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Let’s Be Friends Furever (The Good Room) – theatre review

For the uninitiated, The Good Room’s productions can be difficult to define. The celebrated, independent company founded by Daniel Evans…

Die in a Gunfight – movie review

If you've ever seen and enjoyed Baz Luhrmann’s kinetic Romeo + Juliet (1996), you'll probably enjoy Die in a Gunfight.…

I Shot the Devil (Ruth McIver) – book review

I Shot the Devil by Ruth McIver was the winner of the 2018 Richelle Prize for emerging writers. Entrants must…

Ishmael (Dead Puppet Society) – theatre review

Dead Puppet Society is an Australian theatre company highly regarded for its creation of puppet-based visual theatre works of spectacle…

Cinderella (Amazon Prime) – movie review

Updating classic fairytales is nothing new (see: Shrek). And, of course, the musical has been around for as long as…

Rabbits (Terry Miles) – book review

Terry Miles debut novel Rabbits, is based on his podcast of the same name. Having not listened to the podcast,…

You Cannot Kill David Arquette (Stan) – movie review

You Cannot Kill David Arquette is the redemptive tale of washed-up Hollywood actor David Arquette and his attempt to reverse…

Of Mice and Men (Ad Astra) – Theatre Review

For those unfamiliar with John Steinbeck’s classic 1937 novella Of Mice and Men, a strumming pre-show soundtrack accompanying the rustic…

This is a Robbery (Netflix) – streaming review

Despite perceptions to the contrary, art and crime are never far apart. Dark deeds plagued Renaissance painters like Caravaggio and…

A Voice in the Night (Sarah Hawthorn) – book review

The attack on the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001 is the jumping off point for A Voice in…