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Diplomacy (Ensemble) – theatre review

My 1953 edition of Webster’s Dictionary provides this definition of diplomacy: “dexterity; skill; tact; shrewdness in managing affairs of any…

A Little Night Music (Victorian Opera) – theatre review

The fourth of the great Stephen Sondheim musicals that Victorian Opera has tackled since 2013, A Light Night Music remains…

Spider-Man: Far From Home – movie review

The world is confusing. Events happen - and are reported - at breakneck speed thanks to digital technology. But that…

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…

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…