Australia
I doubt there’s ever been more hype for an Australian film than Baz Luhrmann’s latest epic. Question - was it worth it? Answer probably yes - although it isn’t Gone With The Wind. Yet Australia certainly has immense scope and something of the grandeur of landscape like those mythical Hollyw...
Twilight
City of Ember
Frost/Nixon

A Hundred Million Suns
Not many bands have the problem that Snow Patrol faced on their fifth album A Hundred Million Suns, which was following up a giant platinum selling record in Eyes Open [2006] and a giant smash single with "Chasing Cars". So what is the easy way to tackle this problem - how about more of what works.
The Sound of the Smiths
Ode to J. Smith
Cardinology

Yinka Shonibare MBE
When we think of touring exhibitions in Australia, we generally consider tours to the major capitals or perhaps through regional areas. The Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney however is expanding the notion of a “touring exhibition” by securing two of the world’s leading international...
The Naked and the Nude
Art of War: The Prints of Otto Dix
Misty Moderns: Australian Tonalists 1915 – 1950

Packed to the Rafters
Is it just me, or does anyone else have a distinct sense of déjà vu surrounding Seven’s new series, Packed to the Rafters? While the show taps into the very current phenomenon of adult kids unwilling or unable to move out of home, I couldn’t shake the feeling that it’s really just a repac...
Kyle XY
The Hollowmen
Wipeout!

Juno
This unusual film combines a normally very serious subject – unwanted teen pregnancy – with some wonderfully smart humour. It’s actually a difficult film to pigeon-hole into traditional genre categories.
Before the Devil Knows You`re Dead
There Will Be Blood
The Bucket List

The Real Thring
Like Lower, Thring`s fortune had gone and his gregarious showbiz world was replaced with a hermit-like existence sustained by memories and cheap alcohol. Born into a wealthy family, Thring’s father was the managing director of the Hoyts cinema chain and owner of a Radio station and film product...
Architektin
pool (no water)
Red Sky Morning

The Audacity of Hope
How nice it was to know that, whichever candidate won the recent US presidential election, we would have a ready-made back catalogue of their books to read. OK, so I wasn’t exactly looking forward to John McCain’s Hard Call: Courageous Decisions by Inspiring People: Heroes Who Made Tough Deci...
Our Story Begins
Lush Life
On the Road