Spectrum
A love like no other – complete with fangs, fur, wings or feathers
Sexy beasts representing the “other” have a long history in film, and are having a moment now.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Latest
A melancholy family saga, a year of mudlarking and other new books
Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction releases.
- by Cameron Woodhead and Steven Carroll
Get your kids off their screens with our pick of 2024’s kids’ books
Lure your kids away from their screens these holidays with our top pick of picture books, middle-grade and young adult fiction.
- by Frances Atkinson
Retelling of Iranian embassy siege is as gripping as an action film
Ben MacIntyre’s thrilling account of the siege that gripped the world offer some astonishing new details.
- by Simon Caterson
Alex Miller’s novel skilfully explores the redemptive power of art
Miller has often drawn on the experience of art and artists and The Deal is no exception.
- by Michael McGirr
John Marsden kick-started a boom in Australian YA fiction
The phenomenally successful author, who died last week, believed “intensity” was the key to writing for teenage readers.
- by Jane Sullivan
A mysterious woman, a sudden death keep us guessing in Parthenope
Paolo Sorrentino was orphaned at 16. His films still grapple with the questions that followed.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Opinion
Christmas
All I want for Christmas is world peace and a four-year snooze
Failing that, I’ll have what my dog, Heidi, is having. She seems like the smartest one in the room.
- by Genevieve Novak
From heroic to hideous, these are the year’s most memorable characters
While some of them were breaking our hearts, others made our stomachs turn: good, bad, ugly or otherwise, we’ll find them hard to forget...
- by Jordan Prosser
Paddington stars have a message for us all as beloved bear goes home
In their first outing with Peru’s most famous export, Antonio Banderas and Olivia Colman embrace a story of belonging.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Mikey Madison goes kicking and screaming all the way to stardom
The 25-year-old actress learnt Russian and pole dancing to take on her first lead role as a lap dancer in Anora. Her commitment has taken her straight to the top.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
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