Culture
★★★★
Comedy
The Cleaner turns gruesome tragedy into hilarity in this cameo-filled comedy
UK funnyman Greg Davies plays a crime-scene cleaner who can’t help getting involved with the oddballs he encounters on the job.
- by Ben Pobjie
Movies
The film even its director hasn’t seen
The documentary Eno is “remixed” for every screening, giving viewers a unique experience.
- by Bernard Zuel
The film so scary even its star doesn’t want to see it
There is no way Robyn Nevin will go to see her upcoming movie Sting. The star of stage and screen – who has also directed three of our state theatre companies – is adamant.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
TV & radio
It’s time to flip the script on how domestic violence is represented on TV
Recent shows such as The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart and Safe Home mark significant changes in how violence toward women is represented on screen.
- by Kate Jones
Nicole Kidman appears on The Ray Martin Show in resurfaced interview from 2001
Actress Nicole Kidman explains why she's always drawn back to Australia in resurfaced interview from 2001 on Australia's Top Ten of Everything.
Music
Stellar performances (almost) make up for soulless venue: Tosca
- by Bridget Davies and Jessica Nicholas
Live reviews
Moon Safari, the ultimate chillout album, sounds even better live
- by Joyce Morgan, Michael Ruffles, Shamim Razavi and Angus Thomson
Shane Jacobson and Todd McKenney work a charm as The Odd Couple
- by Cameron Woodhead, Will Cox and Tony Way
★★★★★
Sydney live reviews
Overwhelming, mesmerising: This is one of the best hours of Aussie comedy you’ll see
- by Daniel Herborn, Peter McCallum and James Jennings
Celebrity
Stage
Editorial
Performing arts
Parramatta’s west side story and Sydney’s need for more theatres
- The Herald's View
Art & design
Breaking
Vale
‘Embedded in our psyche’: Art world mourns leading Australian photographer
- by Linda Morris
Books
Opinion
Racism
I’m not cancelling my favourite books, despite my dark skin troubling their authors
- by Satara Uthayakumaran