October 2023 – Feb 2024
Film
Before Sunset (Richard Linklater, 2004)
Before Midnight (Richard Linklater, 2013)
Crimson Tide (Tony Scott, 1995)
Hamlet (Laurence Olivier, 1948)
Insomnia (Christopher Nolan, 2002)
The Killer (David Fincher, 2023)
Philadelphia (Jonathan Demme, 1993)
The Pianist (Roman Polanski, 2002)
Seven (David Fincher, 1995)
The Untouchables (Brian de Palma, 1987)
Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980)
The King of Comedy (Martin Scorsese, 1982)
The Irishman (Martin Scorsese, 2019)
Killers of the Flower Moon (Martin Scorsese, 2023)
TV
The Crown: Season 6 (Netflix, 2023)
Top Gear: Series 22 (BBC, 2015)
Music
Bruckner – Symphony No. 4 “Romantic” (Sergiu Celibidache & Munich Philharmonic, 1998)
Bruckner – Symphony No. 7 (Christian Thielemann & Berlin Philharmonic, 2022)
Bruckner – Symphony No. 8 (Zubin Mehta & Berlin Philharmonic, 2019)
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4 (Gianandrea Noseda & London Symphony Orchestra, 2019)
Icehouse (Flowers, 1980)
Literature
France: A Short History
Jeremy Black (Thames & Hudson, 2021)
With the Falling of the Dusk
Stan Grant (HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021)
Crusaders: An Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands
Dan Jones (Head of Zeus, 2019)
Sports
AFC Asian Cup 2023 – Champions: Qatar
A-League Men
Australia Cup – Champions: Sydney FC
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup – Champions: Australia