Spear – movie review
For twenty-five years Stephen Page has been the creative director of Sydney's Bangarra Dance Company, creating some innovative works that…
10 Cloverfield Lane – movie review
A mystery, drama, science fiction and psychological thriller all rolled into one, 10 Cloverfield Lane is the spiritual successor to…
Violet (Chapel off Chapel) – theatre review
A brilliant new musical set in racially charged America’s deep south in the ‘60s has just come to town and…
Microbe and Gasoline – movie review
Charming, quirky and humorous, Microbe and Gasoline is a delightful little film about a couple of adolescent outsiders determined to…
The Finest Hours – movie review
With overtones of the George Clooney action adventure drama The Perfect Storm, The Finest Hours is a slow moving story…
Music For Listening To Music To by La Sera – music review
It is hard to believe that ex-Vivian Girl Katy Goodman is on her fourth La Sera record but that is…
Dead Joker by Anne Holt – book review
I’ve been a fan of Anne Holt’s Hanne Wilhemsen series for a while. Gripping and tense, her novels keep me…
Ladies Day (Griffin) – theatre review
So, when Ladies Day, by Alana Valentine, concluded the other evening, at the Griffin, my guest and I discussed: "What…
Burn the Floor (Crown) – theatre review
The faster the dancing the greater the audience excitement at seeing some of the world’s best dancers gyrate and strut…
Taxithi – An Australian Odyssey – theatre review
An intelligent, insightful and emotion-charged work from Melbourne writer and performer Helen Yotis Patterson awaits those who venture to see…