Tag: Opinion
Ridley Scott’s Barry Lyndon
Napoleon
Starring Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby
Rated MA15+
4/5
Directed by Ridley Scott, Napoleon is a superbly-crafted historical drama starring Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of...
Snakes of the poetry kind
Australia is home to some of the world’s most venomous snakes, with approximately 3000 snake bites occurring per year. The crown for the most...
Renovating the world
It seems that the world we inhabit has become more and more filled with uncertainties, ambiguities and cruelties. Writing after World War I, the...
FOGO impact felt
It’s been just over a month since we began FOGO collections in Yarra Ranges, giving the community the opportunity to ensure food scraps and...
CARTOON: Optus Outage Outrage
The Optus outage left some feeling as though an exodus from the telco company is justified.
Season finale a success for Eltham
Eltham Little Theatre
Clue: On Stage
ELT’s final production for 2023 was Clue: on Stage
A farce about seven people who were invited to dinner by...
Foe: not an F, but a low grade
Foe
Starring Saiorse Ronan, Paul Mescal and Aaron Pierre
Rated M
3.25/5
Based on the novel by Ian Reid, Foe is a dull, tedious science fiction drama.
The...
Scorsese’s Latest Triumph
Killers of the Flower Moon
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone and Robert De Niro
Rated M
4.5/5
Killers of the Flower Moon is a phenomenal historical drama from...
Signs of history dotted throughout Mount Evelyn
Yarra Ranges Council, in consultation with local groups, has provided information boards on the history and the environment at several of Mt Evelyn’s trails...
Chuck-e-choose something else
Five Nights at Freddy's
Starring Josh Hutcherson, Piper Rubio and Elizabeth Lali
Rated M
3.25/5
Based on the popular video game of the same name, Five Nights at...
When the Argentinian sailors came to Healesville
Over a long period soldiers and sailors making official visits to Melbourne, often, were invited to spend a day or more in Healesville. They...
Nowhere deserves notice
Nowhere
Starring Anna Castillo and Tamar Novas
Rated MA15+
3.75/5
Nowhere is a very solid Spanish survival thriller driven by a riveting central performance.
Fleeing an authoritarian regime, a...
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Looking back at Warm Winter Read
Now that summer is almost here, some of us may be reminiscing about the cool winter days, the warm doona and hot cuppa, and...
