Peace Trail by Neil Young – music review
Of the six veteran rockers invited to play the Desert Trip concerts, dubbed “Oldchella” because of the advanced age of…
Office Christmas Party – movie review
Intended as a feel-good, calamity film for the festive season, this one tries hard but produces few, if any, belly…
Lee Tamahori (Mahana) – interview
Twenty years ago Lee Tamahori gave us one of the best films to come out of New Zealand with Once…
Relatively Speaking (Ensemble) – theatre review
Relatively Speaking, by Alan Ayckbourn, was his first big commercial hit, in1967. It had a cast that included Michael Hordern,…
The Pretty Delicious Cafe by Danielle Hawkins – book review
Author Danielle Hawkins won me over with Dinner at Rose’s, and kept me with Chocolate Cake for Breakfast. Here’s the…
The Gathering (Vic TC) – theatre review
Superb vocals and an engaging pop/rock score are the features of The Gathering, a mystery involving a young man who…
Queen of Katwe – movie review
Based on fact, Queen of Katwe is a colourful, feel-good picture about struggle and persistence. It concerns a family, and…
The Upstairs Trilogy Part 1 (Owl & Cat) – theatre review
Bold and provocative, Thomas Ian Doyle’s latest work - The Upstairs Trilogy Part 1: The Love That Dare Not Speak Its…
The Menkoff Method – movie review
Cinematographer David Parker has, with his wife writer/director Nadia Tass, created some of the best Australian comedies, with the classics…
Sand Storm – movie review
Sand Storm is a family drama that takes place in a Bedouin Village in the desert in southern Israel. Two…