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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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Happy 100th birthday, David Attenborough
Sir David Attenborough has given us all the gift of sharing the world with him.
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.
Julius Caesar review: Et tu, Bell Shakespeare?
Despite missteps, Bell Shakespeare’s latest look at Julius Caesar still proves compelling.
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…
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…