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The Thursday Murder Club (Richard Osman) – book review

The British crime fiction industry is a little obsessed with the elderly solving crimes. Going back to the seemingly doddering…

Either Side of Midnight (Benjamin Stevenson) – book review

Benjamin Stevenson's first book featuring documentary maker Jack Quick was a revelation, particularly when considered again, in hindsight, from the…

Sputnik – movie review

Director Egor Abramenko delivers a creepy creature-feature with Sputnik. It starts with two cosmonauts planning to return to Earth, but…

New music round-up

Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 2 October 2020. Platinum-selling…

The Babysitter: Killer Queen – movie review

The Babysitter: Killer Queen is a hybrid of gory horror, coming-of-age tale and black comedy. It's the sequel to 2017’s…

On the Rocks – movie review

Much ado about nothing; or a quirky film of substance? My strong inclination about On the Rocks is toward the…

Maybe We Could (Kllo) – music review

These cousins from Melbourne, Kllo (rhymes with “flow”) return with a follow-up to their 2017 electro-pop debut, Breakthrough. As described…

Enola Holmes – movie review

Victorian-era detective fiction gets turned on its head in Nexflix's charming Enola Holmes. Based on the YA novels of Nancy…

The Question of Love (Hugh McKay) – book review

Australian author Hugh Mackay is very clear about his intentions in his latest book The Question of Love. The book’s…

Dark Encounter – movie review

I saw a movie called G-Loc a while ago. And my first thought now was: “Why not try another SF?”…