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The Siege of Burning Grass (Premee Mohamed) – book review

Fantasy and science fiction novels often use an ongoing war as the central driving narrative force. In Premee Mohamed’s new…

Julia (MTC) – theatre review

It was 9th October 2012 when Prime Minister Julia Gillard drew a line in the sand … when she refused…

High & Low: John Galliano – movie review

From Oscar winning filmmaker Kevin MacDonald (Touching The Void) comes High & Low. This revealing documentary charts the rise and…

New music round-up (for w/e 31 May 2024)

Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 31 May 2024. “The…

100 Reasons for War (fortyfivedownstairs) – theatre review

Tom Holloway’s 100 Reasons for War (2015) has been updated to reflect present day conflict in Calamity Practice’s uproarious, disturbing…

Carpet and Sand (fortyfivedownstairs) – theatre review

Call it searching for creativity or a descent into madness. That is a matter of interpretation. Carpet and Sand is a…

Merrily We Roll Along (Ad Astra) – theatre review

I’ve often commented to people that it is much more difficult to write a glowing review than something at the…

The Garfield Movie – movie review

Garfield, the lazy, pizza- and lasagne-loving cat created by cartoonist Jim Davis 48 years ago has become part of pop…

Win tickets to The Convert

- The Convert - Only in cinemas from 20 June 2024 We have 5 double in-season passes thanks to Kismet…

Multiple Bad Things (Malthouse Theatre) – theatre review

Just what are people capable of? Can we exist in harmony? Is symbiosis even possible? Those questions are explored in the…