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Subtle and sublime, this album feels like it could have come from half a century ago
The 25-year-old’s new album is a grower that rewards careful listening.
- by Barry Divola and Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
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‘It shocks me that it’s still women cleaning and men carving the meat’
- by Benjamin Law
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Stephen Fry and Lena Dunham lack spark in Holocaust survivor tale
German director Julia von Heinz’s Treasure is an adaptation of Too Many Men, Lily Brett’s highly regarded novel about a daughter who travels to Poland with her father, a Holocaust-survivor
- by Sandra Hall
This quiet Australian horror has style in spades but not enough guts
Birdeater uses the seclusion of the landscape to build and sustain a deep psychological unease, but struggles with characterisation and pacing.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
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Niche sports get their time in the Olympic spotlight
Broadcasters Adam Papalia and Caroline Buchanan will be bringing sports such as judo and BMX cycling to the widest possible audience.
- by Nicole Elphick
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A beautifully balanced performance in a hilarious, quirky comedy about change
Ashley Storrie delivers a commanding turn as the stubbornly outspoken heroine Nina in the at-times hilarious and sensitive comedy Dinosaur.
- by Ben Pobjie
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Kim Gordon delivers an edgy show that’s a perfect fit for a challenging new venue
- by Millie Muroi, Cassie Tongue and Shamim Razavi
Two powerful performances in this Streetcar make it a bare-knuckle fight
- by Cameron Woodhead and Barney Zwartz
The takedown of toxic masculinity that you must not miss
- by Sonia Nair and Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
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Did Kid Rock just deliver the wildest moment of the Republican convention?
- by Kate Lahey and Helen Pitt
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