Culture

Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest is an outstanding film that attempts to understand how we remain trapped in the unresolved aftermath of a terrifying history.

Tasmania’s Mona Foma – the Museum of Old and New Art’s summer festival – offers a glimpse of what Australia could be.

Marrugeku and the West Australian Opera are the undeniable stars of this last Perth Festival under Iain Grandage’s stewardship.

Drive-Away Dolls – the new film from director Ethan Coen and editor Tricia Cooke – took only a month to shoot but, like their partnership, was a long-term commitment.

The success and scale of Taylor Swift’s Australian tour reflects the country’s unresolved relationship with class, gender and race.

Physical pain is like a pillar of cloud and fire in the desert.

It leads me and salts the ground of my pilgrimage self.     

Physical pain is tender. It is infection, blood, skein-linked and knotted.

Alex checks my catheter, grins: “Fucken nightmares, hey.” I provide

material evidence of my concurrence.

For Kutcha Edwards, ‘Yil Lull’ brings hope that rises past anger and pain.