Stephen Romei

Stephen Romei writes on books and films. He was formerly literary editor at The Australian and The Weekend Australian.

The Prime Minister’s Literary Awards were late last year, and history is repeating itself. But not in Brisbane.

a pair of ragged claws: stephen romei

In The Intern, Robert De Niro plays a retiree who lands a job in e-commerce but this is not a generation-gap film.

The Prime Minister’s Literary Awards were late last year, and history is repeating itself. But not in Brisbane.

A PAIR OF RAGGED CLAWS: STEPHEN ROMEI

Reading Eddie can make you feel you’ve wasted your life by failing to be in more than one place at a time.

David Free

A collection of letters by famous people offers unexpected delights.

A PAIR OF RAGGED CLAWS: STEPHEN ROMEI

There are insights into Stalin’s phalanx in what’s intended as a popular book that can also serve a scholarly purpose.

Judith Armstrong

Every library should have a copy of Magda Szubanski’s Reckoning: A Memoir, and every school should teach it.

Peter Craven

There are truly scary moments in M. Night Shyamalan’s The Visit, and some good fun in the prequel Pan.

Award-winning poet Fiona Wright brings her gift for lyricism and an ear for rhythm to these remarkable essays.

Mandy Sayer

Johnny Depp makes the role of gangster Whitey Bulger his own in Black Mass, while Michael Fassbender is a fine Macbeth.