Head down to the theatre
The 1812 Theatre
The History Boys.
The 1812 Theatre’s October production was Alan Bennett’s The History Boys.
A story of a mythical boys grammar school in the...
Goodbye from Gembrook MP Brad Battin
As I write my final State of Affairs column, I am saddened that I will no longer get to represent your amazing communities....
FILM REVIEW: One of the best thrillers this year
This week, Seth Lukas Hynes reviews Lou, a taut character-driven survivalist thriller.
During a heavy storm, Lou (Allison Janney) and her neighbour Hannah (Jurnee Smollett)...
Part two in the 2022 Cities of Literature Meeting
This week, Christine Yunn-Yu Sun has written the second part in a series of three articles featuring the 2022 Cities of Literature Meeting hosted...
CARTOON: Fat cats behind the bowser
This week, The Star Mail's resident cartoonist Danny Zemp looks at who exactly is going to be profiting from the rising petrol prices.
CARTOON: Cats win the big one
Resident Star Mail cartoonist Danny Zemp draws the result of a runaway grand final for Geelong.
What’s on in the theatres
The Bakery at 1812 Theatre presents The History Boys
The play opens in Cutlers’ Grammar School, Sheffield, a fictional boys grammar school in the...
Reader Development Roundtable
This is the first in a series of three articles by Christine Yunn-Yu Sun featuring the 2022 Cities of Literature Meeting hosted by Melbourne,...
BOOK REVIEW: The saddest children’s books
This week, Christine Yunn_Yu Sun revisits the saddest children books.
Back on January 26, 2011, I published an article titled “The Saddest Children's Books”, recommending...
FILM REVIEW: Can one half of a good movie be enough?
This week, Seth Lukas Hynes reviews Spiderhead, Starring Miles Teller, Chris Hemsworth and Jurnee Smollett
Rated MA15+
3/5
A science fiction psychological thriller directed by Joseph Kosinski,...
CARTOON: Vale Uncle Jack
This week, Star Mail cartoonist Danny Zemp gave a touching tribute to Indigenous Australian Icon Uncle Jack Charles.
Has acting dry as a desert
Dual
Starring Karen Gillan, Karen Gillan and Aaron Paul
Rated M
3/5
Dual is a sadly insubstantial sci-fi satire.
Sarah (Karen Gillan), a terminally ill woman, has herself cloned...
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