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…