Movie Review: After The Wedding
After The Wedding is a powerful story about the cards we are dealt in life. It was a pleasure to watch two great actresses Michelle Williams and Julianne Moore play…
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Movie Review: Promised
Promised the movie offers a step back in time to Australia in the 1970’s when there was, patterned wallpaper, dubious fashion choices, big hair and for our two Italian lead…
Movie Review: The Portal
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect with The Portal movie, especially as it has been dubbed genre defying. It could go two ways. Thankfully this one went the right…
Movie Review: The King
Let me be clear from the outset, this genre doesn’t usually grab me so it was an absolute surprise how much I loved this movie. The scenery, the action, the…
Restaurant Review: Funtastico
This month saw a repeat visit to Subiaco restaurant Funtastico. I’ve been there a handful of times now and have always had a great time. I can always rely on…
Author Update (Oct 2019)
Around ten years ago I took on the voluntary role of Social Rep for the Australian Society of Authors (ASA). The Society, which receives no government funding, is made up…
Lavazza Film Festival 2019
The 2019 Lavazza Italian Film Festival will showcase 26 new Italian films, drama, thrillers, comedies, World and Australian premiers. If the past years are anything to go by I’m be…
Movie Review: Ugly Dolls
After months of reviewing dark dramas and tough issues the Ugly Dolls movie couldn’t have come at a better time. A cute feel good family movie Ugly Dolls delivers an…
Movie Review: Ride Like A Girl
It’s always challenging going to a movie when you know the story. Will it be a straight forward depiction of events or will we learn something new in the retelling?…
Movie Review: The Goldfinch
In some movies very little happens while in others there’s way too much going on to keep track, and then there’s The Goldfinch. Thanks to The Goldfinch
Perth Fashion Festival 2019: First Night, Initial Impressions
Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ll know that the past twelve months have been difficult for this event (perhaps not as difficult as for the small-medium businesses delayed…
City Farm Cafe, East Perth
When is a cafe not just a cafe? When it’s a farm, an education centre, a wedding venue and a cafe. That’s the City Farm in East Perth. Go for…
Movie Review: Late night
Late Night, the movie is a refreshing, thought-provoking, funny, well acted movie that is very relevant in the current time and should not be missed. It’s that simple. Thanks to…
Return Of The Tea Lady: Column piece
Those of you privileged enough to have grown up with a school dinner lady, may recall suppers doled out with all the gusto of a bored prison guard. I missed…
Restaurant Review: Rambla on Swan
Rambla on Swan is fast becoming our go to place for special occasions. I’ve lost count of the number of people I’ve told to go there, each one coming back…
Movie Review: Palm Beach
When you hear about a drama/comedy movie shot in the NSW northern beaches and starring an array of Aussie movie legends, how can you say no? Throw in an important…
CinefestOz 2019
First established in 2008 by David Barton and Helen Shervington, CinefestOz initially marked the French bicentenary of Antipodean exploration of the WA’s South West. Twelve years on and the festival…
Movie Review: Camino Skies
Having spent three days on a wellness retreat I arrived at the screening of Camino Skies in an appropriately meditative head space. The danger was being so zen would I fall…
