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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…

The Big Short – movie review

Just how bad was the global financial meltdown of 2008? Well … several top economists considered it to be the…

Goosebumps – movie review

R.L. Stine has been recognised as one of the bestselling children’s authors of all time with his Goosebumps books selling…

Carol – movie review

Patricia Highsmith is a name familiar to many movie buffs. Strangers on a Train, The Talented Mr Ripley and The…

Fiddler on the Roof (Princess Theatre) – theatre review

Anthony Warlow, complete with appropriate affectations, makes a triumphant return to the Australian stage in Fiddler on the Roof, after…