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Vivarium (Umbrella) – movie review

Vivarium is a descent into madness. It did my head in. Tom (Jesse Eisenberg) and Gemma (Imogen Poots) are a…

Future Man (SBS On Demand) – streaming review

Future Man could be considered an updated and filthier version of the 80’s ‘nerd’ movies that were ploughed through back…

Beats – movie review

Youthful anarchy is at the heart of Beats. This largely black-and-white film is set in a working-class Scottish town in…

Sheerwater (Leah Swann) – book review

Sheerwater is an emotionally charged work of both hope and despair, beginnings and endings.  Calling this book a thriller won’t…

New music round-up

Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 10 April 2020. April…

The Art of Self-Defense (Amazon Prime) – movie review

Fear is a powerful motivator. As we're seeing at the moment, decisions based in fear can have profound effects. Writer-director…

Rules for Perfect Murders (Peter Swanson) – book review

Mystery writer Peter Swanson has a knack for writing mystery novels which do exactly what they are supposed to do,…

Burning Kiss – movie review

Weird and wacky Australian film noir, Burning Kiss is a psychedelic whodunnit in reverse. We know who committed the crime,…

5 Audiodrama Podcasts You Should Subscribe To – (audio review)

So you've subscribed to last week's 5 Australian podcast recommendations and you're looking to listen to socially distance yourself with…

Cold Blood (iTunes, Google Play) – movie review

Jean Reno. The ever-calm actor is usually associated with roles such as a police detective, a gangster or an assassin.…