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Fighting with My Family – movie review

Wrestling’s fake, right? It's all stage-managed to draw the crowds. But it's a very serious business for one family in…

Tales of America (J. S. Ondara) – music review

It’s always exciting to hear a distinct, surprising new voice. That was my experience when firing up Tales of America,…

The Lost Night (Andrea Bartz) – book review

As a teenager I scoffed at elders who insisted that the generation gap was alive and well. They claimed we…

Dance Nation (Red Stitch) – theatre review

What price success? That's the key question asked in Clare Barron’s Australian premiere satirical comedy Dance Nation. Set in the…

Hydra (QT/STCSA) – Theatre Review

It's been a long time since I have read George Johnston’s 1964 Miles Franklin Award-winning My Brother Jack. However, through…

Patrick (movie) – streaming review

Patrick is a British comedy celebrating our love of pets. It's told through the eyes of a young woman whose…

Pimped – movie review

The subject matter of Pimped is tawdry; nasty in fact. This is a film that starts out without much promise,…

The House That Jack Built – movie review

Eccentric Danish auteur Lars Von Trier makes controversial and deliberately confronting films. His latest is likely to be divisive as…

A View from the Bridge (MTC) – theatre review

Dread is palpable throughout Arthur Miller’s drama A View from the Bridge. The Melbourne Theatre Company's version features seven actors…

The Real Housewives of Perth (Limelight) – theatre review

Freshly realized as a hot take on Perth’s monied-up western suburbs culture, The Real Housewives of Perth is based on…