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Songs for Nobodies – theatre review

Superlatives are inadequate to describe a truly mesmerising performance from a woman of grace, charm and sublime talent. Bernadette Robinson…

Little Women – movie review

Quite the epic, Little Women – directed by Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) – is a moving adaptation of Louisa May…

The Two Popes (Netflix) – streaming review

The Two Popes gives us the behind the scenes story of how one Pope stood aside for another in a…

Chicago – theatre review

Sassy and darkly humourous, the stage musical Chicago circa 2019/2020 remains a sordid tale of corruption, given new life by…

Sorry We Missed You – movie review

Gritty realism at its ugly best. That’s Ken Loach’s latest working class, slice of life film. As painful as it…

Let it Snow (Netflix) – streaming review

Christmas. The period everyone is jolly again. Family reunions. A brown-baked turkey with a tasty filling that was squeezed through…

Peace (Garry Disher) – book review

Rural noir being the big thing at the moment, it's sad that many seem to have forgotten that there have…

Fisherman’s Friends – movie review

A crowd pleaser based around sea shanties. That is Fisherman’s Friends, set in the picturesque fishing town of Port Isaac…

Machine – movie review (documentary)

English author Aldous Huxley wrote about a brave new world in a dystopian novel first published in 1932. I wonder…

Black Christmas – movie review

Supernatural hazing. Is there such a thing? I think not, but there is according to this festive season horror –…