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Kangaroo Island is a quietly powerful Australian debut that explores family, grief and belonging

Kangaroo Island is a quietly powerful Australian debut that explores family, grief and belonging

Even though you see the story coming, it arrives fresh and surprising – set against a stunning coastal backdrop.

21.08.2025 2

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Chris Thompson

The sharp, smart humour of Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein – and Gene Wilder’s genius performance – still stands up after 50 years

In the mid 1970s, Hoyts Cinema Centre in Bourke Street Melbourne (the first multi-screened cinema in Victoria) was my go-to place for new release...

11.12.2024 2

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A sister’s last hope to save her brother from addiction – David Vincent Smith’s He Ain’t Heavy is a triumphant debut

So, on we go His welfare is of my concern No burden is he to bear We’ll get there For I know He would not encumber me He ain’t heavy, he’s my...

18.10.2024 5

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