Tag: Opinion
Alien: not enough new ideas
Alien: Romulus
Starring Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson and Archie Renaux
Rated MA15+
3.75/5
Directed by Fede Alvarez, Alien: Romulus is an enthralling, superbly-made sci-fi horror film that sadly...
An exquisite gothic mystery
The Silence Factory, by British author Bridget Collins, has a setting very much like Victorian Britain.
The story begins with the writings of Sophia...
Local theatre gets rave review
The 1812 Theatre
The Sweet Delilah Swim Club
Set in North Carolina where five women come together each year to catch up. Moan, enjoy each other’s...
Connect to the land
The Desert Knows Her Name, by Upwey author Lia Hills, was recently launched at Belgrave Library.
An interview with the award-winning poet and novelist...
Not a bore, but not thrilling either
Borderlands
Starring Cate Blanchett, Ariana Greenblatt and Jamie Lee Curtis
Rated M
3/5
Despite persistent rumours of the “video game movie curse”, there are now many good movies...
Benefits of strength training
If we want to get serious about the idea of ‘aging well’, we need to talk about lifting weights and the immense benefits of...
Poetry is enjoyable
Do you suffer from metrophobia, a condition that sadly inflicts many people?
This is an unusual phobia that encompasses an irrational aversion and fear of...
Sharing a home with adult children
Due to the current increasing cost of living and the housing crisis in Victoria, more adult children are moving back in with their parents...
Tiny but mighty
Runt, the multi-award-winning children's book by Craig Silvey, is set in the fictional country town of Upson Downs.
It tells the story of 11-year-old...
Trap will ensnare your attention
Trap
Starring Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue and Alison Pill
M
4.5/5
Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, Trap is a taut psychological thriller about keeping up appearances.
Cooper...
The Olympic Games through the words of poets
Creatures of a day! What is anyone? What is he not? A man is but the dream of a shadow.
Yet, when the brightness comes...
Same flaw as Asteroid City
Deadpool and Wolverine
Starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman
Rated MA15+
3.5/5
In Deadpool and Wolverine, the mutant mercenary Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds), aka Deadpool, must team up...
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The final showdown
Published in February 2025, All Shall Mourn is the much anticipated third and final instalment in Australian author Ellie Marney's “None Shall Sleep Sequence”.
It...
