New music round-up (for w/e 8 November 2024) 2 months ago Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 8 November 2024. Best-selling,… Made in China: 2.0 (Arts Centre Melbourne) – theatre review 2 months ago I am faced with a predicament that I can’t say I have confronted too many times after a few decades… Sister Act (Regent Theatre) – musical theatre review 2 months ago From the opening words “oh, crap”, uttered by Sister Mary Lazarus, as played by the indomitable Rhonda Burchmore, we know… Lush Life (The Belair Lip Bombs) – music review 2 months ago The Belair Lip Bombs are an indie band from Naarm/Melbourne, led by frontwoman Maisie Everett (vocals, guitar, keys) alongside Mike… The Piano Lesson – movie and streaming review 2 months ago The supremely talented Washington family come together to keep the legacy of the late August Wilson alive with The Piano… MARVELous The Show (The National Theatre) – theatre review 2 months ago MARVELous The Show is an irreverent, R-rated, musical parody of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that has fans squealing with delight.… Juice (Tim Winton) – book review 2 months ago The opening of Tim Winton’s new novel Juice cannot help but put readers in mind of Cormac McCarthy’s seminal work… Terrifier 3 – movie review 2 months ago I must confess that I haven’t seen the first two films in the Terrifier series. But I was drawn to… New music round-up (for w/e 1 November 2024) 2 months ago Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 1 November 2024. I… Here – movie review 2 months ago In 2002, the tense thriller Phone Booth (2002) was centred around, you guessed it, a phone booth. Now, 22 years… Next» « Previous