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by Daniel Stepniak · Published 30 April 2018 · Last modified 28 March 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutes This charming 2018 British comedy/drama, set during and but largely immediately after World War II, is based on a 2008 novel of the same name, written by Mary Anne Shaffer and Annie Barrows. This...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 29 April 2018 · Last modified 1 April 2019
Reading Time: 3 minutes It doesn’t seem that very long ago that corruption, cheating and reprehensible behaviour by public figures was something that we heard about in overseas news. We prided ourselves on the integrity of our political,...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 24 April 2018 · Last modified 28 March 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutes In ‘Iris’ (or ‘In the shadow of Iris’ as it is known in England and therefore called by most critics) an attractive young woman stages her own kidnaping, demanding a substantial ransom from her...
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by Daniel Stepniak · Published 20 April 2018 · Last modified 19 April 2019
Reading Time: < 1 minute Unmistakeable, French born, Lou Doillon is clearly multi-talented. At 35 years of age she can look back on successful careers as a fashion model, actor, artist and multi-instrumentalist, composer and singer. Her 2013...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 20 April 2018 · Last modified 28 March 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutes Browsing through the latest list of films available through ‘SBS on demand’, I came across ‘The Lobster’ a 2015 dystopian black-comedy/drama set in the near future. The main storyline is that the laws of...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 16 April 2018 · Last modified 4 October 2023
Reading Time: 3 minutes I was intrigued to read about ‘The Fortress’, a new novel said to explore the concept of challenging misogyny and male oppression of women through exposure to a society dominated by women. My interest...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 8 April 2018 · Last modified 4 October 2023
Reading Time: 5 minutes Although a fan of Winton, I have not found his writing particularly easy to read. In this respect his latest novel ‘The Shepherd’s Hut’ is no exception. However, what makes this book a challenge,...
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