Polished to perfection
By Bonny Burrows
An all-American car display nested in the picturesque Dandenong Ranges is hoping to attract strong numbers from the broader hills community next...
Frontman set to crash in
By Bonny Burrows
Australian rock royalty is heading to the Pakenham Hotel this weekend.
Dale Ryder, former frontman of ’80s group Boom Crash Opera, is performing...
Take the money and run
By Rebecca Skilton
Musician Clint Wilson was so shocked when he found out that a friend had taken money from an ATM that he decided...
A tangled old married web
Married at First Sight,
Channel 9, various nights, 7.30pm
Bride and Prejudice,
Channel 7, Mondays, 9pm
It’s a married-y double this week, with the world’s supply of dirty...
Portrait of a tortured man
Manchester By the Sea (MA15+)
Starring: Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler
THIS is pure and unapologetic Oscar-bait (and it’s already having success on...
Yep, it’s true: he’s back …
Split (MA15+)
Starring: James McAvoy, Haley Lu Richardson, Anya Taylor-Joy
Writer/director/producer M. Night Shyamalan made a name for himself with the gripping 1999 supernatural...
The law of averages
Newton’s Law, ABC,
Thursdays, 8.30pm (from 9 February)
Claudia Karvan, queen of the Australian small screen (shhh, don’t tell Asher Keddie) returns from a stint behind...
Harrowing on the screen
Jackie (MA15+)
Starring: Natalie Portman, John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard
History is written by the winners - or so they say, it is also written...
La La Land a magical journey
La La Land (MA15+)
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Amie Conn
THE term movie magic is bandied about a lot - or was in...
There’s a bear in there …
Reviewer JASON BECK salutes the past year’s on-screen best ...
5.The Revenant
In a lackluste year on the big screen, this one was worth the price...
They’re not here to party
Office Christmas Party (M)
Starring: Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston, Olivia Munn
FROM such a promising idea, comes a pretty flat and disappointing result.
I feel like I’ve...
She loves a bit of treacle
Simply Nigella,
ABC TV, 8pm Tuesdays
GRAB your black treacle (lots and lots of black treacle) and shimmy your way into the kitchen - Nigella Lawson...
Health, education and cost of living boosted as budget hits surplus
The State Budget has been delivered with the Labor Party pitching billions more in health, education and cost of living relief, which includes a...
