Reviews
The Innocent Reader by Debra Adelaide
Debra Adelaide’s collected essays offer forthright insight on living alongside books.
The Godmother by Hannelore Cayre
A refreshing novel for its focus on a middle-aged female protagonist and her ongoing hustle.
The Cherry Picker’s Daughter by Aunty Kerry Reed-Gilbert
Reed-Gilbert’s memoir is a touching if somewhat disjointed ode to the fearless woman who raised her against all odds.
Film Review: Joker misses any punchlines
Soaking in high production values, pop culture winks and easy nihilism, Joker is all tricks and no fun.
Bernie Dieter’s Little Death Club, Wonderland Spiegeltent (VIC)
A smutty and delightful performance that makes other cabarets look tame.
The Divers’ Game by Jesse Ball
A succinct, exposing look at a community in ethical crisis – with shattering parallels to our own.
Invisible Cities, Brisbane Festival (QLD)
A spectacular work of dance imprisoned in a plodding narrative.
The Palace of Angels by Mohammed Massoud Morsi
Morsi’s poetic stories of life in Palestine pull at the heartstrings.
Film review: The Dead Don't Die - 'It's gonna end badly'
As heretical as this will sound to some devotees of American writer-director Jim Jarmusch, I prefer the fairly obvious humour…
Wolfe Island by Lucy Treloar
Australian writer Lucy Treloar creates a credible dystopia in her second novel, Wolfe Island.