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Anatomy of a Fall – movie review

In a crucial scene in Anatomy of a Fall, Sandra Voyter (Sandra Hüller) tells her son, “Everything you hear in…

The Color Purple – movie review

Starting in Georgia in 1909 and spanning 38 years, The Color Purple is based around the struggles of African-American woman…

The Inheritance (fortyfivedownstairs) – theatre review

Set a generation after the height of the AIDS crisis, The Inheritance looks at what it is like to be…

Malevo (Arts Centre Melbourne) – theatre review

Electrifying rhythm, dance, drums and more, Argentina’s Malevo is mesmerising machismo. 13 artistes extraordinaire and a four-piece band hold the audience…

Cahokia Jazz (Francis Spufford) – book review

British author Francis Spufford travels to America in 1922 for his latest novel, Cahokia Jazz, but it is not an…

Dangerous Goods (Polytoxic) – theatre review

It’s a case of feathers meeting fluro when performers in Polytoxic’s new work, Dangerous Goods, initially ensemble in movement of…

Sophia = (Wisdom): The Cliffs (New Theatre) – theatre review

For those who like the unconventional, Sophia = (Wisdom): The Cliffs is heaven-sent. Promoted as “Part dada, slapstick comedy, part…

Seventeen (MTC) – theatre review

Do you remember what your last day of school was like? You’d just finished your final exams and freedom was there…

Priscilla – movie review

It’s been a boom time for new films from some of cinema’s great stylists. In the past 12 months, we’ve…

All of Us Strangers – movie review

The sensitive fantasy-romance All of Us Strangers concerns two lost souls. Based on a novel by Taichi Yamada, the film…