REVIEWReviewOne year after the death of Alexei Navalny in a Russian gulag, photographer Evgeny Feldman recounts an earlier attack on the leader of Russia’s democracy movement, when a caustic green liquid was used.
EXCLUSIVEReviewAhead of an Australian tour, the Oscar-winning film score composer reflects on the value of hanging out, why he loves people who say “yes”, and being bullied by celebrities into performing live. WATCH INTERVIEW
SEE THE WINNERSFilmThe critically adored Netflix adaptation of the Trent Dalton’s best-selling debut novel has dominated Australia’s film and television awards.
ALBUM REVIEWSReviewOnce based in Brisbane, this talented artist has issued a series of superlative singles from her new home in LA, and her long-awaited debut album offers a treasure trove of alt-pop delights.
Jonathan Seidler
featureReviewA single theatrical show attempts to give voice to a sprawling ancient Hindu text about what it means to be human.
Kosa Monteith
PODCASTSReviewHugely popular The Telepathy Tapes explores the alleged telepathic abilities of some spellers in the autism community but lacks balance in the telling.
Kristen Amiet
televisionReviewThis savagely violent survival tale is set within one of the more pitiless and uncompromising periods of American history.
LiteratureReviewThe demise of reading has gone hand in hand with society’s demand for instant gratification.
Stephen Orr
Pope Francis book reviewReviewPope Francis is the first Pope to publish a memoir during his lifetimes, writes former priest, Michael Costigan
Michael Costigan
film reviewsReviewJournalists who witnessed the terrorist attack on the 1972 Munich Olympics tell the story in the tense thriller September 5.
★★★ReviewThe James Bond star gives a raw performance in Queer, based on the semi-autobiographical novella by William S. Burroughs.
confessionalReviewActress Tracy Mann opens up about chemo, a double mastectomy, remarrying later in life and the one TV role that made her squirm.
Visual artsReviewThe British Museum is staging a staggeringly ambitious exhibition of the ancient trading route connecting East and West.
THE LAST WORDReviewThe latest trend in footwear seems to be part of an entire ‘ugly’ fashion movement.
DEIRDRE MACKEN
for crime loversReviewSpies, detectives and villains have been lifted from the page to inspire some riveting contemporary television adaptations. One in particular is a must-watch masterpiece.
PETER CRAVEN
reviewReviewAs a sociopathic grifter with a talent for self-promotion, Kaitlyn Dever’s Belle Gibson is loathsome on screen – but her Aussie accent is top-notch.
rudd’s china takeReviewHis new book On Xi Jinping begs one obvious question: Why on earth did Kevin Rudd think this was a good idea?
artReviewSydney Biennale has had a chequered history, but half a century after its first iteration a new book about the event reminds us of its champions, its humble beginnings, and why the timing was just right.
BROOK TURNER
film reviewReviewA chef diagnosed with ovarian cancer is torn between making her mark and spending time with her family.
movie reviewReviewThe Hollywood actor plays melancholic diva Maria Callas to perfection in this swansong biopic.