Tag: Opinion
BOOK REVIEW: Top five of 2022
It is time to reflect on the progress we made in 2022 while planning new projects and fresh goals for 2023 as the new...
Merry Christmas and happy new year from the Ferntree Gully Belgrave Star Mail team
Star Mail would like to wish our loyal readers a merry Christmas and a happy new year, with today's edition being our final for...
CARTOON: avoiding more rainy weather
This week, cartoonist Danny Zemp took a look at the string of bad weather Melbourne has experienced.
CURTAIN CALL: An evening of good theatre
This week, the Star Mail's theatre correspondent Peter Kemp reviews The Basin Theatre's 'Art'.
For the final production of 2022, The Basin theatre chose a...
FILM REVIEW: Atmosphere alone is not enough
This week, Seth Lukas Hynes reviews Crimes of the Future, starring Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart
Rated MA15+
3/5
A work of brooding but insubstantial...
BOOK REVIEW: An exquisite tale of ancient Britain
This week, Christine Yunn-Yu Sun reviews Sistersong by Lucy Holland.
Sistersong, by Devon-based author Lucy Holland, is recommended to our readers by Ms Anna Cohn...
CARTOON: time to prepare for fire season?
This week, resident cartoonist Danny Zemp laments the wild weather as "summer" approaches.
FILM REVIEW: You’ll be left wanting seconds
This week, Seth Lukas Hynes reviews The Menu, Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult and Ralph Fiennes.
Rated MA15+
4.5/5
The Menu is a gastronomically satisfying dark comedy...
BOOK REVIEW: Bibliotherapy in Exeter
This week, Christine Yunn-Yu Sun talks a piece of literature history.
Exeter, in Devon, South West England, was designated as a UNESCO City of Literature...
Buy recycled!
Like many hills residents, I was very disappointed by the recent government decision to suspend soft plastic collections for recycling.
To me, it was annoying...
Q&A: Linda Fullagar, Upwey Archies Coordinatior
This week, Upwey Archies Coordinator Linda Fullgar answered all of the Star Mail's questions.
1. What is something people don't know about you?
I spent 7...
FILM REVIEW: The Wonder swallows its own credibility
This week, Seth Lukas Hynes reviews The Wonder, starring Florence Pugh, Kíla Lord Cassidy and Tom Burke
Rated M
3.5/5
The Wonder is an intriguing historical mystery...
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Monbulk’s impressive season ends with semifinal defeat
Saturday Pennant – The weather was warm with no wind, perfect for playing bowls. Monbulk 1 played in the semifinal after a week’s delay...
