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The woman who buys a church to get rid of a ghost
In her latest novel, a woman converts a church into a home in order to exorcise a ghost.
- by Melinda Harvey
Movies
The best festive films to stream this year
Not sure what to watch this holiday season? Here are enough suggestions – from family favourites to off-kilter hits – to get you through the 12 days of Christmas.
- by Nell Geraets
‘We brought sexiness back into chocolate’: Willy Wonka gets a Gen Z update
Director Paul King has brought together two of the screen’s favourite leading men - Timothee Chalamet and Hugh Grant.
- by Louise Rugendyke
★★★½
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Robert Pattinson flies off with Hayao Miyazaki’s coming-of-age tale
- by Craig Mathieson
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TV & radio
The maverick journalist who irritated several US presidents
A journalist who famously refused to attend Washington press briefings is celebrated in a new documentary.
- by Tom Ryan
Ted Lasso star James Lance finds fantasy in the Famous Five
The actor teams with director Nicolas Winding Refn, better known for grimy thrillers, for this adaptation of Enid Blyton’s beloved books.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Music
Jimmy Barnes recovering from open-heart surgery in intensive care
- by Helen Pitt and Lachlan Abbott
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Live reviews
Hannah Gadsby’s new show shrugs off celebrity and embraces the weird
- by Cameron Woodhead and Andrew Fuhrmann
★★★½
Sydney live reviews
The Wind in the Willows gets darker in this charming production
- by John Shand
★★★★½
Review
Everybody was fun Foo Fighting as rock royalty blast into Brisbane
- by Alex Condon
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★★★★★
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Sixteen hours in this operatic ‘multiverse’ is a five-star experience
- by Peter McCallum
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Performing arts
Live music has biggest year since 2018, but it’s come at a cost
- by Linda Morris
Books
Eight books: A winning novella and William McInnes’ Australian sayings
- by Cameron Woodhead and Steven Carroll
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