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The Bay of Silence – movie review

Something is not quite right with talented artist Rosalind (Olga Kurylenko) in Paula van der Oest's The Bay of Silence.…

Freaky – movie review

A little late for Halloween maybe, but Freaky will definitely scratch that comedy-horror itch. Co-writer and director Christopher Landon builds…

Queensland Theatre 2021 season – theatre preview

It seems fitting that, whether coincidentally or otherwise, the day after Queensland Theatre welcomed audiences back to previews of Kieran…

Leave the World Behind (Rumaan Alam) – book review

Rumaan Alam’s latest book Leave the World Behind starts in an idyllic manner – a family on holiday on Long…

Brazen Hussies – movie review

First-time documentary director Catherine Dwyer starts her career off impressively with Brazen Hussies. This highly entertaining film charts the course…

Mouthpiece (QT) – theatre review

Mouthpiece … it is the name of an artwork by Declan Swan (Jayden Popik in an impressive Queensland Theatre debut),…

Radioactive – movie review

Marie Curie is one of those people. Most of us have a vague idea about her, but her real genius…

British Film Festival 2020 – movie feature

Presented by Palace, the British Film Festival will screen from 10 November in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra and Byron…

Song of the Crocodile (Nardi Simpson) – book review

Nardi Simpson’s scorching debut novel Song of the Crocodile opens with the irony of a sign naming the small Australian…

Emily in Paris – streaming review

As fluffy as the soufflé at Le Récamier and a glitzy as the nightly light display at the Eiffel Tower,…