We cast the net far and wide, from the merits (or otherwise) of a certain New York piano man to the brilliance of Amy Adams in Sharp Objects, to the (near-)perfection of Taswegian author Robbie Arnott's novel Flame, to a virtual reality film from Melbourne about an amnesiac ANZAC, which has forced its way into Venice.

You know the drill: it's all happening here on The Clappers.

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Amy Adams raises the bar in Sharp Objects, your new TV obsession - The Age, Karl Quinn

Tragic true ANZAC story selected for Virtual Reality program at Venice - SMH, Karl Quinn

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