‘The Odyssey’: epic theatre on an epic scale
Grand scale: The Trojans receive a gift in ‘The Odyssey’. THE ODYSSEY **** (172 minutes) M For all its mythical heft, Homer’s Odyssey – one […]
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Oscars 2026 Debrief: A Celebration of Mediocrity
Double trouble: Michael B Jordan and Michael B Jordan in ‘Sinners’. Well, our worst fears were realized as Sinners, a mediocre vampire movie, and One […]
John Hargreaves – a tribute to a great actor 30 years on
Wendy Hughes and John Hargreaves in ‘My First Wife’. However formidable their body of work may be, the measure of a great actor can often […]
2025: The year in film
OK remake: the unfairly maligned Rachel Zegler in Disney’s ‘Snow White’. Here be a few notes on the year’s film offerings. Not So Awful No […]
French Impressionism @ NGV – Interview with curator Meg Slater about the exhibition (closes Sunday 5 October, 2025)
Taking a break: ‘Street Singer’ (1862) by Édouard Manet. Here’s a fun chat with Meg Slater, NGV curator extraordinaire, about the French Impressionism show. The […]
MIFF25 – Some closing thoughts about a few notable films, a terrible one and a salute to MIFF volunteers
Imagine – The content might be muddled but the film is visually stunning. Well, so much for the best laid plans. Hoping to cover a […]
Vivienne Westwood & Rei Kawakubo – A brief overview of the upcoming NGV exhibition (Sunday 7 December 2025 – Sunday 19 April 2026)
Vivienne Westwood, London, 1977. Here’s a quick preview of the upcoming Westwood Kawakubo NGV show in December; includes impromptu interviews with Danielle Whitfield, Curator Fashion […]
‘Materialists’ is a fine, topical romantic drama; More of the same with the ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ remake; ‘Dangerous Animals’, yet another abysmal Australian film
Material girl: Dakota Johnson as a New York matchmaker in ‘Materialists’. MATERIALISTS *** (117 minutes) M The age-old conflict between love and money gets a […]
NGV French Impressionism exhibition – Overview with guest curator Dr Katie Hanson from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Detail from ‘Girls picking flowers in a meadow’ (about 1890) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. The French Impressionism from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston exhibition at […]
‘Ocean’, a stirring plea from David Attenborough; 1990s-style horror fun with ‘Clown in a Cornfield’; ‘Another Simple Favour’ is a fun follow-up to the 2019 hit – but will Trump’s tariffs soon make such location-based American movies too costly to make?
On the prowl: Anna Kendrick returns with Blake Lively in murder-mystery comedy ‘Another Simple Favour’. ANOTHER SIMPLE FAVOUR *** (123 minutes) MA It’s so lovely […]