Stabbing pain in London
London Has Fallen (MA)
Starring: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman
FETCH me twice the usual number of explosions … and we shall call it “London...
Can you hear the drums, Fernando?
BY JARROD McALEESE
GOLD: The Ultimate ABBA Show are presenting “Dancing Queen: The 40th Anniversary Tour” in honour of the 1976 classic hit, with their...
Zombie romance is dead boring
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Starring: Lily James, Mat Smith, Sam Riley
IT IS a truth universally acknowledged that a story as bad as Pride and...
Triple 9 is kinda fine
Triple 9 (MA)
Starring: Casey Affleck, Norman Reedus, Aaron Paul
IT’S the hot-looking new cop thriller that’s good, but not great.
Smitten by the trailer, I walked...
King is back on the throne
By TANIA PHILLIPS
Game of Thrones,
Showcase Foxtel, Mondays 11am and 7.30pm from 25 April
WINTER is coming and so is Game of Thrones.
THE long wait for...
‘Talent’ trio ready to rock
BY JARROD McALEESE
IT has been a remarkable beginning of 2016 for Pakenham rockers Sister’s Doll, who have reached the final of the Channel Nine’s...
Rockin’ out for the kids
By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
ROCK out with some great bands later this month at ‘Rockn’ Suzies’ Good Friday Appeal.
From 10am to 10pm on Friday 25 March,...
Sleepy suburb shock
A Murder Without Motive: The Killing of Rebecca Ryle
By Martin McKenzie-Murray
Scribe
RRP $27.90
IT IS an unfortunate truth that many offerings in the true-crime genre are...
Not secret, and not soldiers either
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (MA)
Starring: A cast of unknowns
LOVED by the fans, loathed by the critics, and OK by me.
That’s Michael...
In the frame
FOR years Tim Robbins’ character Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption has, in my mind, held the mantle of the unluckiest person to grace...
It’s time for the real Girls
By TANIA PHILLIPS
Girls, 7.30pm Tuesdays, Showcase (Foxtel)
THE fifth season of the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning comedy series Girls started on Foxtel this week and...
Buckle in for one wild ride
By TANIA PHILLIPS
DEADPOOL
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, Gina Carano
Running time 108 minutes
MA: Strong bloody violence and sex scene
MOVIES often don’t live...
Lynbrook Primary celebrates 20 years
Lynbrook Primary School marked a special milestone last month, celebrating 20 years of learning and community connection.
The school first opened its doors in 2005...
