Do we really need remakes of b-grade 80s slasher films? Halloween had enough cultural cache and Gen X nostalgia value to justify the reboot but ultra-violent Santa Claus movie Silent Night Deadly Night from 1984 did not have ‘essential remake’ written all over it. The new version, a goofy slasher comedy is, however, a little more watchable and a little
Read moreZootopia from 2016 was one of the cleverer, wittier and more charming animated films of the last decade. Set in a world entirely populated by talking animals who managed to live together without eating each other, it mixed family friendly crime caper adventure with dash of political corruption and had us cheering for its two likeable heroes, intrepid rabbit junior
Read moreLast year’s Wicked, the first in a two-part film adaptation of the smash hit stage show, was a pop cultural sensation; a fun frothy musical fantasy that seemed to fill the void in major event escapist cinema left by the conclusion of the Harry Potter films. It was also a remarkably effective vehicle for the prodigious talents of its leads
Read morePaul Thomas Anderson is rightly considered one of the most important directors of the last few decades and his film are regarded as event cinema. Still, his last couple of movies, the nostalgic Liquorice Pizza and oddball fashion world drama Phantom Thread, had mixed reactions. His latest film, the exhilaratingly bonkers activist action/drama/comedy One Battle After Another, is his most
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On the December 2025 edition of The Spirit Within, Glenford Noble’s guest is Nat Bartsch, a composer and producer of beautiful music which combines jazz and classical. The Spirit Within is a monthly adventure into music, spirituality and creativity. Glenford talks to people who tell their stories and talk about their favourite music tracks. Visit: natbartsch.com The Spirit Within is
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Thursday 11 December 2025 ROCK UP! with Ratts. 100% Australian music – Supporting Indie artists & OZ music legends. If you missed the show, never fear, you can listen back, or download here. ROCK UP! is on air 4-6 PM every Thursday on 88.3 Southern FM.
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