Movie Review: Honest Thief
When your Friday morning starts off sitting in a huge V Max cinema with about 20 other people reviewing a Liam Neeson movie, life’s pretty good. The Honest Thief is…
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Movie Review: Baby Done
What you want me to review a Kiwi comedy that’s got a link to Taika Waititi? Oh okay then. Baby Done had a lot to live up to, did it…
Movie Review: Brazen Hussies
Brazen Hussies is a fascinating documentary into the Women’s Movement in Australia, charting the period from the 1950’s to 1970’s. It’s fascinating for many reasons, not least of which is…
Food Review: Duende
A special occasion requires a special restaurant, and that’s what took we three girlfriends, who hadn’t seen each other for four months, to Duende. Thankfully it didn’t disappoint. Copyright The…
Review: How to do the Ritz Songbird Bar and Lounge
When a casual Friday night catch up with girlfriends suddenly turns into a work night, and the following day spent writing up a review, it can be incredibly annoying. Thankfully…
The ST. ALi Italian Film Festival
It takes a lot to get people out of the house and into a movie theatre these days, the ST. ALi Italian Film Festival is one such reason. In it’s…
Food Review: Lupo Lab
A last minute decision to meet a friend in Mount Hawthorne saw me experience Lupo Lab for the first time. It definitely won’t be the last. copyright The Ponder Room
Movie Review: Tenet
Reviewing a Chris Nolan movie is always an interesting prospect. I’m a big fan of his work with Memento, the Dark Night Rises, Inception and Dunkirk, all amongst my best…
Movie Review: Deerskin
You know the feeling when you put on a favourite piece of clothing? You stand taller, ready to face anything the day brings. Dark comedy movie Deerskin, takes this love…
Movie Review: La Belle Epoque
If you could go back to any period in time, any time at all, when would it be? In the romantic comedy movie La Belle Epoque it was one specific…
Does Social Media End Friendships?
Earlier this year in pre-Covid times, yes that’s how we view 2020 now, having arisen from the social haze that was Fringe, I caught up with a fellow blogger friend.…
Movie Review: House of Cardin
How often do you get a sneak peak into the life of an internationally acclaimed fashion designer? If you’re the very private Pierre Cardin the answer is never. The House…
Food Review: Social Manna
My friends have been telling me about Social Manna for weeks, so I’d had it on my list for months, and then Covid-19 happened so I had to wait. copyright…
Movie Review: A Son
A Son is a simple story about a family’s race against time to save the life of their only son. The ethical twist and turns they must travel down make…
Movie Review: 23 Walks
What if meeting your partner didn’t involve a dating app? And what if you were in the twilight years of your life? 23 Walks offers up a gentle tale of…
Movie Review: Shirley
When is a movie neither drama nor biography? When it’s an unusual hybrid, a re-imaging of someone’s life. Shirley splices into the life of horror author Shirley Jackson, to create…
Conflict-tared
In late February I was riding my bike along a main street in the Perth CBD when I was stopped in my tracks. A massive machine was oozing hot black…
Movie Review: The Booksellers
If your idea of an ideal holiday includes meandering around the dusty shelves of a tiny bookstore then you’ll want to watch this one. The documentary peaks into the world…
