Day: 27 August 2025

Interview: The Roses director Jay Roach and his cast discuss finding the comedy amongst the narrative carnage

Based on Warren Adler’s classic 1981 novel The War of the Roses, Jay Roach’s black, satirical comedy The Roses is the second filmic adaptation, following the film of the same name helmed by Danny DeVito in 1989, which starred Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner as a warring couple determined to destroy the other by any…

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Interview: Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kate McKinnon and Andy Samberg on making their dark comedy The Roses

Based on Warren Adler’s classic 1981 novel The War of the Roses, Jay Roach’s black, satirical comedy The Roses is the second filmic adaptation, following the film of the same name helmed by Danny DeVito in 1989, which starred Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner as a warring couple determined to destroy the other by any…

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Book Review: By Her Hand proves the pen has always been mightier than the sword

Marion Taffe‘s debut work of historical fiction, By Her Hand, released earlier this year, is already sporting comparisons to literary heavyweights like Geraldine Brooks and Lauren Groff. Set in 10th Century Mercia, AKA England before it was actually England, the story follows Freda, a young woman whose fascination with learning, stories, and the power of…

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Film Review: The Roses; Colman and Cumberbatch prove acidic in black-hearted laugher

There’s something rather ironic in Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn describing Warren Adler‘s novel The War of the Roses as “Terrifying, black-humored, black-hearted and bristling,” something that many would liken to her own works.  She isn’t wrong, and she would certainly know a thing or two about detailing the deterioration of a once-loving marriage, but…

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Exclusive Single Premiere: Benjamino “Own Two Feet” (2025)

Indie-soul and RnB artist Benjamino has been rolling out the singles this year in the leadup to their debut album dropping in November. As prolific as he is talented, Benjamino is about to drop “Own Two Feet”, an empowering and thrilling ride that bids farewell to toxicity and warmly embraces positivity, and we are thrilled…

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A record breaking finale to the Mundi Mundi Bash – day three (23.08.25)

It felt like magic was in the air on the final day of the 2025 Mundi Mundi Bash. The weather had been perfect all week, the music was universally loved. The attendance and money raised for Beyond Blue and the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) was outstanding. A large part of the success of this…

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