The grim family drama, The Humans offers some affecting insights into the human condition but in its attempt to capture the messiness of families, it feels more like a collection of idea fragments than a coherent story. The film sees the Blake family, father Erik (Richard Jenkins), mother Deidre (Jayne Houdyshell), Erik’s wheelchair-bound mother, Momo (June Squibb) who is suffering
Read moreSome might have deduced from the movie poster – which features individual shots of the large, sharply dressed ensemble cast – that quirky murder mystery comedy, See How They Run is a homage to Agatha Christie’s whodunnits. This very likeable, if slightly tepid film is actually based around Christie’s phenomenally long-running play The Mousetrap. Set in London in 1953, the
Read moreBefore it makes a bizarre misstep in its finale, Fall effectively mixes vertiginous Cliff-hanger-like ‘dangling over the edge’ thriller with a ‘young woman exorcising personal demons through physical ordeal’ drama reminiscent of the Reece Witherspoon film Wild and the Blake Lively film The Shallows. In the old ‘establish the emotional baggage’ sequence, our sensitive yet ballsy rock climbing heroine Becky (Grace
Read moreNo cricket played but the SECA Panel show plowed on regardless but it was another very special episode with guest SECA Hall of Fame member Chris Gorrie who is on the precipice of senior game 400 for his beloved Washington Park. CG gave us his recollections on some of the wonderful era’s at the club and highlights of a stellar
Read moreRoss Garnaut, Emeritus Professor of Economics and senior advisor on Climate Policy across a range of Federal and State Governments, talks to Craig Francis about his new book ‘The SuperPower Transformation’. Ross also discusses how he became involved in climate issues and his successes and challenges across the years.
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Come listen to this week’s podcast. As always, John leads you eclectically and diversely through a topical theme in his Take 5 section, a new and experimental section of 3 in a row, and as usual takes us out with the Guess the Year. Look forward to your feedback, as keen to shape a show for you to gain maximum
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