ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD - a great Tarantino yarn, coloured and stretched to the filmmaker's own recipe. The humour is cumulative; the characters unforgettable; the violence brutal. Sony Pictures AUS urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?…

PALM BEACH Rachel Ward's film is exactly what you expect: a good-hearted get-together of old friends and family when resentments flair, flailing relationships are revealed and secrets demand to be heard. But it aches for some grit. Universal Pictures urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?…

From 1997: Mourning My Friend, Princess Diana newyorker.com/magazine/1997/…

AD ASTRA - Set on the infinite backdrop of the universe, James Gray's film is a cinematic and moody experience, made personal by the internal way the story is told. urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?… @20thcenturyfox

JOKER Edgy and darkly disturbing, Joker takes flight on the wings of a sensational performance by Joaquin Phoenix.@wbpictures urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?…

Andrew L. Urban's sexy crime thriller IF YOU PROMISE NOT TO TELL has been released. Nominated in the Ned Kelly Awards for Best First Crime Fiction. @urbancinefile amazon.com.au/If-You-Promise…

BLINDED BY THE LIGHT Unfortunately, the inevitable comparison with Bend It Like Beckham works to the film's detriment and we end up not being dazzled or carried away by either the music or passion. Universal Pictures urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?…

One of the best of all the Clive James tributes. newyorker.com/culture/postsc…

Ticketmaster AU Lindsey Stirling concert State Theatre on May 15 is still advertised as going ahead. Is this right? Ticket holders have not been advised. Lindsey Stirling

Anne Hathaway delivers a wonderful over the top performance in Roald Dahl’s The Witches, coming to cinemas Dec 10. It’s fun escapism.

Discovered Henry, his bees & fabulous honey months ago walking through Forsyth Park. He has now launched Henry’s Honey Bee Rescue YouTube Channel with mesmerising stories about ... well... bees, rescue and honey. It will totally change your perspective. youtube.com/channel/UCGHIs…

The master stroke of THE FATHER is its ever changing perspective. Anthony Hopkins is astonishing in an award worthy turn, twisting the knife throughout this psychological thriller in which dementia is the brutal villain. Take a tissue. (In cinemas now)

Dysrationalia - a new condition. Defined by the Urban Dictionary as ‘Being a smart person that can make stupid mistakes.’ wrongfulconvictionsreport.org/2021/04/01/dys…

NOBODY is a wild ride. Graphically violent and wildly ludicrous with splotches of black humour, this character driven action film is not for the squeamish. Breaking Bad’s Bob Odenkirk is perfect as the everyman with a past in a John Wick-like universe. Don’t take your maiden aunt

Andra Day’s searing performance as the jazz diva is reason enough to see THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY. Beautifully realised and not without flaws, it’s a tough, tragic film about addiction, racism, politics and exploitation. #usvsbillieholiday

Don’t rush, but FATALE delivers for the genre - a glossy potboiler in the mould of Fatal Attraction. A one night stand; cop with psychological issues (Hilary Swank); sports agent with LA pad (+ wife) to die for. Hell hath no fury... you get the picture. In cinemas now. #fatale

THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD: Propelled by Angelina Jolie’s star power, this big budget action thriller about redemption delivers amid scorching flames & bloody thrills. Not perfect but good escapism. Firefighter with regrets befriends teen in need (Aussie Finn Little from Storm Boy).

Described as a "troubling expose" by former Deputy Senior Prosecutor Margaret Cunneen SC, Andrew L. Urban's Murder by the Prosecution is available on Kindle for $5.99 until Saturday in a special promotion by Wilkinson Publishing Wilkinson Publishing. amazon.com.au/Murder-Prosecu…

I entered for a chance to purchase $10 Lottery tix to see HAMILTON on TodayTix! Enter here: todaytix.com/x/sydney/shows…

Spectacular, energetic & upbeat, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash hit musical IN THE HEIGHTS is a shot in the arm. It’s a story about dreams. And has heart. Think West Side Story 21st century style with hip hop recitative and eye popping set pieces. #intheheightsmovie #universalpicsau