Books, Reviews Jia Tolentino’s ‘Trick Mirror’ review: graceful ruminations on self-delusion Rosemary Sorensen Why would anyone – whatever gender – choose to wear unwalkable-stiletto-heeled shoes when at work, as a journalist, conducting an …
Music, Reviews Sleaford Mods ‘All That Glue’ review: a necessary album for fans and newcomers alike Benjamin Woods If not for the Covid-19 pandemic which has shut down live performance around the world, May 2020 would be the …
Music, Reviews Mark Lanegan, ‘Straight Songs of Sorrow’ review: sober reflections on a wasted past Benjamin Woods Mark Lanegan is one of the most prolific singer-songwriters working today. His main vehicle is his eponymous band (with whom …
Non-Fiction, Recorded, Reviews A podcast that shows how a creative spark can become a career path Megan Whitfield Filmmaker Romaan Asche likes people who grind – in a work sense, that is. (We don’t discuss her dancing preferences.) Asche …
Reviews, Screen Netflix’s Abstract: the art of designing prime comfort viewing Anders Furze Those of us looking for some comfort viewing that also teaches us something about life could do far worse than …
Film, Reviews, Screen Reconciling a life’s long journey through pain and glory Anders Furze “In the cinema of my childhood, it always smells of piss,” ageing filmmaker Salvador Mallo says at one point in Pain …
Festivals, Reviews Postcard from the Adelaide Festival 2: Dramas of Ideas Humphrey Bower The Adelaide Festival ran from February 28 – March 15, 2020. In this postcard HUMPHREY BOWER reviews Almeida Theatre’s The …
Books, Reviews ‘The Shifting Landscape’ review: Western Victoria crime novel showcases joy in storytelling Rosemary Sorensen Crime novels are the most borrowed books in libraries. Ingenious plotting attracts readers and so too, it seems, does violence. …
Reviews, Screen Netflix’s ‘Unorthodox’: a thrilling mini-series about discovering the shape of freedom W H Chong Unorthodox on Netflix is: thrilling, surreal, fascinating, tense, tender, revelatory, exhilarating. Or, essentially, Wow! Set in the present, based on …
Books, Music, Reviews Kim Salmon and the Formula for Grunge: a fascinating read for fans and newcomers alike Tony Thompson This is the formula for a rock and roll memoir or biography: Start with the iconic moment – the day …
