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2026 in lists: Movies

Posted on 11 January 2026 by andyq

Stay tuned… Movies: seen on TV, probably on a streaming service, or on an airplane Goodbye June. The critics called it formulaic and trite, while acknowledging the acting. I don’t expect much these days from movies seen on TV, so … Continue reading →

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2026 in lists: Television

Posted on 11 January 2026 by andyq

A work in progress.  Television Billionaire’s Bunker: We begin 2026 with mediocrity. The premise is great and we absolutely loved Money Heist (Casa de Papel). But perhaps that was creator Álex Pina’s peak. This was a soap opera with too … Continue reading →

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2026 in lists: Musicals, theatre, concerts, books and exhibitions

Posted on 5 January 2026 by andyq

A work in progress … Musicals and theatre … Concerts and performances Khalid Abdalla’s Nowhere, Sydney Festival. With an actor as experienced and engaging as Abdalla, he really can present anything he wants to, so what would he talk about … Continue reading →

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2025 in lists: Musicals, theatre, concerts, books and exhibitions

Posted on 31 December 2025 by andyq

Musicals and theatre Hamlet Camp, Carriageworks: A kooky idea with engaging pros telling the story. I loved the autobiographical poems that opened this, our friend Claudia provided a wonderful different energy to the production, and the evening was both skilfully and … Continue reading →

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2025 in lists: Movies

Posted on 29 December 2025 by andyq

Movies: seen on TV on a streaming service or on an airplane The Substance: There seems to be a difference in opinion. Husband absolutely loved this one. I found it well-made in parts but simplistic and disliked the camera’s voyeurism over … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Trent Dalton’s Love Stories

Posted on 6 December 2025 by andyq

Love Stories by Trent Dalton My rating: 3 of 5 stars I’m going to go right down the middle with a middling rating of this book, with the stars mostly for the intention. It is clear that Dalton is a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Lorrie Moore’s The Collected Stories

Posted on 6 December 2025 by andyq

The Collected Stories by Lorrie Moore My rating: 3 of 5 stars I think I was in university when I first discovered Lorrie Moore, reading Like Life (1990) and then liking it so much that I read Birds of America … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Eduardo Galeano’s The Book of Embraces

Posted on 6 December 2025 by andyq

The Book of Embraces by Eduardo Galeano My rating: 4 of 5 stars When I was first exposed to the Memory of Fire trilogy, it was a revelation. Here, in anecdotes both poetic and mythic, Galeano turned the history of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Andrew O’Hagan’s Be Near Me

Posted on 6 December 2025 by andyq

Be Near Me by Andrew O’Hagan My rating: 3 of 5 stars Because I’d raved about O’Hagan’s Marilyn Monroe book (as narrated by her dog, Maf), a new literary friend loaned me one of his favourite books, ‘Be Near Me’. … Continue reading →

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Book Review. Alice Munro’s Friend of My Youth

Posted on 6 December 2025 by andyq

Friend of My Youth by Alice Munro My rating: 4 of 5 stars I return to this page, and see, a surprise to me, that I rated it three stars in 2011. I actually don’t remember reading it before. It … Continue reading →

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