BOOK REVIEW: A product of their time
This week, Christine Yunn-Yu Sun reviews of Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden by Zhuqing Li.
As its subtitle suggests, Daughters of the Flower Fragrant...
FILM REVIEW: Oscars nominations and snubs
This week, Seth Lukas Hynes looks at which movies got the nod and which were snubbed at the Oscars.
The 2023 Oscars are just under...
A wonderful night of theatre in Lilydale
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre presents Family Values
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre for its opening production 2023 chose David Williamson’s Family Values.
A retired judge is celebrating his birthday....
Knock on Wood for Shyamalan’s redemption
Knock at the Cabin
Starring Johnathan Groff, Ben Aldridge and Dave Bautista
Rated M
4/5
M. Night Shyamalan is a director of extremes: his good films are great...
BOOK REVIEW: Short and subtle horror stories
This week, Christine Yunn-Yu Sun reviews New Fears: New Horror Stories by Masters of the Genre.
The beauty of reading is that however old a...
BOOK REVIEW: According to Irish author Catherine Dunne, no lives are ordinary
This week, Christine Yunn-Yu Sun looks at the online workshop from a prominent overseas author.
As part of Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature's Virtual Writers...
FILM REVIEW: The title is a Moby Dick reference
This week, Seth Lukas Hynes reviews The Whale, starring Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink and Hong Chau
Rated M
3.75/5
Stark without being cruel, The Whale is an...
CARTOON: Aus Open sees all seasons
This week, resident cartoonist Danny Zemp looks at the wild weather seen at the Aus Open this year.
BOOK REVIEW: award-winning graphic novel a must read
This week, Christine Yunn-Yu Sun reviews of Underground by Mirranda Burton.
This is the sixth and final in a series of six reviews featuring the...
FILM REVIEW: Hollywood’s early turmoil
?This week, Seth Lukas Hynes reviews Babylon, starring Diego Calva, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie
Rated MA15+
3.5/5
A brash, gaudy but reverent tribute to early Hollywood,...
CARTOON: What lays ahead
This week, the Star Mail's resident cartoonist looks at the weather laying ahead...
FILM REVIEW: a Gr3at T1me at the M0v13s
This week, Seth Lukas Hynes reviews M3GAN, Starring Allison Williams, Violet McGraw and Amie Donald
Rated M
4/5
M3GAN is a tense, funny and surprisingly nuanced sci-fi...
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Cars collide in Belgrave
Sunday afternoon in Belgrave saw a two-car collision along Belgrave-Hallam Road, fortunately with no major injuries.
Mid-afternoon on 23 February saw traffic rerouted through...
