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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – theatre review

Mark Haddon’s best-selling award-winning novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time has been adapted to the stage by…

Insidious: The Last Key – movie review

A decent set up gives way to quite a convoluted storyline in Insidious: The Last Key, the fourth instalment of…

Hir (Red Stitch) – theatre review

Three Cs describe Hir: confronting, colourful and comedic. By the way, the title is a gender-neutral pronoun. One character also likes being addressed…

Menashe – movie review

A compelling piece with a realistic feel, Menashe is shot almost entirely in Yiddish (there are a few lines of…

Fifty Shades Freed – movie review

Sitting there watching Fifty Shades Freed, the final instalment in the Shades of Grey trilogy, I could only think, "Lame,…

The 15:17 to Paris – movie review

I have no idea why a director of Clint Eastwood’s standing would associate himself with such a poor quality movie…

The Children (MTC) – theatre review

A scintillating script by British playwright Lucy Kirkwood and a trio of dynamic performances make for a highly involving two…

Between Two Shores by Glen Hansard – music review

One of my favorite musical scenes in film is that long opening sequence at the beginning of the movie Once,…

The Sisters’ Song by Louise Allan – book review

I’ve been waiting to read the final copy of The Sisters’ Song by Louise Allan for a long time. I first read…

Dream Lover (ACM) – theatre review

David Campbell was born to play Bobby Darin, such is his command of the character and vocals in Dream Lover.…