culture
review
film May 14, 2022
Kogonada’s science fiction film After Yang is acutely intelligent but ends up infantilising its characters.
visual art May 14, 2022
Helmut Newton pioneered the photography of fetishistic glamour, but he never disguised the artifice of seduction.
dance May 14, 2022
Yumi Umiumare’s Buried Tea Bowl – Okuni 2022 gives the traditional Japanese tea ceremony a 21st-century feminist spin.
architecture May 7, 2022
Melbourne’s MPavilion series focuses on the vexed question of whether architecture can be art.
film May 7, 2022
Drive My Car director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy is a lighter exploration of his abiding obsessions.
visual art May 7, 2022
Frances Barrett’s Meatus at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art is a visceral experiment in exhibiting sound.
theatre April 30, 2022
The Melbourne Theatre Company’s SLAP. BANG. KISS. is a step behind the radical generation it is speaking to.
games April 30, 2022
The fantasy world of FromSoftware’s Elden Ring is challenging but it richly rewards curiosity and patience.
theatre April 30, 2022
Light Shining in Buckinghamshire
Caryl Churchill’s radical dramatic language captures the complexities of moments rich with change.
film April 23, 2022
Sarah Maldoror’s revolutionary film Sambizanga is a highlight of Cinema Reborn, a festival of past gems.
visual art April 23, 2022
The Red Thread of History, Loose Ends
In the National Gallery of Australia’s The Red Thread of History, Loose Ends, two of the country’s best artists end up speaking past each other.
