Arts & Entertainment Reviews
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Relatively Speaking
Arts & Entertainment Reviews
Mark Kilmurry deserves to be awarded a bouquet for his creative casting of four fine players in Alan Ayckbourn's farce Relatively Speaking. -
Bare
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After what has been a pretty great year, Marrickville's Depot Theatre saved the most ambitious production for last. -
A United Kingdom
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The fascinating history of southern Africa and its complex relationship with the British Empire gets the love story treatment in A United Kingdom. -
The Legend of Ben Hall
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The Legend of Ben Hall, despite wearing its historical authenticity proudly, attempts to romanticise Ben Hall, one of Australia's most notorious outlaws. -
The Fencer
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While it is based on a true story, at times it indulges in the recognisable tropes of the genre, while at other times sharply diverging to fascinating effect. -
Let's Talk About You
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Constantly trying to decide between what we know and have learnt since we were children and the unexpected yet exciting unknown. -
Paterson
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Jarmusch's latest, the strange and elliptical Paterson, is his most existential search for identity yet, exploring all the possible dimensions of narrative filmmaking. -
I, Daniel Blake
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Loach's latest in his distinctive social realist style hinges on the distinction between state-sanctioned formality and personal empathy. -
Little Wise: Silver Birch
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Silver Birch is the sort of record that suits a very particular, pensive mood of introspection. -
My Father's Left Testicle
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The play, which is on at Marrickville's Depot Theatre until Saturday November 12th, aims to uncover the bureaucratic mess and tortuous struggles faced by refugees. -
Faith Healer
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This fascinating play by Brian Hardy is not only comprised of challenging monolgues, but a magnificent, intriguing and entertaining script that captures and keeps the attention of the audience. -
German Film Fest: 4 Kings
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Tis the season to be jolly, but for Alex, Lara, Fedja, and Timo nothing could be further from the truth. -
Hacksaw Ridge
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Throughout his long career both behind and in front of the camera, Mel Gibson has proven time and time again that he knows how to tell a story. -
American Honey
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When the keys turn in the ignition, the music cuts off abruptly, and we are snapped back to sweltering, tiresome reality. -
The Light Between Oceans
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There is all the time in the world. And slowly, slowly The Light Between Oceans builds into a dramatic and touching trilogy of choices and consequences. -
Hell or High Water
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Part outlaw Western, part crime caper, part road movie, part buddy comedy, Hell or High Water is a surprising and endlessly endearing piece of genre filmmaking. -
Weyes Blood: Front Row Seat to Earth
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Weyes Blood has long been a cult artist, but in its honesty and timeless sound, Front Row Seat to Earth feels like a major breakthrough. -
The Neon Demon
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No matter how it's dressed up, there's no pleasure in seeing women abused, tortured, and pitted against one another. -
All Our Exes Live in Texas: "The Devil's Part" Tour
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All Our Exes Live in Texas have had an impressive few years since they combined their individual talents and formed the group. -
Boys in the Trees
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The brilliantly original new Australian film Boys in the Trees takes an absorbing and disarming look at where our childhood fantasies go when the nagging knock of adulthood interrupts the reverie.