Monbulk candidates talk the biggest issues of the state election
The Star Mail reached out with a questionnaire to every candidate in the Monbulk electorate. Those who didn't respond have had their policies detailed...
CARTOON: Wet weather creates difficult conditions
This week, the Star Mail's resident cartoonist Danny Zemp gives his take on the disruptions caused by wet weather.
A delightful horror story
A review of What We All Saw by Mike Lucas
This is the first in a series of six book reviews featuring the 2022...
CURTAIN CALL: One not to miss in Melbourne theatre
Theatre correspondent Peter Kemp reccomends you don't miss the new production The Phantom of the Opera.
Melbourne, the home of Australia’s theatre, welcomed Andrew Lloyd...
FILM REVIEW: A great movie from the Great War
This week, Seth Lukas Hynes reviews Netflix's All Quiet On The Western Front, starring Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch and Daniel Bruhl
Rated MA15+
4/5
All Quiet On...
FILM REVIEW:The Matrix meets The Stepford Wives
This week, Seth Lukas Hynes reviews Don't Worry Darling, Starring Florence Pugh, Harry Styles and Chris Pine
Rated M
4/5
Directed by Olivia Wilde, Don't Worry Darling...
BOOK REVIEW: A celebration of ordinariness
This week, Christine Yunn-Yu Suna reviews of Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession
Leonard and Hungry Paul tells the charming story of two...
CARTOON: Flooding makes people move quickly
This week, Danny Zemp draws the pace at which flooding makes people move.
FILM REVIEW: up and at Adam
This week, Seth Lukas Hynes reviews Black Adam, Starring Dwayne Johnson, Pierce Brosnan and Aldis Hodge
Rated M
3.5/5
Black Adam is an exciting superhero film burdened...
BOOK REVIEW: A confronting, intense book
Authored by journalist Kate Holden, The Winter Road is the winner of the 2021 Walkley Book Award. It also won the 2022 NSW Premier's...
Q&A with Upwey visual artist Tracey Samios
Tracey Samios' visual artist is mainly in acrylics, pastels and linocut printmaking. Her artwork is a mixed bag varying in styles from naive to...
An excellent end to the Michael Myers saga
Halloween Ends
Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Rohan Campbell and James Jude Courtney
Rated MA15+
4/5
Halloween Ends is a satisfying conclusion to David Gordon Green's new Halloween sequel...
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Hills Hellenica Festival to hit Belgrave
The Hills are set to come alive with the sound of bouzaki as a local band brings Greek music and culture to Belgrave in...
