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Here We Lie by Sophie McKenzie – book review

I first discovered Sophie McKenzie with her psychological thriller Trust in Me. That one kept me glued to the pages…

Alex & Eve – movie review

This is the second locally produced cross-cultural romantic comedy to hit our screens in as many weeks. But this warm,…

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension – movie review

Paranormal Activity, created on a shoestring budget of $15,000, made a massive splash when it first landed in the late…

Simshar – movie review

Malta's first official entry for the Foreign Language Oscar is a topical and timely tale that puts a human face…

The Lobster – movie review

The films of Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos (Dogtooth) are strange, off-beat, enigmatic, unsettling, confronting, and often hard to fathom, and…

British Film Festival 2015

The third British Film Festival screens at Palace Cinemas around Australia from October 28, and according to festival director Kim…

The Odd Couple (QTC) – theatre review

How do you turn a piece of 1960s kitsch into a comedy that keeps a 21st century audience laughing out…

Burnt – movie review

Chocolat, No Reservations, Soul Kitchen, Big Night, Babetteā€™s Feast, Like Water for Chocolate, The Hundred Foot Journey, Eat Drink Man…

Bridge of Spies – movie review

A tense Cold War drama inspired by real life events, it reunites one of the best actors with one of…

Foreign Bodies (Sly Rat) – theatre review

Well written and largely skilfully executed, this is a sexually charged drama set in the midst of the Mumbai terrorist…