Tag: Opinion
A dark academia fantasy novel
Curious Tides, by French-Canadian author Pascale Lacelle, is a dark academia fantasy novel for fans of magic, mystique and moon-gazing.
Simply put, dark academia...
The 1812 Theatre is set to be a German-speaking town for The Fire Raisers
The 1812 Theatre
The Fire Raisers
This dark comedy is set in a town that is regularly stacked by arsonists.
Disguised as door-to- door salesmen, they...
On using your voice
Last week watching the John Farnham documentary and hearing his career changing song, You are the Voice made me reflect on how infrequently we...
The second primate movie in as many weeks
Monkey Man
Starring Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley and Sikandar Kher
Rated MA15+
4.5/5
The directorial debut of star Dev Patel, Monkey Man is a harrowing, compelling revenge thriller.
Kid...
A novel about self-discovery
To describe Emma Ling Sidnam's Backwaters as the journey of a fourth-generation Chinese New Zealander to discover her identity is to underestimate the book's...
Some fun entertainment
Burrinja Theatre
Umbilical Brothers - The Distraction
Winner Best Comedy at the Adelaide Fringe Festival
Do you love staring at screens? Are you staring at...
CARTOON: Recycling Cancelled
Facilitators were fearful of the container deposit scheme being shut down or fined for lack of a council-approved permit.
Mushroom season through literature
Any day now, with warm autumn weather and hopefully some seasonal rains on the way, you may start coming across mushrooms, suddenly appearing unannounced...
Pure silly monster fun
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Starring Rebecca Hall, Dan Stevens and Kaylee Hottle
Rated M
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is the most well-rounded and...
Reader recommendation: American author Willa Cather
Reader Jill, from Mt Evelyn, recently recommended American author Willa Cather's O Pioneers! (1913), The Song of the Lark (1915) and My Antonia (1918).
In...
Empire Queen fun enough but not golden
Empire Queen: The Golden Age of Magic
Starring Chris Dane Owens, Ciel Post and Jason Schulz
Unrated
3.5/5
Empire Queen: The Golden Age of Magic is a campy,...
Exciting entertainments are coming to local theatres
1812 Theatre
The Fire Raisers
Fires are becoming something of a problem.
But Biedermannhas it all under control.
A respected member of the community with a loving...