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Parasite – movie review

When I wrote about Burning earlier this year, I mentioned that East Asian cinema was having something of a "moment".…

Wake in Fright (Malthouse Theatre) – theatre review

Malthouse Theatre's production of Wake In Fright  is no less harrowing than when the eponymous novel was first published in…

The Secret Life of Pets 2 – movie review

Assigning human characteristics to animals invariably makes for cute viewing and that's the case in the The Secret Life of…

Yesterday – movie review

Yesterday is highly contrived and holds few surprises, but it's still a heart-warming story. It's also a showcase for the…

Years to Burn (Calexico | Iron & Wine) – music review

It's crazy that it has taken 14 years for Iron & Wine and Calexico to officially pair up for a…

Storm Boy (MTC) – theatre review

Brilliant staging and puppetry mark the MTC's Storm Boy; a theatrical adaptation of Colin Thiele’s 1964 novel of the same…

Never Look Away – movie review

Epic in scope and set against the backdrop of the Cold War, Never Look Away spans some thirty years of…

Love and Other Battles (Tess Woods) – book review

Three generations of women come together for a heartfelt story in Love and Other Battles by Tess Woods: Jess, the…

See You Next Tuesday (The Blue Room) – theatre Review

As we take our seat, we are presented with three different actors, all dancing in thought, bouncing off each other…

The Silence (Netflix) – streaming review

There are still certainties in this world. First of all, you can expect that if a type of movie has…