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The Pull of the Stars (Emma Donoghue) – book review

It is timely, of course, reading a novel about an airborne illness that necessitates changes in human behaviours in order…

CLOSED: Win tickets to Palace Encore! at the Barracks (Brisbane only)

- Palace Encore! - We have 5 double in-season passes thanks to Palace Cinemas. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)*Palace Encore!…

God of the Piano – movie review

Not everything is spelt out in writer-director Itay Tal's drama God of the Piano. In Israel, Anat (Naama Preis), makes…

The Swallows of Kabul – movie review

From 1996 to 2001, the Taliban ruled over Afghanistan with an iron fist. During this time, many basic human freedoms…

Lowdown Dirty Criminals – movie review

Paul Murphy's NZ feature Lowdown Dirty Criminals is an enjoyable but somewhat derivative crime-comedy. The darkly comic caper cribs from…

Why Women Kill (SBS on Demand) – streaming review

Situational comedy of a different kind, Why Women Kill is not at all what you might expect from its title. …

The Dirty South (John Connolly) – book review

Charlie Parker walks the world alone, but in his dreams and in the thinner moments between the worlds of those…

Blood Vessel – movie review

“Dead bodies usually mean something bad…” It's 1945, towards the send of WWII. The German navy are even sinking hospital…

La Belle Époque – movie review

If you've ever seen Karel Reisz's superb The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981); or Michel Gondry's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless…

Made in Italy – movie review

The lure of Italy is strong - especially for filmmakers. It seems every story of transformative discovery needs to play…