Opinion
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Salty about the snubbing of Saltburn
Revealed on January 23, the 2024 Oscar nominations had some surprises and one big snub that left me fuming. Oppenheimer received a whopping 13 nominations…
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Treads Water But Can’t Backstroke
Night Swim Starring Wyatt Russell and Kerry Condon Rated M 3.25/5 Night Swim is an average but unfairly-hated horror film about a family that discovers…
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Australia Day
Once again it’s that time of the year when public discussion erupts on whether we should hold our day of national celebration on that vexed…
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New Year’s resolutions
It’s two weeks since you’ve made your New Year resolutions and, most probably, like so many, you have already broken some, if not all of…
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CARTOON: El Niño?
The rain in Melbourne’s outer east has been surprising for many, not least Star Mail cartoonist Danny Zemp.
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From Mechanics Institute to Theatre
The Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre venue has a history going back to 1888 when it was erected as the Mechanics Institute and Meeting Hall. It was…
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A B-plus belter with bad dialogue
The Beekeeper Starring Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman and Josh Hutcherson Rated MA15+ 3.5/5 The Beekeeper is a good old bone-crunching action movie from director David…
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Mayor Todorov’s parting words for 2023
Preparations are well underway this holiday season and I hope you’ve been able to take advantage of the many events around the municipality, whether that…
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What does Christmas mean to you?
What does Christmas mean to you? Is it a time to feast and drink Or a time to pause, reflect and to think? Is it…
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The best films of 2023
2023 was a year of strikes and box-office disasters, but also had its fair share of milestones and triumphs. Everything Everywhere All At Once swept…
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CARTOON: Is it summer yet?
Cartoonist Danny Zemp is asking when Summer will arrive.
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Christmas is just around the corner
Christmas is the festival that engenders much fervour and more expectations than it often delivers. Then why is it when fewer and fewer of us…
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