Things We Didn’t Talk About When I Was A Girl – Difficult to read – difficult to put down ★★★★★
In Things We Didn’t Talk About When I Was a Girl, Jeannie Vanasco achieves the extraordinary: She explores rape culture…
A very biased review of The Slow Rush –★★★★
Whether because of his uncanny resemblance to Jesus, or his penchant for penning some of the most exciting music of…
Tongue (and suspended belief)
I can taste marijuana on the tip of his tongue. And his nose ring was cold from the Melbourne winter.…
The Rise of Skywalker proves there is no right way to extend a franchise
There’s no ‘right’ way to extend a franchise with an established fan base, but after watching the final episode of…
Paper Skin
History tells us that continents were forged out of paper skin, and paper is the new blood that grew into…
Joker: A clown act you’re unlikely to forget
The origin story of Batman’s arch-enemy defies the usual conventions of a comic book adaptation. Laughing out loud would be…
Why did Parasite capture our societal imagination?
Lots of people are praising Bong Joon Ho’s film Parasite, and for good reason. Most critics talk about his depiction…
The Haystack: “We can’t find the needles, unless we collect the whole haystack.”
Written by: Amber Iglesia and Zehra Jafree Al Blyth’s debut play The Haystack at the Hampstead Theatre centres on two…
The Big Moon’s ‘Walking Like We Do’ – half-full glasses
As my last review of Bombay Bicycle Club (and if you’re lucky enough to know me, my entire music taste)…
Mariam Dawood on maintaining the ideal work-life balance
Mariam does it all: on top of being a part-time Masters’ student in the Department of International Relations, she is…
