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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 – movie review

The Hunger Games franchise has so far grossed more than US$2.2 billion at the global box office. It is based…

Win Young Ones DVD packs

- Young Ones - On DVD, Blu-ray and digital from 9 December 2015 We have 2 DVD prize packs^ thanks…

Good Works (Darlinghurst) – theatre review

The Darlinghurst Theatre and the Enright family have joined together to produce a-play-a-year by Australian writer, Nick Enright. Last year…

Trainwreck – DVD review

Judd Apatow is well known for his raunchy romantic comedies like The 40-Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up. But his…

String Quartet Live! by Kishi Bashi – music review

Several years ago you would have never heard me go on and on about a violin player but K. Ishibashi…

Madame Bovary – DVD review

Gustave Flaubert's 1865 brooding and bittersweet tragedy about a 19th century self destructive woman and her tragic fall from grace…

Win tickets to Love The Coopers

- Love The Coopers - Only in cinemas from 26 November 2015 We have 10 double in-season passes thanks to…

Vale John Bale

Regular readers of The Blurb will be familiar with the film reviews of our friend and long-time contributor, John Bale.…

The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood – book review

Here’s the thing. I’ve never read a Margaret Atwood book before. Never. Having heard so much praise about her writing,…

Blood Bank (Ensemble) – theatre review

Blood Bank is a new Australian play by a new writer Christopher Harley, at the Ensemble Theatre. It was part…