Cruel Intentions The Musical one for the younger generation
Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre was the venue for Cruel Intentions the Musical, based on Les Liaisons Dangereuses from the novel written by Pierre Choderios de...
Stellar South Korean science fiction flick
JUNG_E
Starring Kang Soo-yeon, Kim Hyun-joo and Ryu Kyung-soo
Rated M
4.25/5
Jung_e is an enthralling South Korean science fiction character drama about love and identity.
In a dystopian...
CARTOON: Hard rubbish makes for a hard life
Hard rubbish time is often a divisive, unsettling and sometimes frightening time of the year for local residents.
Big laughs at local theatre
The Basin Theatre presents Two and Two Together
The Basin Theatre’s 2023 opening production was Derek Benfield’s Two and Two Together.
A hilarious evening of theatre...
BOOK REVIEW: Slovenia’s festival of literature
This week, Christine Yunn-Yu Sun explores the Literature of the World.
In Ljubljana UNESCO City of Literature, capital of Slovenia with the proud motto “We...
FILM REVIEW: Brutal but hilarious horror comedy
This week, Seth Lukas Hynes reviews Cocaine Bear, starring Keri Russell, Alden Ehrenreich and O'Shea Jackson Jr.
Rated MA15+
4.25/5
Based (very loosely) on true events, Cocaine...
Stop sidelining Yarra Valley roads
How many more deaths before governments take seriously the need to upgrade the many known dangerous roads through the Yarra Valley?
It’s been a...
CARTOON: Eyes on the road
New driver distraction rules are coming into effect in April to help reduce the road death toll in Victoria.
An ultra-realistic robot narrator
A review of Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Nobel Prize-winning British author Kazuo Ishiguro's 2021 novel Klara and the Sun returned to...
Ant-Man 3 is a bit insubst-ant-tial
Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania
Starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly and Jonathan Majors
Rated M
3/5
Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania is fun but frustratingly insubstantial, with several...
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre makes a wonderful night out
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre presents Family Values
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre for its opening production 2023 chose David Williamson’s Family Values.
A retired judge is celebrating his birthday....
Shaped by their era
A review of Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden by Zhuqing Li
As its subtitle suggests, Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden tells the...