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Grief In The Kitchen And Mirth In The Hall (Alasdair Roberts) – music review

Scottish-native and singer/guitarist, Alasdair Roberts has always loved the traditional folk music of his homeland, and again after two dozen…

Mafia Mamma – movie review

I don’t quite know what to make of Mafia Mamma. This is the new film from Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) and…

The Pope’s Exorcist – movie review

It’s been fifty years since the horror classic The Exorcist hit screens and scared the bejesus out of audiences. Since…

Red Queen (Juan Gómez-Jurado) – book review

The first book of Spanish author Juan Gómez-Jurado’s crime thriller trilogy, Red Queen (translated by Nick Caistor) demonstrates (if it…

New music round-up (for w/e 7 April 2023)

Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 7 April 2023. Oracle…

Pear-Shaped (Theatre Works) – theatre review

Having closely watched all 75 minutes of Pear-Shaped, I remain utterly confused about what I just saw. It is a semi-autobiographical…

Rolling Thunder Vietnam (Australian tour) – musical theatre review

Rolling Thunder Vietnam is a deeply emotional, richly rewarding musical and narrative experience that takes you to the heart of…

Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (Lana Del Rey) – music review

At several points on this monumental 9th album from singer/songwriter Lana Del Rey, she reports that “When you know, you…

AIR – movie review

Basketball is huge in America; and Air Jordan shoes are now synonymous with it. Of course, that wasn’t always the…

Linoleum – movie review

The quirky dramedy Linoleum concerns a decent man of science who always wanted to be an astronaut. That man is…