Stephen A Russell

Stephen A Russell is a Melbourne-based arts writer. His writing regularly appears in Fairfax publications, SBS online, Flicks, Time Out, The Saturday Paper, The Big Issue and Metro magazine. You can hear him on Joy FM.

Stephen A Russell's Latest Articles

A Year Without Summer. Image: Mayra Wallraff.
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A Year Without Summer review: a frustrating invocation of Mary Shelley

Florentina Holzinger returns to Rising Festival with a new, scattershot work, A Year Without Summer.

Sermsah Bin Saad in Lazarus. Photo: Steven Mitchell Wright.
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Lazarus review: poignant play is a rallying cry for justice

Now playing in Melbourne, Lazarus nimbly recounts the challenges overcome by Taungurung Elder Larry Walsh.

Donné Ngabo in Retrograde. Image: Sarah Walker.
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Retrograde review: Ngabo nails it as Sidney Poitier

Retrograde sees a persecuted Sidney Poitier fighting back against Joseph McCarthy's 'Red Scare' crusades in the USA.

Kylie. Image: Netflix.
Opinions & Analysis

Kylie is the ray of light the world needs right now 

Baring it all in Michael Harte’s new Netflix documentary, Kylie's strength in the face of shocking abuses stands tall.

Birthright. Image: Madman Entertainment.
Opinions & Analysis

Is home a birthright in Australia’s housing crisis? Hahaha – you wish!

Zoe Pepper pits millennials against boomers in a battle for the soul of the nation in her new film Birthright.

David Attenborough in the Galapagos islands for Galapagos 3D. Photo: supplied.
Features

Happy 100th birthday, David Attenborough

Sir David Attenborough has given us all the gift of sharing the world with him.

Susan Provan, MICF. Photo: Nick Robertson.
Interviews

Susan Provan on three decades at the head of Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Provan steps down from a hugely transformative three-decade stint of leading MICF later this year.

Bell Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Photo: Brett Boardman.
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Julius Caesar review: Et tu, Bell Shakespeare?

Despite missteps, Bell Shakespeare’s latest look at Julius Caesar still proves compelling.

Karla Grant, presenter of Living Black. Photo: Supplied.
Interviews

Karla Grant on 23 years of Living Black: ‘It’s up to my generation to step up’

From her early days on community radio, the presenter Karla Grant has always understood the power of amplifying Aboriginal and…

Elle Fanning in Margo's Got Money Troubles. Image: Apple TV.
Opinions & Analysis

Sex work gets the respect it deserves in Margo’s Got Money Troubles

The film and TV industry hasn’t always been kind to sex workers, but the new series Margo’s Got Money Troubles…

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