Menticulture

In the genre of Movies Most Likely to Bore People to Tears, Mamoru Oshii’s animé adaptation of Hiroshi Mori’s novel stands well against Kubric’s 2001~A Space Odyssey. Now that I have your attention, if you

The Husband Poisoner: Suburban women who killed in post-World War II Sydney. “Shocking real-life stories of murderous women who used rat poison to rid themselves of husbands and other inconvenient family members.” After World War

War movies – by which I mean depictions of military adventures in the Middle East this century – are not my cup of tea. Like my parents and grandparents (whose experience of World War Two

Redfern rising: the story of Aboriginal activism in the 1970s. By Adam Phelan New book explores the people, places and achievements at the centre of Aboriginal activism and self-determination in the 1970s. Redfern: Aboriginal activism

James Comey: Boy Scout or Partisan Hack? When Director Billy Ray bluntly told James Comey “Well, sir, you got him (Trump) elected,” while pitching him a mini-series The Comey Rule, it turned my mind to

Map to find Meaning in Ageing. A new guide co-designed with seniors is the focus of a crowdfunding campaign by not for profit Meaningful Ageing Australia. The Map of Meaning and Ageing: a self-reflection guide,

Warwick Thornton’s The Beach  is a delicate conversation with country. Review by Brooke Collins-Gearing Senior Lecturer, University of Newcastle. Filmed by Thornton’s son Dylan River… Every shot is a living, breathing piece of artwork. Watching

When we touched the moon the universe paused. When we created a mind, God stirred. Ex-Machina shows how we might misstep playing with smart toys. A lesson in human-machine interaction that icily depicts, from infinite

You might be interested to hear from someone who watched 2001: A Space Odyssey at the big-screen theatre when it was a new release. It was not only a great experience and everything you might

…all the lonely misguided people in this dark city … experts at avoiding reality. And with good reason. I’m not sure any of us wants to know what goes on out there at 3 am