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Five Feet Apart – movie review

In 2014’s The Fault in Our Stars, two teenage cancer patients fell in love. Five Feet Apart focuses on the…

Groove Denied (Stephen Malkmus) – music review

I will tell you that I was very concerned going into Groove Denied. This is Stephen Malkmus’ first solo album…

Velvet Buzzsaw (Netflix) – streaming review

Regularly I’m asked to watch a low-budget film and to give my opinion about it. And once in a while,…

Muriel’s Wedding The Musical (Her Majesty’s) – theatre review

A great sense of fun and a rich array of talent are on show as Muriel's Wedding The Musical hits…

The Van Apfel Girls are Gone (Felicity McLean) – book review

The Van Apfel Girls are Gone by Felicity McLean hooked me in with its all-too-familiar north-west of Sydney 1990s setting…

Bin Laden: The One Man Show (touring) – theatre review

What caused Osama bin Laden to become the most hated and hunted man on the planet? The controversial drama Bin…

50 Shades! A Musical Parody (Alex Theatre) – theatre review

British author E.L. James’ novel Fifty Shades of Grey “struck” a chord around the world, just as Christian Grey loved…

Destroyer – movie review

Nicole Kidman is virtually unrecognisable for much of Destroyer. Her hair is dishevelled, and her face is blemished and hollow.…

The Realistic Joneses (Limelight) – theatre review

The thing I like about the Limelight on Oxford is that the audience enters the theatre via the stage. Hence,…

The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part – movie review

Five years ago, an endlessly optimistic guy named Emmet rose to become The Special in The LEGO Movie. Overcoming his…