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Reviews
21 May 2026
Australian book reviews
Phantom Days by Angela O’Keeffe review – a rich, lyrical story told through the ‘eyes’ of a book
Scenes from a Friendship review – a platonic One Day that will melt your heart
The Black Ball review – the complicated secrets of gay sexuality in Spain are brilliantly told
Passenger review – generic jumpscare horror offers bumpy journey to nowhere
Quartet in Autumn review – Samantha Harvey gives new life to Barbara Pym tale of imminent retirement
Hulda Guzmán review – lizards and ghosts gather for an art freakout in the rainforest
Audiobook of the week
Kingfisher by Rozie Kelly audiobook review – smart reflections on love, desire and power
Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen album review – Luisi has a keen sense of the operatic architecture
Finding Emily review – warm-hearted gen Z campus romcom is impossible to hate
Kurt Vile: Philadelphia’s Been Good to Me review – indie rock’s most easygoing dude gets existential
TV review
The Boroughs review – this witty, star-packed monster show could have been made by Spielberg
Christo: Air review – surprisingly profound manifestation of the wrapper’s impossible dream
Eagles of the Republic review – seductive thriller of corruption and compromise in post-Mubarak Egypt
Hen review – plucky chicken beats the odds in weirdly uplifting survival story
The Mercy Step by Marcia Hutchinson review – indie debut on the Women’s prize shortlist
Notre Salut review – a novelistic telling of day-to-day life in Nazi-occupied France
Book of the day
Stephen Sondheim by Daniel Okrent review – a superb biography of the musical master
Diabolic review – Mormon-country horror takes ayahuasca down to the creepy cellar
Care review – this searing portrayal of dementia raises urgent questions for us all
20 May 2026
The Man I Love review – Rami Malek needs a lighter touch in Ira Sachs’ 80s Aids drama
Cannes film festival:
Sachs’ film about an HIV-positive actor in the homophobic Reagan-era 80s is well-intended, but Malek’s mannered performance is hard to love
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