Rae Cairns was shortlisted for the best debut crime novel in the Ned Kelly Awards in 2021 for her then self-published book The Good Mother. The book was picked up by Harper Collins and has now been followed up with a another standalone crime thriller Dying to Know. While it is a very different proposition,…
– Miss You Already – Only in cinemas from 8 October 2015 We have 10 double in-season passes thanks to eOne Films. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE Starring Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette, Miss You Already tells the story of Jess and Milly, life-long best friends who have shared everything…
The genius, the arrogance and the madness of Spanish artist Salvador Dali (played by Ben Kingsley) is front and centre in Daliland. Mary Harron’s (American Psycho) film presents a picture of a 70-year-old man obsessed with sexual creativity, but who doesn’t actually have sex. Dali deeply loves his volatile wife, Gala (Barbara Sukowa), who controls…
A tense Cold War drama inspired by real life events, it reunites one of the best actors with one of the finest directors of our time. The team of Hanks and Spielberg (Saving Private Ryan, Catch Me If You Can, The Terminal) is back in action. Throughout his career Spielberg has often tackled seminal historical…
A superbly nuanced performance by Izabella Yena elevates an outstanding piece of writing from Benjamin Nichol, who directs kerosene with Yena. She plays Melbourne-based Millie, brought up by her grandfather, known as Gramps, who was raised in Coober Pedy. Yena weaves a tale of love, loss, loneliness and obsession. So convincing is she that I was immediately transported to…
The world has gone crazy. How often did you hear those words or similar utterances during COVID-19? It is May 2020 and the preposterous meets the absurd in the dark Western comedy Eddington, as conspiracy theories abound. The starting point is decidedly opposing views from the sheriff of seven years in a small town in…
The Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series once more brings out the “big guns” with an exhibition featuring over 400 works from the personal collection of Catherine the Great. Gathered over a 34-year period, Masterpieces from the Hermitage: The Legacy of Catherine the Great represents the foundation of the Hermitage’s collection and includes outstanding works from artists…
Believe me, I’m an avid fan of Jason Statham and won’t refuse to watch a film in which his muscularity appears. In addition, I also realise that a real Jason Statham movie won’t ask much effort from your brain. Most of his films are brainless movies in which a lascivious, well-formed beauty occurs from time…
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The Wider Earth is an extraordinary piece of theatre. It is visually brilliant with a lighting plot from David Walters and some amazing animation from Justin Harrison that flits around a screen that stretches the entire width of the stage, Add to this beautifully emotive music from Lior and Tony Buchen, an evocative sound design…
