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Napoleon. Image is an 18th century French general with three-cornered hat and blue tunic with tiny figures in the background and a desert setting.
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Film review: Napoleon

Ridley Scott’s interest in ‘great men’ and strong female characters is once again on display, but even at 158 minutes,…

Whiteley. Man in black with white gloves holds up a large orange canvas.
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The Whiteley Art Scandal, ABC review: a rotten world well displayed

A gripping true-crime story that shows what goes on behind the glossy paintings of the rich and connected? Yes please.

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TV Review: Firebite is fang warfare, Australian style

Co-produced with US network AMC, Warwick Thornton and Brendan Fletcher’s supernatural thriller Firebite puts a distinct and deadly Indigenous spin…

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TV review: Books That Made Us

This ABC and Blackfella Films production tries to get books back on the box but focuses too much on celebrity.

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Exhibition Review: Space YZ, Campbelltown Arts Centre (Sydney Festival)

At a time when many of our art schools nationally face perilous cuts and closures, this exhibition curated by Daniel…

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Most popular reviews of 2020

In honour of our incredible community of reviews contributors, we give you the year that was, through their lens.

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Review: Romeo Castellucci’s Requiem, Adelaide Festival (SA)

Rich in symbolism, doom and hope, you live through the cycle of life and death at the hands of Romeo…

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Passionate Machine, Melbourne Fringe (VIC)

Science fiction meets introspection in Passionate Machine.

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Admin/Villains, Dublin Fringe (Ireland)

A one-man show about loneliness, longing, and social media-enhanced isolation, and a dance theatre piece exploring call-out culture through a…

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Review: A Forest, Dark Mofo (TAS)

Featuring works by a range of artists, A Forest is like a giant crumbling 21st century haunted house for adults.

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