Slapstick superhero fails to shine
The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro
Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx
In cinemas now
WELCOME to the second reboot’s sequel.
The slapstick ethos of Spider-Man has...
A hunger to be divergent
Divergent (M)
Starring: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Jai Courtney
AND the question on everyone’s lips is: is this one more on the Twilight end of the...
Take Mum to Taco’s
TACO Bill Pakenham is all about Mum on Mother's Day, Sunday 11 May, so this is the opportunity to indulge her with a free...
Search for meaning
Beaconhills College students are set to present the colourful musical production of Pippin from 15-17 May at the College’s Berwick Campus.
The circus-inspired production tells...
Festival of grand ideas transcends
Transcendence (M)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany
"THEY say there’s power in Chicago ... some phone service in Denver ... but the world is...
Lacking the lustre
By TANIA PHILLIPS
THE Logies,
Channel 9, Sunday night
AS a kid I enjoyed watching the Logies - I turned down my first-ever sleepover because it...
Hub was a hive
THE Beaconsfield Children’s Hub was a hive of activity over the Easter break. The hub held an Easter raffle, with eight prizes. First prize...
Just for laughs
THE ultimate comedy road trip has returned. The biggest names of the comedy festival are off the leash and on the road. From Hobart...
Dreaming of a big break
FOLLOWING the success of Alice in Wonderland and Robin Hood, the team at Adlib Children’s Theatre - in their new home at the Starbright...
Top-class folk music
By BRIDGET COOK
CRANBOURNE Regional Uniting Church is preparing for a fun night of folk music when it hosts guitar virtuoso Ken Nicol for a...
Seeing is believing
THE Kooweerup Hotel will host an entirely new type of show when medium and psychic Deb Webber comes to the swamp.
In Deb Webber’s live...
Get Mum on board
THE Puffing Billy Mother’s Day lunch train will leave the station at 12.30pm on Sunday 11 May. Local families can treat their mums to...