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In Green / We Dream (Parlor Greens) – music review

In Green / We Dream is the debut album by soul-jazz-funk trio Parlor Greens, but the players involved are far…

Romeo & Julie (Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre) – theatre review

Star crossed lovers all right, but this isn’t the Montagues and the Capulets. In fact, far from it … and…

Smoke (Michael Brissenden) – book review

Former Australian journalist Michael Brissenden’s third novel Smoke (after The List and Dead Letters) was inspired by the devastating bushfires…

Win tickets to Sleeping Dogs

- Sleeping Dogs - Only in cinemas from 1 August 2024 We have 10 double in-season passes thanks to Rialto…

Mr Blake at Your Service – movie review

Delightful feel-good entertainment, Mr Blake at Your Service is a fun-filled romantic romp. Andrew Blake (John Malkovich) is a successful…

Sting – movie review

Anyone afraid of snakes and creepy crawlies should probably look away now. In the vein of Arachnophobia and Eight Legged…

Longlegs – movie review

An unrecognisable Nicolas Cage features in the decidedly creepy crime-horror-thriller Longlegs. A figure sits in a car looking at a…

New music round-up (for w/e 19 July 2024)

Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 19 July 2024. Beachwood…

Elegies – A Song Cycle (fortyfivedownstairs) – theatre review

Love, loss and laughter are potent and enduring in composer William Finn’s (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) Elegies.…

Plied and Prejudice (Woodward Productions) – theatre review

It is a truth universally acknowledged that there is often little persuasion needed for a literary afternoon of Pimm’s or…