Happy End Michael Haneke certainly doesn’t like “privileged white people.” In film after film (Funny Games, Hidden and the excruciating Benny’s Video) he’s sliced through the hidden veneers of social ritual and acceptable behaviour to […]
“Sex, sweat and swagger…” Those innovative people at Dendy Cinemas seem to be coming up with ever more clever ways of getting us into the theatres. One of the more intriguing special events just added […]
Consent is more than just submitting to sex! It means freely agreeing to sex! Enthusiastically agreeing to sexual contact! “Yes! I want to kiss you!” The law says that you cannot freely agree to sex […]
Molly’s Game Aaron Sorkin, the writer behind The Social Network, The West Wing and the unfairly maligned Newsroom has long been known for his rapid-fire dialogue. His characters tend to lob whole thesauruses at each […]
The Oscar and Golden Globe nominated feature from Chile A Fantastic Woman will open at Dendy Newtown and Palace Norton Street on February 22. There’s quite a buzz about this film –it’s the tale of a transgender woman […]
Master auteur Michael Haneke (Amour, The White Ribbon, Hidden) returns with a biting satire on bourgeois family values set in the shadow of the European refugee crisis. Featuring a cast of top acting talent, including Isabelle Huppert, […]
Sweet Country In the opening scene of Warwick Thornton’s provocative and powerful new film we gaze into dark water as a billy boils. Sugar is added, lots, while off camera a racially charged argument explodes into thudding […]
There is nowhere quite like the Barossa Valley. Travel editor Winsor Dobbin explores Australia’s most famous wine region. The names are familiar to anyone with even a passing interest in wine; Yalumba, Seppeltsfield, Penfolds, Jacob’s […]
Aries Make 2018 the year you become the expert in your chosen arena. Set yourself specific goals and focus on achieving them with the help of motivated Mars. Taurus Begin a journey of reshaping […]
Embarrassed by Swinging Safari? You should be… Swinging Safari You know a film’s in trouble when the actors in it are having more fun than you are… Guy Pearce, Julian McMahon, Jeremy Sims, and Radha […]