Quiet, searching, and deeply felt, The History of Sound unfolds like a folk song passed carefully from hand to hand. Set in the aftermath of the First World War, Oliver Hermanus’ adaptation of Ben Shattuck’s short story traces the intimate bond between two young music students, Lionel and David, as their shared devotion to folk…
A love of music – or, more specifically, folk music – is the driving force behind the tender, heartbreaking romance at the core of The History of Sound, an ironically quiet tale of song collecting and enduring connection between two men in the early 1900s. The story is experienced predominantly through the life of Lionel…
Just as thrilling to look at as its two predecessors, but perhaps the most narratively frustrating of them all, James Cameron‘s Avatar: Fire and Ash continues to make a good case for theatrical 3D technology and IMAX screen formats, but, as with both 2009’s Avatar and 2022’s The Way of Water, if you take away…
It’s just over a week until Christmas and the AU Books Team have been busy making their lists, rating their books, and agonising over their choices for their favourite books of 2025. It’s never an easy task and it’s practically impossible to pick just one, so we let them pick a few. Of course this…
We’ve had the pleasure of reviewing a few EPOS products over the years, most recently with the EPOS ADAPT E1 earbuds. While the EPOS range attempts to bring a general sense of quality and a list of premium features to workplace options, its expanding range seems to be ticking more and more boxes by the…
Thanks to Sony Pictures Australia, we have 5 double in-season passes (Admit 2) to see Jack Black and Paul Rudd in the movie they’re dying to remake – Anaconda – in Australian theatres from Boxing Day, December 26th, 2025. Doug (Jack Black) and Griff (Paul Rudd) have been best friends since they were kids, and…
Thanks to StudioCanal Australia and Think Tank Communications, we have 5 double in-season passes (Admit 2) to see the twisted new thriller The Housemaid, in Australian theatres from Boxing Day, December 26th, 2025, starring Amanda Seyfried, Sydney Sweeney and Brandon Sklenar, and directed by Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, A Simple Favour). The Housemaid is a wildly…
Yerin Ha, Phoebe Tonkin, Danny & Michael Phillipou, Baz Luhrmann, Dichen Lachman, Shane Jacobson and Adam Liaw added to the 2026 AACTA Festival Program AACTA today announced the next wave of programming for the 2026 AACTA Festival, revealing new headline guests, exclusive first-look screenings, milestone celebrations and the recipients of the prestigious 2026 AACTA Byron…
