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A Very Jewish Christmas Carol (MTC) – theatre review

Charles Dickens’ Ebenezer Scrooge has never seen the likes of it. Take the classic tale A Christmas Carol and put a…

Saltburn – movie review

Saltburn is a dark thriller about obsession, power, privilege, and a desperate desire to belong. It’s a debauched variation on…

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes – movie review

Eight years since the last of four Hunger Games movies hit the big screen, the franchise refreshes with this prequel,…

Freelance – movie review

Freelance is a disposable action-comedy from French filmmaker Pierre Morel, best known for putting Liam Neeson through his paces in…

Baumgartner (Paul Auster) – book review

Paul Auster is one of the great American novelists. His previous novel 4321 (2017) was a magnum opus that traced…

IRL (La Boite Theatre Company) – theatre review

Social media is a language. Those you speak it will appreciate the authenticity of the early scenes of Lewis Treston’s…

Dogfight (Chapel Off Chapel) – musical theatre review

More than ever, in 2023 the theme has an ick factor. It made my skin crawl. Today, cyberbullying is unfortunately rife,…

La Cage aux Folles (Arts Centre Melbourne) – musical theatre review

Forty years on, the winner of 11 Tony Awards remains so much rambunctious fun. This all-new Australian production stars five-time Helpmann…

Vietgone (Queensland Theatre) – theatre review

This exhilarating hip-hop musical from Queensland Theatre is a huge crowd-pleaser, ending the year of productions on a high note.…

Caravaggio’s Shadow – movie review

The lavish Italian/French co-production Caravaggio’s Shadow by actor-director Michele Placido looks at the final years in the life of Caravaggio…