See & Do
28 Years Later review: Zombie franchise pushes boldly into new terrain
It’s 23 years since director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland redefined the zombie genre. Their latest outing proves there’s life in it still.
- Karl Quinn
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Which is the best new child-meets-alien movie? We give Elio the edge
With inventive animation and neat plotting, this Pixar production is more ambitious than the live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch
- Jake Wilson
Pierce Brosnan trades licence to kill for sheriff’s badge in revenge tale
New western The Unholy Trinity, shot in Montana, has an unlikely Australian connection.
- Karl Quinn
Ten new fiction and non-fiction books to add to your reading list
Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction releases.
- Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp
Billionaire Barry Diller - married to Diane von Fürstenberg - comes out in new memoir
The former CEO of Paramount Pictures reveals how he hid his sexuality, while also sharing his business acumen and revealing juicy Hollywood anecdotes.
- Nathan Smith
Rock-star philosopher celebrates the joy of pessimism
Despite what he says is the upending of the neoliberal capitalist order, Slavoj Žižek is determined to avoid disappointment.
- JP O'Malley
A haunting tribute to the bonds between humans and animals
Poet Robbie Coburn’s verse novel explores the potential power of the relationship between horses and humans to transform a troubled life.
- Candida Baker
Is this Melbourne’s only CEO job with sheep grazing outside the office?
Justine Hyde has an ambitious plan to put Abbotsford Convent on the map, setting her sights on transforming it into more than just a haven for locals.
- John Bailey
This new cli-fi novel envisages a more hopeful apocalypse
Jennifer Mills’ science-fiction novel portrays the before and after of an ecological apocalypse.
- Jack Cameron Stanton
Still keeping some secrets, Beyoncé’s mother opens up
Tina Knowles’ memoir is a moving meditation on black motherhood – but don’t expect any celebrity gossip.
- Nathan Smith
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