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Charlotte McLean – music news

You might not have heard of Charlotte Mclean, but chances are you soon will. The Brisbane-based jazz singer is emerging…

Going Down (Malthouse) – theatre review

 Going Down gives cultural identity a good old-fashioned pounding. A stellar lead performance provides the highlight of this 90-minute play…

Bliss (Malthouse) – theatre review

Just where the line between sanity and madness lies is one of the questions in Bliss. Another concerns the true…

Rent (QPAC) – theatre review

You might not be able to buy love, but you can Rent it. I discovered this 22 years ago when…

On Body and Soul – movie review

Love in the slaughterhouse? On Body and Soul is a quirky drama about an unlikely romance between two lonely employees…

Wild (MTC) – theatre review

The MTC’s Wild is an example of a play in which technological achievement outdoes narrative content. To say any more…

Midnight Oil 1984 – movie review

Talk about the power and passion. Iconic Australian band Midnight Oil has always had that in spades. Now the new…

Life of the Party – movie review

In 1986 comedian Rodney Dangerfield went Back to School for one of his better comedies. Thirty years later, comic Melissa…

Chappaquiddick – movie review

On the night of 18 July 1969, a car driven by the last remaining scion of the famous Kennedy family…

Tully – movie review

Anyone who has ever had a newborn in the house will immediately relate to Jason Reitman's Tully. This funny, affecting…