Film of the week: Past Lives
Celine Song’s feature debut is a worthy successor of Before Sunrise and Lost In Translation. Heartbreaking and beautifully acted, but it is Song’s direction that elevates…
By Francisco Silva - 4 min read
Book review: The Three of Us
The Three of Us by British-Nigerian writer Ore Agbaje-Williams is a comedy of manners and much more, touching on truths about friendships, expectations around marriage,…
By Avril Janks - 2 min read
Film review: Sound of Freedom
Between dog whistles and support by some controversial people, Sound of Freedom’s biggest problem is its dullness.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min read
Book review: Dark Corners
A true-crime podcaster does battle with the dark world of social media influence
By Avril Janks - 2 min read
Film of the week – Godland
On his third feature, Icelandic filmmaker Hlynur Pálmason steps up his game in a beautiful but bleak meditation on the destructiveness of masculinity against an…
By Francisco Silva - 3 min read
Book review: Traced
Traced by award-winning Australian author Catherine Jinks marries COVID-19 lockdown issues with a terrifying tale of domestic abuse.
By Avril Janks - 2 min read
Film of the week: Asteroid City
For his eleventh feature, Wes Anderson uses all the tricks to prove he’s not losing his sentimental and visual playfulness.
By Francisco Silva - 5 min read
Book review: Echo Lake
A few pages into this novel and the reader can expect to be both hooked and charmed by this story.
By Lema Samandar - 2 min read
Book Review: Yellowface
Spiteful, tense and topical, this buzzy thriller hits almost every hot-button issue in publishing
By Amy Dale - 3 min read
Film of the week – Talk to me review + Past Lives giveaway
The new Australian cult horror film delivers the goods but falls short of brilliance.
By Francisco Silva - 4 min read