Great little-known horror
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 is a harrowing...
Enjoy fun plays
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 with great...
Autumn
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...
Stories as magic
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...
Mother’s Day remembered
Did you have a great time with your mum on Mother's Day?
Billy Elliot at CLOC Musical Theatre
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, is...
A charming, funny graphic novel
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...
2024’s third and best primate movie
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 is an enthralling...
Special friendship culminated in play
Comedy Theatre
Melbourne
The Odd Couple
Two suddenly single pals – a sloppy sportswriter and a fastidious fashion writer - strain their friendship by becoming roommates and...
Stunning stunt movie
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 Fall Guy is...
Mother’s Day
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...
The “BookTok generation”
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...