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The 5th Wave – movie review

With overtures of Tomorrow When the War Began and the love triangle in The Hunger Games, yet another dystopian film…

The Hateful Eight (70 mm version) – movie review

A ponderous first half gives way to a bloody whodunit in the second as Quentin Tarantino continues his love affair…

The Pianist (VAC) – theatre review

Giggles from littlies and laughter and hand clapping from adults are what greet a strongly visual and athletic mime artist…

Dragon Sun by Lanu – music release

Founding member of The Bamboos, Lance Ferguson has announced a return for his guise of Lanu and revealed his newest…

Cirque Adrenaline (QPAC) – theatre review

Cirque Adrenaline is, as promised, breathtaking, and at times makes eye-boggling tributes to the versatility of the human body, mixed…

Z for Zachariah – DVD review

The future prospects of our beloved world looks rather bleak, judging by the post-apocalyptic films of recent years. The endless…

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl – DVD review

There are movies I really could dwell on in a lyrical way. Because it's put together cleverly and cunningly. Or…

The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende – book review

The first time I picked up Isabel Allende's The Japanese Lover I wasn’t in the mood for it – probably…

Nantucket by Harrison Young – book review

It’s not altogether surprising that Good Charlotte’s song “Lifestyles of the rich and the famous” is in my head as…

A Walk in the Woods – DVD review

A road movie, but then on foot. A Walk in the Woods features two old-timers puffing like a steam locomotive while…