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1984 (touring) – theatre review

It is April 1984. Comrade 6079, Winston Smith (Tom Conroy), has a thought, starts a diary and falls in love,…

The Sense of an Ending – movie review

Intrigue is the currency of merit in the intelligent, slow-moving drama, The Sense of an Ending. Tony Webster is semi-retired.…

20th Century Women – movie review

A melancholic coming-of-age drama, there is much to enjoy from 20th Century Women. The film is set in Santa Barbara in…

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Monster Media) – theatre review

Released in 1975, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was arguably the most searing and memorable motion picture of my…

Baywatch – movie review

After the failure of movies like Snatched and CHiPs, good humour, hijinx, pecs and genetalia abound in this welcome return to form…

Wonder Woman – movie review

Israeli actress Gal Gadot imposes herself on screen in a rare outing for Hollywood – a big budget superhero movie…

Swallow (Metro Arts) – theatre review

In story, Swallow is about when strangers cross paths. Thematically, however, the work gives audiences so much more to contemplate.…

Singles (OMPS: Deluxe Edition) – music review

There are not many records that capture an era like the Singles soundtrack. Grunge stormed the scene in 1991 with…

The Ham Funeral (Griffin) – theatre review

The Ham Funeral is a first play by Patrick White, written in 1947 in post war, blitzed-out London. Set in…

Lady Beatle (La Boite) – theatre review

With a spotlit cabaret seating section and shadowed stage, the pre-show aesthetic of Lady Beatle is of Liverpudlian grey, like…