Stephen A Russell
The Meg bites big at the box office, but the facts don’t float
Biting off a monstrous $US147 million at the global box office and a tasty $45 million at home, Jason Statham-led prehistoric shark...
Aussie author tackles Jonestown massacre
Claiming an act of ‘revolutionary suicide,’ cult leader Jim Jones instigated the horrific death of 909 followers of his Peoples Temple on...
Meet Tim Watson-Munro, the jailhouse shrink who beat his own demons
Forensic psychologist and father-of-five Tim Watson-Munro, 65, has faced the worst of Australia’s criminal underbelly over his 40-year career, from psychotic killers...
Australia’s critics name the greatest 25 films of the century
It may have starred English actor Tom Hardy and South African Charlize Theron and been shot in the deserts of Namibia –...
For Anita Vandyke, reducing waste is not rocket science
A Zero Waste Life author Anita Vandyke had it all, but she wasn’t happy until a momentous decision changed her life, simultaneously...
Australian author goes from porn editor to publishing sensation
Melbourne author Christian White’s life changed almost overnight when an early draft of his riveting debut thriller, The Nowhere Child, scooped the Victorian...
‘It’s even more beautiful’: Guy Pearce on how late fatherhood has changed his life and work
When Game of Thrones star Carice van Houten announced her pregnancy with actor Guy Pearce on Instagram – “Yes, it’s true. Let the...
Big on girl power and family ties, Incredibles 2 is a supercharged sensation
Bursting back on to screens 14 years after superhero family the Parrs faced off against tunnel-drilling villain the Underminer, Incredibles 2 has...
‘Terrifying game-changer’ Hereditary doesn’t live up to the hype
When Ari Aster’s debut feature Hereditary premiered in the midnight section at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, it was hailed as a game...
The Order of Time: Carlo Rovelli’s latest ideas will melt your brain
Often compared to the late Stephen Hawking, Italian theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli has made a career out of making mind-bending concepts easier...