See it – come hell or high water
Hell or High Water (MA15+)
Starring: Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges
IT’S an eerie portrait of Trump’s America - before such a thing even existed.
This...
Potted power of re-invention
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (MA15+)
Starring: Ezra Miller, Eddie Redmayne, Colin Farrell
AFTER eight movies, how do you breathe new life...
Shakespeare is sexy again
By Tania Phillips
THE Hollow Crown,
SBS, Sundays, 8.30pm
FOUR hundred years since his death William Shakespeare (or whoever it was that wrote the plays) has become...
Heavy the head that wears the crown
THE Crown, Netflix original story, now screening
LAVISH and honest - and rumoured to be the most expensive television program ever made, The Crown is...
Arrival of a thoughtful journey
By Jason Beck
Arrival (M)
Starring: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker
WIDELY acclaimed as the best science fiction film in the past decade or so, Arrival...
Familiar places feature in latest crime novel
By Alana Mitchelson
AN Emerald author has written a suspenseful crime novel filled with references to some familiar Melbourne locations.
Peter Oredsson’s latest book 'The Sicilian...
Original music comes to festival
By Alana Mitchelson
BUNYIP’S inaugural street festival will bring entertainment this weekend.
Launched by Bunyip music enthusiasts Zach Jacobs and Amanda Payne, the idea of Bunyip...
A light in the darkness
The Light Between Oceans (MA15+)
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz
FROM the elegant haunting music of master movie composer Alexandre Desplat (Deathly...
A round table of truth
Silvia's Table,
ABC, Thursdays, 8pm
ON PAPER this show has everything - a beautiful host, catchy music, eclectic famous Australian faces, beautiful Australian and Italian scenery,...
Good folk at BADFolk
BADFolk, the Berwick and District Folk Club is pleased to announce their next concert on Friday, 18 November.
On tour from Cooma, NSW, folk/alt country...
Hacksaw Ridge simply stunning
Hacksaw Ridge (MA)
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Teresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn
IT MAY just be the most Oscar-worthy movie ever filmed in Australia.
With huge production values, there...
Just a little bit out there
Doctor Strange (MA15+)
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel McAdams, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tilda Swinton
THE world is superhero mad these days and so there seems to be a...
Following the family tree
The saying “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” perfectly captures Adrian Funston’s life—a story of steadfast dedication and community spirit inherited from...
