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Emilia Perez – movie review

A striking musical drama, written and directed by Jacques Audiard, Emilia Perez constantly shocks and surprises. Rita (Zoe Saldana) is…

Wolf Man – movie review

What should and does one do if one’s loving husband/father turns into a wild animal – I mean literally a…

Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen (Arts Centre Melbourne) – theatre review

In a comic tour de force, Samuel Barnett has the audience in the palms of his hands. We hang on…

Conclave – movie review

Subterfuge and tension abound in the compelling papal thriller Conclave. The Pope has died and cardinals have been summoned from…

Bearded (Theatre Works) – musical theatre review

Fear of coming out and the judgment associated with doing so are the subject of a new musical, focusing on…

Legends in Concert (The Palms at Crown) – music theatre review

This all singing, all dancing, hit song fest just gets better and better, year after year. What a show! What…

Disturbance Trip (High Rise) – music review

“This fuzzed-out live set from 1992 documents High Rise at their noise-soaked best.” Album Overview: Even though they are one…

Top Ten Books of 2024 – book reviews

Percival Everett’s James, a reimagining and recontextualising of Huckleberry Finn is a masterpiece. Satirical, cutting, compassionate, but also in many…

School of Rock The Musical – musical theatre review

It’s lively. It’s cheery. It upends political correctness. In fact, it is the perfect holiday treat. I speak of School…

Paddington in Peru – movie review

Paddington (the voice of Ben Whishaw) gets back to his roots in a rollicking adventure with the Brown family in…