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Shoehorning this show onto the tiny Hayes stage is a triumph of ingenuity.

This dazzling Mel Brooks revival is near perfect

Our critics take in the latest performances around town.

  • John Shand, Peter McCallum and Kate Prendergast

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Ashley Zukerman in a scene from In Vitro.

What can this thriller about a secret hidden in a barn teach us about ourselves?

Low-budget thriller In Vitro raises interesting questions – but ultimately doesn’t answer enough of them.

  • Sandra Hall
The Cats of Gokogu Shrine film review.

If this film is too successful, it could destroy the very thing it’s documenting

Gentle documentary, The Cats of Gokogu Shrine, invites us into a quiet world populated by stray cats.

  • Jake Wilson
Director Damien Ryan with actor Liam Gamble at their  Surry Hills rehearsal space.

First-timer has a fresh take on Shakespeare’s ‘badass’ king

Liam Gamble brings a unique take on Richard III as part of Sport for Jove’s cycle of history plays.

  • John Shand
The 14 kilogram pup is learning to swim and hold its breath.

Endangered Australian sea lion pup born at Taronga

The birth of one of Australia’s rarest marine predators has injected critical genetic diversity into the zoo’s captive insurance population.

  • Angus Dalton
Not a word is said, as the animals in Flow behave like animals, yet the film has so much heart.

The silent cat movie that scooped awards seasons is now in cinemas. Should you see it?

In the animated hit, Flow, humans are nowhere in sight, but we can deduce they inhabited this world once upon a time.

  • Jake Wilson
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Stirring tale of a genuine war hero still has much to teach us

Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s courage shines through in this biopic.

  • Sandra Hall
Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin play very different sisters in Hard Truths.

An unforgettable story about a woman who has made misery into an entire way of life

If you can watch Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths without experiencing regular shocks of recognition, I can only congratulate you on your good luck.

  • Jake Wilson
David Wenham stars in Spit

David Wenham and his mullet are back in this colourful caper

It’s obvious that Wenham is having enormous fun with the singular character of Spit, and it proves infectious.

  • Sandra Hall
Fernanda Torres has won both a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination for her performance as the indomitable Eunice.

This true story makes for an unlikely – and remarkable – feelgood film

There’s a lot of awards buzz around I’m Still Here, but for director Walter Salles telling this story was a highly personal undertaking.

  • Sandra Hall

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