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Film review: Blind Side

Posted: 09 Mar 10 | There are two genres of films that, when done well, are consistently under-rated - comedies and heart-warming films. |

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Theatre review: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Posted: 25 Feb 10 | Making a play about a mental institution interesting and audience-friendly is no easy task but Wollongong Workshop Theatre's latest production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest manages to do just that. |

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Theatre review: Pennies From Kevin

Posted: 19 Feb 10 | Any concerns you may have that our prime minister is too bland for satire are misplaced in The Wharf Review's latest offering. |

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Theatre review: Boy From Oz

Posted: 19 Feb 10 | Watching Roo Theatre's production of the Boy from Oz was like being reacquainted with an old friend as viewers are guaranteed to fall back in love with the music of visionary performer Peter Allen. |

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Avatar film review

Posted: 21 Dec 09 | Bambi meets Alien in a riot of colour in James Cameron's long awaited new movie. |

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Twilight: New Moon film review

Posted: 18 Nov 09 | Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga, New Moon, seem more anaemic than ever. |

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Britney Spears puts on a big-top pop show

Posted: 17 Nov 09 | How silly, if not downright dumb, are those frothing in manufactured outrage over Britney Spears not singing live? |

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Film review - Capitalism: A Love Story

Posted: 13 Nov 09 | Capitalism: A Love Story is a documentary that shows the best and worst of Michael Moore. |

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Film review: Up

Posted: 18 Sep 09 | The latest Pixar movie makes you want to believe that anything is possible, writes GLEN HUMPHRIES. |

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Left short-changed by Public Enemies

Posted: 30 Jul 09 | Believe it or not, Johnny Depp is actually pretty dull as John Dillinger in Public Enemies, writes Glen Humphries. |

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Film review: Land of the Lost

Posted: 15 Jun 09 | Will Ferrell, Danny McBride and Anna Friel star in Land of the Lost which, as it happens, is a lost cause, says Glen Humphries. |

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Film review: The Proposal

Posted: 15 Jun 09 | A clever script and the natural flow of stars Bullock and Reynolds make this film a delight to watch, writes Katelin McInerney. |

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Film review: Terminator Salvation

Posted: 05 Jun 09 | By far the weakest in the Terminator franchise, Salvation lacks the balance of tension and humour that made the others such a success, says Glen Humphries. |

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Review: Kahlil Ashanti in Basic Training

Posted: 04 Jun 09 | Kahlil Ashanti commands the stage in a lively and very physical performance, says Eileen Mulligan. |

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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas: a tale of innocence lost

Posted: 07 May 09 | It was an indication of the quality of this film that, even though Glen Humphries knew how it ended, the final few minutes were still devastating. |

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