Culture
★★★
Review
Never trust a tycoon with a private island, even when they’re played by Channing Tatum
Zoe Kravitz’s Blink Twice is an energetic horror satire that uses Tatum’s looks and charm to make an unlikely villain.
- by Sandra Hall
Movies
What would you do if you won $140,000? These filmmakers already know
A movie set in Canada that’s a tribute to Iranian cinema has taken out Australia’s richest film prize, a competition for first- and second-time filmmakers.
- by Karl Quinn
The inside story of how Disney roared back to life
A year after a series of failures bruised its brand, the House of Mouse has two billion-dollar babies on its slate, and a third in its sights.
- by Michael Idato
TV & radio
Thought soap operas were dead? They’ve found a surprising new home
Neighbours has been shedding viewers, while minute-long TikTok soaps have been attracting millions. What’s behind this unexpected shift?
- by Nell Geraets
Art and life collide as Marta Dusseldorp hits Tasmania’s back roads
In her first presenting role, the actor found inspiration in Tasmania’s wild north-west for season two of Bay of Fires.
- by Bridget McManus
Music
Live reviews
The musical whodunnit so good you’ll want to see it twice
- by Cameron Woodhead and Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
The puppets are chilling in this opera’s classic ghost story
- by Kate Prendergast, Chantal Nguyen, Peter McCullum and Harriet Cunningham
If you hate Henry VIII then this is the musical for you
- by Cameron Woodhead, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Andrew Fuhrmann, Bridget Davies and Barney Zwartz
Celebrity
Stage
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
Celia Pacquola dropped the F-bomb at the Logies. Will she be invited back?
- by Peter FitzSimons
Exclusive
Planning
Dinner and no show: Plan to halve Parramatta’s Roxy Theatre auditorium revealed
- by Linda Morris
★★★★
Review
A dead dog and a dogged detective make for compelling theatre
- by John Shand, Chantal Nguyen and Bernard Zuel
Art & design
Books
Investigation
Publishing
Murky past of publisher Brad Shaw – and the authors suing him for missing royalties
- by Andrew Hornery