Good but not best picture good
Anora
Starring Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshtein and Yura Borisov
MA15+
4/5
Written and directed by Sean Baker, Anora is a solid but slightly overrated film let down by...
Lilydale’s Fire Bell
As the Lilydale township developed, the need for a fire brigade, and a fire alarm system was desperately needed.
In 1904, newspapers reported yet another...
Entertainment set in local theatres
Karralyka Thjeatre
Songs of Bon Jovi – Sang by Rob Mills.
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The federal election was finally over on Saturday 3 May.
Aaron Violi retained the seat of Casey against Labor’s Naomi Oakley amid a Liberal...
MCU gets Suicide Squad right
Thunderbolts
Starring Florence Pugh, David Harbour and Lewis Pullman
M
4/5
Effectively the Suicide Squad of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thunderbolts follows Yelena (Florence Pugh), an elite assassin,...
Magical thinking for forthcoming MWF
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A similar note comes from Veronica Sullivan, director of the 2025...
New tax hits farmers hardest
In 2014, Victorian Labor promised no new taxes.
After 10 years in power, with net debt growing by $59.6 million per day, forecast to...
Voters see through spin, and value journalistic integrity
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Like the game after all
Until Dawn
Starring Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino and Peter Stormare
MA15+
4.25/5
If A Minecraft Movie is a great video game adaptation but a poor movie, Until Dawn...
Get on a book crawl
Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh famously said: “So often, a visit to a bookshop has cheered me, and reminded me that there are good...
History of Ferntree Gully CFA
This year’s bushfire season is more or less over.
But work never stops for the volunteers of the Ferntree Gully CFA Urban Fire Brigade,...
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Good but not best picture good
Anora
Starring Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshtein and Yura Borisov
MA15+
4/5
Written and directed by Sean Baker, Anora is a solid but slightly overrated film let down by...
