Culture
‘I tried my first cup of coffee three months ago and it was horrifying’
Robert Irwin has been on camera for almost his entire life, but stepping into the co-hosting role on I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here is a whole new adventure.
- by Karl Quinn
Annoyingly, Justin Timberlake chooses dignity on his first album in six years
- by Barry Divola, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen and Robert Moran
Movies
The Oscars speech that has divided Hollywood
The director of the Academy Award-winning Son of Saul has become the latest Hollywood voice criticising director Jonathan Glazer’s acceptance speech about Gaza.
- by Helen Pitt
The ‘I’m Just Ken’ effect: Jack Black says every movie needs a viral song
Jack Black returns to the billion-dollar Kung Fu Panda franchise – and this time he’s brought Britney Spears with him.
- by Thomas Mitchell
TV & radio
Chemistry can make or break a great romcom – and One Day doesn’t have it
I wish I shared the passion that others seem to have for the new Netflix adaptation of David Nicholl’s book starring Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall.
- by Debi Enker
Wet, cold, miserable and totally unmissable: Alone Australia is back
For its second season, Alone has crossed the ditch to New Zealand. But while the locale has changed, the challenges the 10 Australian contestants face haven’t.
- by Karl Quinn
Music
Annoyingly, Justin Timberlake chooses dignity on his first album in six years
- by Barry Divola, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen and Robert Moran
★★★★
Review
Still burning: Peter Garrett’s well-oiled solo show amps up the passion
- by Michael Bailey
Live reviews
Farewell the State Theatre (for now) with a trip down the rabbit hole
- by Andrew Fuhrmann, Cameron Woodhead and Barney Zwartz
★★★★★
Sydney live reviews
A massive monument to the imagination, this vast performance is a triumph
- by Peter McCallum, Cassie Tongue and Harriet Cunningham
After a blistering Golden Plains set, this duo sets out to conquer Melbourne
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Barney Zwartz, Cameron Woodhead, Nadia Bailey and Andrew McClelland