections – movie review

Having not seen the original Matrix trilogy, I was totally lost for most of this fourth instalment. I took a…

Licorice Pizza – movie review

Few directors have as formidable a reputation as Paul Thomas Anderson. Magnolia, There Will Be Blood, The Master, Phantom Thread…

Hyde (Craig Russell) – book review

Craig Russell is intent on exploring the idea of split personalities, or what might make otherwise good people do bad…

The Lost Daughter – movie review

The Lost Daughter is a challenging work from writer and director Maggie Gyllenhaal, who makes her feature debut behind the…

Die Hard: The Move, The Play (Act React) – Theatre Review

‘tis the season for Christmas parties and Nakatomi’s is set to be a cracker, hosted as it is by Act…

Boyle and Waters in Leotard (debase productions) – Theatre Review

Anybody who has persevered through sweaty struggle to pull on a leotard will be immediately in awe of the premise…

Title of Show (The MC Showroom) – theatre review

You have your eyes on the prize. You are so intent on making it that you can figuratively taste it. That is…

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Spider-Man: No Way Home surprises, shocks and delights. It takes a trip down memory lane but remains a love story…

The Promise (Damon Galgut) – book review

Damon Galgut’s ninth novel The Promise won the 2021 Booker Prize. Not having read all of the shortlisted novels it…