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The Chaperone – movie review

Louise Brooks was one of the biggest stars of the silent movie era. So you'd think a movie featuring Brooks…

La Traviata Stripped and Dressed in Jazz and Blues – theatre review

La Traviata Stripped and Dressed in Jazz and Blues is classic opera shortened and mashed with contemporary music. It's operatic…

Gloria Bell – movie review

Gloria Bell is a deliberately awkward film about the difficulties of making your way in the world. Especially if you're…

Slaughterhouse Five (MUST) – theatre review

Fleur Kilpatrick’s stage adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s novel Slaughterhouse Five explores the horrors of war and the effects of PTSD.…

Avengers: Endgame – movie review

I nearly decided not to review Avengers: Endgame. After all, the film is pretty much "review-proof". If you have even…

1985 – movie review

A throwback to a time of homophobia, paranoia and fear, 1985 is a heartfelt realist tale. Having been gone for…

The Hummingbird Project – movie review

Who would have thought that infrastructure could be made into a compelling movie? The Hummingbird Project deals with the idea…

Celeste – movie review

This quite unconventional Australian film is well worth a look. The combination of a story centring on an opera singer…

Russian Doll (Netflix) – streaming review

I decided to watch Russian Doll when I saw Amy Poehler was one of the show's writers and producers. But…

Imperfect (Lee Kofman) – book review

Thought-provoking and confronting, Imperfect by Lee Kofman is the book I’ve been recommending to anyone who asks lately. Imperfect (clever…