Event Horizon, Mimic, and the glory of the lowly late-August thriller

The summer of 1997 ended as most summers at the movies do, with a whimper rather than a bang. After three-plus months of dinosaurs, aliens, superheroes, terrorist villains, international men of mystery, and Nicolas Cage action vehicles, Hollywood had reached the stretch of the release calendar it invariably reserves for its least auspicious projects — […]

Tigers trounce lowly Lions

Video Tigers trounce lowly Lions2:29 AFL: The Tigers have hammered the Lions in round four of the AFL. April 15th 2018 6 hours ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news and galleries/AFL/ AFL Tigers trounce lowly Lions2:29 April 15th 2018 6 hours ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news and galleries/AFL/ Giants dominate the Dockers0:58 April 14th 2018 7 hours ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news […]

Sydney FC thrash lowly Nix

Video Sydney FC thrash lowly Nix1:19 A-League: Sydney FC has made short work of an embarrassing Wellington Phoenix defense. February 2nd 2018 a minute ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news and galleries/Football/ Football Sydney FC press conference6:15 February 2nd 2018 16 minutes ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news and galleries/Football/ Phoenix press conference6:53 February 2nd 2018 21 minutes ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news […]

Album reviews: Lowly, Rip It Up, Una Healey and more

CD OF THE WEEK Lowly Heba (Bella Union) Lowly’s sound is defined by duel lead singers Nanna Schannong and Soffie Viemose whose delicate but agile voices dip and swoop across witty and minimal electronic soundscapes. Recent single Deer Eyes is meltingly beautiful, a mood of gently brooding menace opening up into a glorious, Kate Bush-like […]