There is something so satisfyingly retro about shows featuring kids doing their own thing, and doing it masterfully, without the grownups being entirely savvy as to what their clever and resourceful progeny are up to. Home Before Dark is especially intriguing as it is based on the true story of Hilde Lysiak, a talented American…
– London Kills (season 1) – Available on DVD from 6 May 2020 We have 5 DVDs thanks to Acorn Media. Watch the trailer HERE London’s best detectives take on its worst crimes in this sleek British mystery series from the creator of Suspects. Veteran DI David Bradford (Hugo Speer, Britannia) heads an elite murder…
Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 26 January 2024. Over the past twenty years, Chatham County Line have built a devoted local following on the strength of their genre-bending blend of bluegrass, folk, country, and rock and roll. The band’s latest release, Hiyo, marks their…
I Love You Now is a new Australian play by Jeanette Cronin, for two actors, Jeanette Cronin and Paul Gleeson, directed by Kim Hardwick, designed by Isabel Hudson with a lighting design by Martin Kinnane supported by co-composers and sound designers, Max Lambert and Roger Lock. Leo (Paul Gleeson) and June (Jeanette Cronin) have loved…
Toni Collette puts in a dominant performance in the dramatic thriller Hereditary. When the matriarch of the Graham family passes away, her daughter Annie’s (Collette) life begins to unravel. Their relationship was always prickly, and they were estranged for an extended period. Now cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about the family’s ancestry will come to…
Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 14 August 2020. Siberian Tiger – the South Australian duo of Bree Tranter (The Middle East) and Chris Panousakis (Timberwolf) – have released their debut EP, First Dance. What started as a cathartic ritual soon began to take shape…
Our Town, 1938 Thorton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning ode to small-town American life, requires only minimal production values, with the playwright calling for no curtain, no scenery, and an empty stage in half-light. The play ignores most dramatic conventions. It is set in the actual theatre where it is being performed, but the year is, as…
– The Huntsman: Winter’s War – Only in cinemas from 7 April 2016 We have 10 double in-season passes thanks to Universal Pictures. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE Discover the story that came before Snow White in The Huntsman: Winter’s War. Chris Hemsworth and Oscar® winner Charlize Theron return to their roles…
Tie-dyed shirts, patchwork pants in many colours, flares and idealism were ripe at the time this world premiere by Yale graduate Ali Viterbi starts its life cycle. Spanning the years 1975 to 2000, Deadheads follows the fortunes of a couple who met while still in school. Ethan (Rian Howlett) was 18 and Sadie (Sophia Simmons)…
Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 4 March 2022. GRAMMY-nominated saxophonist and composer Melissa Aldana joins Blue Note Records with the release of 12 Stars, her debut album as a leader for the legendary jazz label. At 33, the Brooklyn-based tenor player from Santiago, Chile…
