Stardust + The Mission (Chapel off Chapel) – theatre review
A brass band is the connection between two fascinating and compelling unrelated personal stories that are part of a double…
Quo Vadis, Aida? – movie review
A few films have looked at the Bosnian conflict of the 90s (Michael Winterbottom’s Welcome To Sarajevo, for one), but…
Uncharted – movie review
The modern Indiana Jones clone Uncharted is a rollicking, fun-filled adventure. Nathan Drake was brought up in an orphanage with…
Music (MC Showroom) – theatre review
The challenges and complexities associated with mental health are front and centre in a compelling play based around a young…
Lighten Up (Erin Rae) – music review
On her third album, singer/songwriter Erin Rae is making an effort to Lighten Up, with help from her new producer…
A Girl’s Guide to World War (Musical Theatre Australia) – Theatre Review
Musical Theatre Australia’s award-winning A Girl’s Guide to World War tells the true story of some amazing women forgotten by…
Blacklight – movie review
Ever since Taken (2008) reinvented Irish actor Liam Neeson as the premier action hero of cinema, he’s been churning out…
The Gallerist (Michael Levitt) – book review
One of the pieces of advice often given to those looking to write their first novel is “write what you…
Benedetta – movie review
They don’t make many movies about lesbian nuns these days. Thankfully provocative Dutch auteur Paul Verhoeven is here to fill…
Death of a Salesman (fortyfivedownstairs) – theatre review
Arthur Miller’s stunning, Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning 1949 play Death of a Salesman has lost none of its…