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…
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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…
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…
Food Review: Garum Restaurant
Prior to the Covid-19 lockdown, word went out amongst my friends that Garum Restaurant had a happy hour. Situated within the gorgeous European-inspired Westin complex in East Perth, the restaurant…
Food Review: Kinky Lizard Espresso Bar
A few months back (and prior to Covid-19), the City of Perth relaxed their parking laws. As a result people could drop into East Perth for a quick breakfast prior…
Food Review: East Cafe and Vietnamese Bistro
The past year has seen something interesting happening along the east end of Hay Street. There’s a small stretch of hole in the wall sized cafes near near the Westin…
Food Review: Hearth Lounge Ritz Carlton Perth
The Hearth Lounge is located at Elizabeth Quay on the ground floor of the new Ritz Carlton in Perth. A few months back I popped in to catch up with…
Movie review: Photograph
A while back I fell in love with the movie The Lunchbox by Ritesh Batra. Naturally then, it follows that I’d check out his latest romance movie Photograph. Thanks to…
Alliance Francaise French Film Festival 2020
The Alliance Francaise French Film Festival is one of my favourite annual film events. 2020 marks the 31st year of the festival and the largest French film festival in the…
Movie Review: Military Wives
If you liked Brassed Off, Calendar Girls, The Full Monty and other movies echoing stories of communities rallying together to overcome adversity, you’ll want to check out Military Wives. You’ll…
Movie Review: Wild Butterfly
Remember the media headlines about the “young WA mother and junkie” seeking a second liver transplant because the first one failed? Yes? If so I urge you to watch Wild…
Movie Review: Miss Fisher and The Crypt of Tears
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries was a huge success when it hit the small screen in 2012, garnering an incredibly loyal following across 220 territories worldwide. Their loyalty was rewarded with…
Movie Review: Honey Boy
Let’s be honest I wasn’t a big fan of Shia LaBeouf. Having only seen him in a few rolls my perceptions were based on what I’d read in the tabloids.…
Movie Review: Adam
It’s not often that a movie you don’t really want to see surprises you, challenges you, and stays with you for days afterwards. Adam is a simple tale beautifully told…
