Tag: Opinion
Head down to the 1812 and The Basin theatre
The 1812 Theatre
The History Boys.
The 1812 Theatre’s October production was Alan Bennett’s The History Boys.
A story of a mythical boys grammar school in the...
Restless-ly tense and funny French thriller
Restless
Starring Frack Gastambide, Michaël Abiteboul and Simon Abkarian
Rated MA15+
4.5/5
A French remake of the South Korean film A Hard Day, Restless is a compelling, darkly...
Lou is one of the best thrillers of the year so far
Lou is a taut character-driven survivalist thriller.
During a heavy storm, Lou (Allison Janney) and her neighbour Hannah (Jurnee Smollett) must track down and rescue...
CARTOON: ‘Fat Cats’ Fuel Prices
Star Mail cartoonist Danny Zemp is worried about the prices of fuel with the 'fat cats' in charge after the fuel excise tax cut...
Roundtable of “Reader Development”
The 2022 Cities of Literature Network Meeting recently took place in Melbourne, attended by representatives from 26 of the world's 42 Cities of Literature....
What’s on in the Yarra Ranges theatres
The Bakery at 1812 Theatre presents The History Boys
The play opens in Cutlers’ Grammar School, Sheffield, a fictional boys grammar school in the north...
CARTOON: Level Crossings
Danny Zemp is puzzled by the idea of a level crossing in Healesville.
Helping children understand grief with sad books
Back on January 26, 2011, I published an article titled “The Saddest Children's Books”, recommending some of the books that help young readers understand...
Spiderhead is half-good
Spiderhead
Starring Miles Teller, Chris Hemsworth and Jurnee Smollett
Rated MA15+
3/5
A science fiction psychological thriller directed by Joseph Kosinski, Spiderhead epitomises the phrase “it gets better...
CARTOON: Farewell Uncle Jack Charles
The much-loved actor and activist Uncle Jack Charles passed away recently.
CARTOON: Filled in?
Pesky potholes littering roads in the Yarra Ranges are bothering Danny Zemp and many other residents.
Dual’s acting as dry as a desert
Dual
Starring Karen Gillan, Karen Gillan and Aaron Paul
Rated M
3/5
Dual is a sadly insubstantial sci-fi satire.
Sarah (Karen Gillan), a terminally ill woman, has herself cloned...
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Glasses for Kids visit helps Warburton Primary School set their sight...
A number of Warburton Primary School students are some of the latest to benefit from the Glasses for Kids program.
Glasses for Kids visited the...
