Long live the Queen
An upcoming one-woman show explores RBG’s ferocious energy and determination.
By Francisco Silva - 6 min read
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Film review: Sound of Falling
By Francisco Silva - 3 min readA haunting and compelling German film observes four generations of women in a small farm.
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Film review: H is for Hawk (plus ticket giveaway)
By Francisco Silva - 5 min readHelen MacDonald’s famous memoir about grief and hawking finally gets an adaption with Claire Foy and Brendan Gleeson.
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Film review: Franz
By Francisco Silva - 4 min readAgnieszka Holland’s biopic of Frank Kafka admits that the quest to understand is an exercise in futility, but that doesn’t stop her trying.
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Film review: Mother Mary, A Private Life (plus SFF ticket giveaway)
By Francisco Silva - 7 min readAnne Hathway stars as a pop superstar trying to reclaim her identity surrounded by dehumanising fame. And Jodie Foster is a psychiatrist investigating the death…
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Film review: The Sheep Detectives
By Francisco Silva - 4 min readThe surprise of the year, this whodunnit with talking animals and starring Hugh Jackman and Emma Thompson has little to complain about except how charming…
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Film review: Wolfram (plus ticket giveaway)
By Francisco Silva - 3 min readWarwick Thornton’s sequel to Sweet Country continues to explore the Australian outback between World Wars through an essential First Nations point of view.
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Film review: Michael, Alphabet Lane
By Francisco Silva - 8 min readMichael Jackson’s long-awaited biopic dodges the elephant in the room and delivers something so sanitised it barely registers as a movie. On the other hand,…
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Film review: The Stranger
By Francisco Silva - 5 min readFor the first time, a French filmmaker adapts Albert Camus’ loved and complex novel The Stranger.
Two Can Play That Game – The Lorikeet Tree
Back to school means back to 20 minutes reading per night for primary school-aged children.
By Audrey Elizabeth - 3 min read
Artist interview: The Gospel According to Paul
Jonathon Biggins on the ‘honour and privilege’ of portraying former Prime Minister Paul Keating.
By LSJ Team - 4 min read
Book review: Night of the Living Rez
With plenty of dark humour, Morgan Talty’s Night of the Living Rez explores fractured family life on the Penobscot Nation in Maine.
By Reuben Fourt-Wells - 3 min read
Book review: Hooked
After the thunderous success of Butter, Asako Suzuki’s sixth novel finally receives an English translation.
By Vincent Barry - 3 min read