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EMMA – The Movie (2020)
This recent adaptation of Jane Austen’s 1815 novel is certainly not what I expected. Having never read the book, I always (mistakenly) considered this to be a tale tailored for young girls. I was...
Anti Hamlet – hilariously, insanely obscene, cool
What a Ride! The New Working Group and Theatre Works present Anti Hamlet by Mark Wilson. What immediately stood out for me was how the stage was used, I loved the technique that allowed...
Motherless Brooklyn (2019) The Movie Review
This neo-noir crime thriller based on the 1999 novel of the same name by Jonathan Lethem, is set in the 1950s. Written, directed, produced and starring Edward Norton (Fight Club, The Illusionist) draws its...
The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020 the movie)
Originally this much loved, classic Charles Dickens novel set in Victorian England of 1840 was entitled The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery.
Unlike the depressingly harsh storyline...
THE INFILTRATOR
‘The Infiltrator’ sits comfortably next to ‘ This Is Spinal Tap’ and ‘The Browning Version.’ 3 films, different in content and style, but, to me, they are joined at the hip.
‘The Infiltrator,’ ‘The Browning...
We All Know What’s Happening
The rich, colourful and checkered history of an island, that lies just off the coast of ours, provides the narrative and the once perfect, tropical backdrop to this performance. But as the performance traces...
The Real And Imagined History Of The Elephant Man
Melbourne audiences have recently been offered up a plethora of theatrical works made in the same gothic style, brooding, incomplete and fanciful experiences. This work may however remain proof that a tight production, abundance...
