Reviews
Film review: Undertow dives into the monstrous feminine
Writer/director Miranda Nation swims through the choppy waters of gender with this psychological thriller.
Book review: Melting Moments by Anna Goldsworthy
Goldsworthy has captured the mores of the postwar period to perfection.
Book review: Displaced by John Kinsella
Displaced: A Rural Life is an eclectic mixture of personal reminiscence, poetry, and advocacy dressed as opinion.
Exhibition Review: Between Worlds, Caboolture Hub Regional Gallery
Explorations of other worlds, imagined narratives, and cosmic genealogies, Apelt’s works are poignantly grounded in the concerns of now.
Book review: Spinoza’s Overcoat by Subhash Jaireth
Subhash Jaireth deserves a place alongside other great essayists.
Book review: The Salt Madonna by Catherine Noske
Noske’s debut is a fine example of modern Australian Gothic storytelling.
Book review: Sidney Nolan: The Artist’s Materials by Paula Dredge
Paula Dredge provides bold new insights into the work of this iconic Australian artist.
Book review: Fascists Among Us by Jeff Sparrow
Jeff Sparrow’s concise, incisive analysis of the rise of fascism is the wake-up call we all need.
Book review: Darkness for Light by Emma Viskic
The third thriller in the Caleb Zelic series portrays Caleb’s deafness skilfully but relies too much on its predecessors.
Book review: Ten Doors Down by Robert Tickner
The brutalities of an immoral system and the power of a mother’s love are brought into harrowing relief in this…