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Kin – movie review

Far-fetched but engaging, Kin is a tense “actioner” with a strong science fiction component. Fourteen-year-old Eli (Myles Truitt) lives in…

Blasted (Malthouse) – theatre review

Blasted is a remarkably insightful and deeply traumatising work from British playwright Sarah Kane, first performed in 1995. Ian (David…

Slender Man – movie review

The term “creepypasta” is one I’d never heard of before, but apparently it was created to describe internet-spread urban legends.…

Chemistry (The Little Theatre Co) – theatre review

Depression and suicide are hardly topics to make light of. But humour proves to be a powerful weapon in building…

The Insult – movie review

Designed to provoke (but ultimately to reflect) The Insult is a powerful film with politics at its core. In present-day…

The Flip Side – movie review

It saddens me to have to return to the theme of lame Aussie movies. The Flip Side is yet another clunky…

Mile 22 – movie review

The action-thriller Mile 22 follows an elite paramilitary team led by the methodical Jimmy Silva (Mark Wahlberg). Silva is direct…

Crazy Rich Asians – movie review

The sumptuous big-screen soapie Crazy Rich Asians feels like a guilty pleasure. Based on the bestseller by Kevin Kwan, this…

Hamlet (QSE) – theatre review

I love Hamlet; it's my preferred Shakespearean tragedy. Visiting its Kronborg Castle setting was my favourite of all days when…

Soul of Cash (Brian Owens) – music review

I think in today’s vast music scene, cover records are merely blown off as a novelty or simply overlooked. Even…