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Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline has taken on a life of its own.
The Verdict

Good times never seemed so good - until we started singing Sweet Caroline

Some kid named Caroline gets born in Boston, and 27 years later I can’t have a civilised half-time without being forcibly drafted into a mass singalong.

  • by David Free
Anne Carson’s writing teems with energy and the unexpected.
Review

Bob Dylan, Socrates and a speaking sky: this thrilling book has it all

  • by Philippa Hawker
Counting and Cracking
★★★★★
Melbourne live reviews

Joy, humour and hurt collide in this profoundly human story

  • by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Andrew Fuhrmann, Cameron Woodhead and Jessica Nicholas
Rising Festival

Worried you’ll nod off during this eight-hour show? You won’t be alone

  • by John Bailey
From IF to The Tiger’s Apprentice: why are family-friendly movies not quite hitting the mark this year?
Cinema

If you think kids’ films suddenly suck, this is why

  • by Nell Geraets

Movies

From IF to The Tiger’s Apprentice: why are family-friendly movies not quite hitting the mark this year?
Cinema

If you think kids’ films suddenly suck, this is why

Most major studios are opting for less original and juvenile titles, as they struggle to attract the entire family.

  • by Nell Geraets
Charmian Clift in a new documentary, Rachel Lane’s Charmian Clift: Life Burns High, that is screening at Sydney Film Festival.
Film Festivals

Charmian Clift, ‘radicalising force’ for feminism, finally gets to shine

A new documentary shows the Australian writer as a glamorous rebel and unrecognised collaborator on George Johnston’s novel My Brother Jack.

  • by Garry Maddox
Dynevor played Daphne Bridgerton in the Netflix series.
Film & TV production

Bridgerton star tipped for Aussie shark film from Succession producers

  • by Karl Quinn
This year’s top romcoms.
Film

Why romcoms are the only thing we’re going to be watching this year

  • by Meg Watson
Margaret Qualley, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe in Kinds of Kindness.
Film Festivals

Midnight Oil to a ‘jaw-dropping’ Demi Moore: 15 highlights of the Sydney Film Festival

  • by Garry Maddox
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Adria Arjona as Madison Masters and Glen Powell as Gary Johnson in Hit Man.
★★★★½
Streaming

Glen Powell transforms into leading man in this delightful romantic comedy

In Hit Man, Powell is a self-deprecating, cavalier and freaky philosophy professor who gets to cosplay as a hired killer.

  • by Craig Mathieson
Four Aussie couples are set to change their lives in the trailer for Do You Want To Live Forever? Coming soon to 9Now.
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Sneak peek teases Tracy Grimshaw's return to television in a groundbreaking new experiment

Four Aussie couples are set to change their lives in the trailer for Do You Want To Live Forever? Coming soon to 9Now.

The Block stars Eliza and Liberty do their best Bluey impression as they try and figure out if they love or hate the show on their Try Before You Die podcast.
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Eliza and Liberty do their best Bluey impression

Julio Torres stars in the surreal comedy, <i>Fantasmas</i>.
Streaming

The best new shows to stream in June

  • by Craig Mathieson
Tubi is completely baffling but very compelling.
Streaming

I watched nothing but Tubi for a week. Here’s what I learnt

  • by Angus Livingston

Music

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Live reviews

Counting and Cracking
★★★★★
Melbourne live reviews

Joy, humour and hurt collide in this profoundly human story

  • by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Andrew Fuhrmann, Cameron Woodhead and Jessica Nicholas
Gaslight stars Toby Schmitz and Geraldine Hakewill.
Review

It’s a gas! Laughs and gasps fill the Regal for this smart update of a classic play

  • by Mark Naglazas
Tim Freedman plays with The Whitlams Black Stump at Factory Theatre last Friday night.
★★★★
Sydney live reviews

Newtown to Nashville: The Whitlams’ Tim Freedman takes a surprise detour

  • by John Shand, Shamim Razavi, Peter McCallum and Michael Bailey

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