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Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti (Emotionworks Cut Opera) – theatre review

Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti is a good-natured and lively affair with mistaken identities at its core. Emotionworks – the brainchild…

Drive (Theatre Works) – theatre review

A driven, high achieving woman melts down when two relationships go awry in Drive. Writer Rebecca Meston was inspired by…

Red Joan – movie review

Sleeper agents hold a weird fascination. When one is uncovered, the media seem intrigued. But of course the reality of…

X-Men: Dark Phoenix – movie review

The X-Men aren't my favourite superhero franchise; but I've been happy to check in with them over the years. The…

Tolkien – movie review

If you want a profound understanding of what inspired JRR Tolkien to write The Hobbit and The Lord of the…

The Bar – streaming review

The Bar (El Bar) pretends to be a thriller comedy, but falls short on both levels. The film leans rather…

Escaped Alone (Red Stitch) – theatre review

In Escaped Alone, society as we know it has fallen apart. Survivors are few. Four older women who are among…

My Big Gay Italian Wedding – movie review

My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) this isn’t. I found the absurdist My Big Gay Italian Wedding an embarrassment. Based…

Romeo and Juliet – theatre review

The pre-show soundtrack of "Teenage Dirtbag" type songs seems to be an apt choice ahead of La Boite Theatre’s Romeo…

Magpie – theatre review

According to American novelist Flannery O’Connor, “the beginning of human knowledge is through the senses”. This underpinning of human perception…