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Monster Starring Anantya Kirana, Sultan Hamonangan and Alex Abbad Rated MA15+ 4.5/5 An Indonesian remake of the American film The Boy Behind The Door, Monster…

The 1812 Theatre The Great Gatsby The 1812 Theatre opened its May season with F. S. Fitzgerald’s classic The Great Gatsby. A smooth running show…

Be like a tree, let the dead leaves drop- Rumi (13th century mystic and poet) Americans when away from home are often heard to say…

Lili Wilkinson is one of Australia’s finest authors of books for children and young adults. Her novel A Hunger of Thorns – winner of the…

Did you have a great time with your mum on Mother’s Day?

The 1812 Theatre The Great Gatsby Jay Gatsby, a self-mase millionaire, passionately pursues the elusive Daisy Buchannan. Nick Carroway, a young newcomer to Long Island,…

Winner of the 2024 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award – Prize for Children’s Literature, Ghost Book, by Brisbane-based author and illustrator Remy Lai, is a heart-warning…

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Starring Owen Teague, Freya Allan and Kevin Durand Rated M 4.25/5 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes…

Comedy Theatre Melbourne The Odd Couple Two suddenly single pals – a sloppy sportswriter and a fastidious fashion writer – strain their friendship by becoming…

The Fall Guy Starring Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt and Aaron Taylor-Johnson M 4/5 Loosely based on the eighties TV show of the same name, The…

This year Mother’s Day will be celebrated against the background of a country reeling from the recent spate of frightening incidents of violence towards women.…

In last week’s article, we explored the “Discovering a Good Read” report from Australia Reads, which identifies the reasons given by teenagers for their withdrawal…