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Last Summer – movie review

We seem to have been getting more European - specifically French - films in Australian cinemas recently. That might be…

The Sleepwalkers (Scarlett Thomas) – book review

Epistolary novels are always a bit of a tightrope. How do you explain, particularly in this day and age, why…

ST. ALi Italian Film Festival 2024 – a preview

The full programme for the 2024 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival has been announced, with this year’s event featuring a…

Win tickets to the ST. ALi Italian Film Festival

- ST. ALi Italian Film Festival - In Palace Cinemas nationally from 18 September - 23 October 2024 We have…

Kneecap – movie review

Like Alan Parker’s fantastic 1991 drama The Commitments, Kneecap tells the story of an Irish band from humble working-class beginnings.…

Suddenly – movie review

Thomas Bidegain’s tension-filled thriller Suddenly involves a couple marooned on a remote Antarctic island. Their hopes of survival diminish as…

Volition (Theatre Works’ Explosives Factory) – theatre review

Competition can be invigorating, but also dramatic and soul destroying. That is the theme of the two parter created under…

Bookworm – movie review

Bookworm is the sophomore directorial feature from New Zealand filmmaker Ant Timpson, who is better known as a writer and…

The Children’s Bach (Lyric Opera) – opera review

Life in all its messiness is played out in Lyric Opera’s chamber opera The Children’s Bach. With music by Andrew…

The Crow – movie review

Revenge is at the heart of the dark fantasy romance, The Crow. This is a remake of Australian Alex Proyas’…