“I road tested the nasi goreng, which Kita labels the “Breakfast for Champions”. While I only finished half, I can see how starving shift workers would savour that size of a breakfast dish,” writes dining […]
Theatre / “The Doll’s House”, by Henrik Ibsen, translated by Simon Stephens, directed by Aarne Neeme. At Theatre 3 until March 2. Reviewed by Joe Woodward
craft / “Interchange”, M16 Artspace, until February 24. Reviewed by MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE.
SITTING beside me as I write this review is a copy of “Van Gogh and the Seasons”, bought after seeing a selection of his paintings in the National Gallery of Victoria. That exhibition took patrons […]
IN 2000, in “What Women Want”, Mel Gibson played a chauvinist male who recovered from an accident to discover that he could understand what was going through the minds of the women he was with. […]
In 1974, James Baldwin published his fifth novel. Four and a half decades later, Afro-American writer/director Barry Jenkins has brought it to the screen. The wait has been worthwhile. In 1972 Harlem, the Afro-American Rivers […]
music / “Grigoryan Brothers & Wolfgang Muthspiel”, at The Street Theatre, February 14. Reviewed by GRAHAM McDONALD.
“Sharing a ham and cheese toastie or a vegetable wrap wasn’t going to cut it, especially when sitting in what The Rex says is a sophisticated cocktail bar,” writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON
music / “Australian Chamber Orchestra”, Llewellyn Hall, February 9. Reviewed by CLINTON WHITE
craft / “Julie Ryder: The Hidden Sex”, Craft ACT Craft & Design Centre, Level 1, North Building, 180 London Circuit, Canberra, until March 16. Reviewed by MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE.
SIX months ago, I gave four stars to the documentary “RBG”, describing it as “family portrait and professional CV of an unexpected pop culture icon”. At that time Mimi Leder’s biographical film written by Daniel […]
THE foundation for Hans Petter Moland’s actioner is a 2014 Norwegian film “In Order of Disappearance”. Memorialising that title is a series of slides during the course of “Cold Pursuit” telling us the gang nicknames […]
Here’s a rarity: Five stars for a new movie from reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD
art / ”Here Now”, ANU School of Art + Design Gallery until February 22. Reviewed by CAREN FLORANCE.
theatre / “Peter Pan Goes Wrong”, Lunchbox Theatre Productions, at Canberra Theatre until February 10. Reviewed by LEN POWER.
music / “SoundOut”, International Festival of Improvised and Experimental Music, at ANU Drill Hall Gallery, February 3. Reviewed by ROB KENNEDY.
WRITER/director Peter Hedges may be disappointed that his film, co-starring his son Lucas and Hollywood big-name Julia Roberts, has to the end of January since opening in the US early in December earned only 28 […]
IN a week when three movies opening their local seasons tell stories about family issues, the least effective is director Jason Reitman’s filming of Matt Bai’s book about the three weeks when Gary Hart’s bid […]
AT the movies, in the beginning is always the word. And the word forming the foundation of director George Tillman Jr’s film is the debut novel by Angie Thomas. The film is a homage to […]
theatre / “Since Ali Died”, Canberra Theatre and Griffin Theatre Company, at Canberra Theatre Centre, from January 31 to February 2. Reviewed by JOE WOODWARD.
AS a parliament that will be unmourned winds down to the election, this fortnight has been the season for goodbyes from those departing (voluntarily). The most dramatic was Thursday’s announcement by Julie Bishop that she […]
CANBERRANS might be surprised to know that the black and white swans on the local coat of arms doesn’t represent the Canberra jurisdiction, according to the Legislative Assembly’s Standing Committee on Environment and Transport and City Services. […]
By LORANA BARTELS
A TWO-year-old was allegedly left in an unattended vehicle in Yass for about six hours yesterday (February 20). Police were called to the vehicle, which was parked at a child care centre, just after 3pm. […]
FAMILY and police have concerns for the wellbeing of teenager Janelle Paz who has been missing since Saturday, February 16. The 16-year-old was last seen at her home in Ngunnawal at about 1.30pm. Police and Janelle’s […]
