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The Aftermath – movie review

Experienced director James Kent (Testament of Youth) brings Rhidian Brook’s well-received novel to the big screen in The Aftermath. And while fans of the book will notice some glaring differences, the film nonetheless goes to some interesting places. Brook himself headed the scriptwriting team, collaborating with Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse to beef up the…

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    Win tickets to the Scandinavian Film Festival

    – Scandinavian Film Festival 2015 – At Palace Cinemas from 8 July 2015 We have 5 double in-season session passes thanks to Palace Cinemas. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)*   Watch the trailer HERE After the stunning success of the debut Scandinavian Film Festival last year, the 2015 program, presented by Palace and screening exclusively…

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    New music round-up

    Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 8 January 2021. Two years ago, what Henrik Appel intended as a side project ended up becoming a full-scale reinvention. After years spent establishing himself as one of the key figures of Stockholm’s punk underground – cutting his teeth…

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    The Exorcist: Believer – movie review

    Fifty years ago, The Exorcist rewrote the rule book. It was the first horror film nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. The loosely connected The Exorcist: Believer starts in colourful style in Haiti. Pregnant Sorenne Fielding (Tracey Graves) and her photographer husband Victor (Leslie Odom Jr.) are on holiday. Then, all hell breaks loose….

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    Blackbird – movie review

    The controversial topic of euthanasia comes under the microscope in Roger Michell’s drama Blackbird. Lily (Susan Sarandon) is in her late 60s and is terminally ill. Her husband, Paul (Sam Neill), a doctor, has the medication, which is legal in several states, but not where they live. He intends to administer it and make up…

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